December 20, 2015 Farook took out debt consolidation loan to support San Bernardino massacre: source San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook took out a debt consolidation loan two weeks before he and his wife opened fire at a holiday party, killing 14, and used the money to support the operation, according to a source familiar with the transactions.
December 20, 2015 Bank records show $28,500 deposit to Syed Farook's account two weeks before the shooting, source says EXCLUSIVE - A $28,500 deposit was made to Syed Farook’s bank account from WebBank.com on or about Nov.18, some two weeks before he and his wife Tashfeen Malik carried out the San Bernardino massacre, a source close to the investigation told ӣƵ Monday.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon: US airstrikes kill ISIS head in Libya, al Qaeda senior official in Somalia The Pentagon confirmed Monday that U.S. airstrikes last month killed the head of the Islamic State in Libya.
December 20, 2015 DHS to roll out new terror alert system Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced on Monday the rollout of a new national terror alert system that warns Americans of risks on U.S. soil.
December 20, 2015 McCaul on San Bernardino terror attacks: 'We didn't see this coming' Texas Rep. Mike McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Sunday that U.S. intelligence had no advance information about the San Bernardino terror attacks and acknowledged “it’s almost impossible to stop it all.”
December 20, 2015 Back from Africa, UN Ambassador Samantha Power says she's self-monitoring for Ebola Fresh from her trip to some of the hardest-hit Ebola countries in Africa, U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said Friday she was self-monitoring for the virus and following federal guidelines.
December 20, 2015 GOP lawmakers urge administration to suspend Gitmo transfers over ISIS concerns GOP lawmakers called for the administration to suspend detainee transfers from Guantanamo Bay following a ӣƵ report that as many as 20 to 30 former prisoners are suspected of having joined forces with the Islamic State and other groups inside Syria.
December 20, 2015 Hagel orders 21-day quarantine for all military personnel returning from Ebola mission in West Africa Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered all military personnel returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa to be held in a 21-day quarantine.
December 20, 2015 Fog of Ebola war: White House stance unclear as military leaders urge US troop quarantine The White House would not say Monday whether President Obama thinks U.S. troops returning from the Ebola hot zone in West Africa should be quarantined, as the U.S. Army unilaterally imposed that policy on its own troops and the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended the rest of the military follow suit.
December 20, 2015 US probes allegations ISIS used chemical weapons The U.S. is investigating claims that Islamic State militants used chemical weapons against Iraqis last month, in what would be a serious escalation of the fighting in the region.