Pierre Waithe

Virginia Beach - Two FBI special agents who were members of the prestigious Hostage Rescue Team were killed during a maritime-based counter-terrorism training exercise gone awry aboard a military freighter off the coast of Virginia Beach.

Damascus - Throughout the two year civil war that has raged unabated in Syria, the Obama administration has tried very hard to portray the Free Syrian Army as a revolutionary force of freedom and democracy. However, the actual truth is much more frightening.

New York - The NYPD and scientists with the federal government will conduct a highly detailed airflow study this summer to better understand the behavior of toxic gases that may be released by terrorists in an attack on the city’s subway system.

Los Angeles - Selena Gomez will make her long-awaited return to the Disney Channel when she reunites with the Wizards of Waverly Place cast in a special film that will air tonight.

Madrid - Spain marked the ninth anniversary of a 2004 terrorist attack with a memorial ceremony in Madrid yesterday morning. The attack, which involved the near simultaneous bombings of four passenger trains, claimed 191 lives and wounded 1,800.

New York - City officials and survivors gathered at the 9/11 memorial yesterday in a somber ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center terrorist attack.

The family of an unarmed soldier shot to death by the NYPD on a Queens highway last year has filed a legal motion to sue the NYPD and the city after a grand jury decided not to indict the officer on manslaughter charges.

Chicago - A white supremacist convicted at trial in 2011 for using the internet to soliciting violence against a federal juror has been sentenced to 42 months in prison.

Detroit - The FBI has issued alerts to Jewish and civil rights leaders in the Metro Detroit area after the arrest of an alleged white supremacist in an Ohio suburb uncovered what is believe to be a “hit list” as well as an arsenal of high-powered weapons.

New York - The Port Authority has decided to nix a 2008 security agreement that would have given the NYPD primary police jurisdiction at the new World Trade Center. However, the NYPD is protesting the PA’s about-face and is insisting that it honor the 2008 bargain

Each year hundreds of people in the U.S. and Canada are killed in their homes by a particularly insidious killer. Learn what can be done to protect yourself and your loved ones from carbon monoxide.

Each year thousands of lives are lost in the United States and Canada to incidents of drunk driving. New Year’s Eve is a special event where there is a huge influx in the number of drunk drivers on the roads. Learn how you can prevent drunk driving.

State police and highway patrol troopers throughout the nation will be on heightened alert and out in force on the highways tonight as part of a massive national effort to combat drunk drivers this New Year’s Eve.

New York - Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken the U.S. to task on claims of human rights violations. Yet an unprecedented and ruthless crackdown on Christians in that nation reveals to the world in full detail the hypocrisy and crimes of his regime.

Damascus - The al-Assad regime has raised concerns to the United Nations that opposition rebels could launch chemical weapons attacks on Syrian civilians after the recent forceful seizure by militants of a chemical plant that manufactures chlorine.

Irvine - Taco Bell will give a free Doritos Locos Taco to customers at Hurricane Sandy-affected franchises in the northeast region. The offer is only good today from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Damascus - Desperate, frustrated and running out of options, the regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad appears to be entering its twilight. However, the U.S. fears that in a last-ditch bid to hold on to power the dictator may resort to chemical weapons.

Los Angeles - Selena Gomez will return to the Disney Channel next year in a special episode for the acclaimed series, Wizards of Waverly Place.

Los Angeles - The popular Nickelodeon series iCarly will air its series finale tonight after a storied seven season run. The end of the acclaimed series comes amidst the network’s cancellation of the popular series Victorious and a ratings crisis.

New York - Between 200 and 250 million Christians throughout the world live daily with the threat of religious persecution. The global Christian community seeks to raise awareness for the plight of persecuted Christians through the International Day of Prayer.