WHITE HOUSE

For the 10th anniversary of 9/11, President Barack Obama traveled from New York City to Shanksville, Pa. to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. for a speech to commemorate the Sept. 11, 2001 attack.

With the nation reaching the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attack, the United States has moved to a heightened state of alert: government officials have been trying to strike a balance between recommending caution and stirring up unnecessary fear.

Amid a heightened state of security in New York and Washington during 9/11 memorial events shaded by a new credible terror threat, threatening messages have been posted on the White House Facebook page.

The United States marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pa. Sunday with memorial services at the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon, and at a field in Pennsylvania -- all three of which are hallowed ground.

Despite a credible but unconfirmed terror threat against New York City and Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama will not change his plans to travel to ground zero for the 10th anniversary of the Sept . 11 terrorist attacks.

Evidence found in Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan indicated that he wanted to attack the United States on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes, Vice President Joe Biden said Friday.

As New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg promised, security has been ramped up following the reveal of credible intelligence that al-Qaida militants in Pakistan may be pursuing a plot to carry out car or truck bombings in Washington and New York City to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

The events of Sept. 11, 2001 stunned the United States and the world, and pushed both in to a new era: The day remains the most important international event since the end of the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

President Barack Obama on Thursday directed U.S. intelligence officials to take all precautions after receiving credible intelligence that al-Qaida militants in Pakistan may be pursuing a plot to carry out car or truck bombings in Washington, D.C., and New York City to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Police arrested Onyango Obama in Massachusetts last month for allegedly driving under the influence. Police has said the sports utility vehicle Onyango Obama was driving failed to make a proper stop at an intersection, and then almost collided with an unmarked vehicle that was being driven by a police officer.

If there were any lingering hard-feelings from a bitter labor dispute hanging over a new National Football League season, they were forgotten following the Green Bay Packers' nail-biting 42-34 win over the New Orleans Saints Thursday.

President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a redoubling of U.S. counter-terrorism efforts in the face of a credible but unconfirmed threat ahead of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Though Ron Paul seems to have contributed the most to last night's Republican presidential debate, Rick Perry is dominating the headlines for his supposedly inept remark identifying himself as modern day Galileo. Famous for his skepticism of climate change, the Texas Governor observed, The science is not settled on this (climate change). The idea that we would put Americans' economy at jeopardy based on scientific theory that's not settled yet to me is just nonsense. Just because yo...

The FBI conducted a dramatic raid today on a California solar company, Solyndra, that received a loan of $527 million from the Federal Financing Bank (FFB), a subsidiary of the U.S. Treasury. The FBI raid followed the filing of Solyndra’s bankruptcy yesterday.

President Barack Obama proposed a $447 billion package of tax cuts and spending measures on Thursday aimed at spurring growth and hiring.

Michele Bachmann was the only Republican to give a formal, full-length rebuttal to President Obama's jobs speech Thursday night; House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke briefly to Bloomberg TV and House Speaker John Boehner issued a short statement.

Republican Senator David Vitter and other conservatives planning to boycott President Barack Obama's major jobs speech before Congress Thursday night are out of line.

Even before President Barack Obama announces the details of his jobs plan Thursday night, Republicans are lining up to denounce the proposal and in some cases skip the president's speech altogether. The White House has sought to put the onus for a sagging economy on Congress if lawmakers do not act on the plan.

Texas Governor Rick Perry has swiftly risen to the top of opinion polls since he entered the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination last month.

The race for the Republican presidential nomination definitively turned into a two-person race between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry after a NBC News and Politico sponsored debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library.

Despite President Obama rescheduling his jobs speech to Congress at the request of Republicans, several Republicans have announced they won't be attending.