Abbie Fentress Swanson

Today is the 73rd birthday of opera singer Grace Bumbry.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced it wants a partner for the central tower at Ground Zero.

The enhanced security measures go into effect today on flights heading into the U.S. from abroad.

The White House said security concerns and Al Qaeda were its reasons for the temporarily closure.

The faces of Katharine Hepburn, Gene Autry and Mother Teresa are just a few of the new postage stamps for 2010. The United States Postal Service will also commemorate celebrated singer Kate Smith with a stamp, whose signature song, God Bless America, was composed for her by Irving Berlin.

The report addresses how Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab got on board Northwest Airlines Flight 253.

The blasts killed four Canadian soldiers, a female journalist, an Afghan civilian and eight Americans.

New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Raymond Kelly says security for the upcoming trial of the September 11 terror attack suspects is going to cost much more than the initial estimate of $75 million dollars.

The scanners will be used on all flights headed to the United States.

David Levine, an artist whose witty caricatures illustrated The New York Review of Books for more than 40 years, died yesterday at age 83.

Iran's police chief threatened to show "no mercy" to protestors engaging in new opposition protests.

Anwar province hasn't seen explosions like these in months.

The attempted bombing of Flight 253 has brought to light leadership vacancies at two federal agencies.

Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's sister and a relative of Mir Hossein Mousavi were among those arrested today.

Holiday shoppers spent a little more this season, according to data released today.

Nearly a dozen people were killed in Tehran as anti-government protests erupted in violence Sunday. The nephew of Iran's chief opposition leader is among the dead, and police say dozens of officers were injured in the arrest of more than 300 protesters.

A suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim procession in Karachi, Pakistan killed 25 people and wounded dozens more Monday.

Authorities worldwide are investigating the man who allegedly tried to blow up Flight 253.