SECURITY

The U.S. intelligence community Tuesday said the surveillance program has helped thwart more than 50 attacks, and it described four examples.

Yahoo said it received 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from U.S. agencies from Dec. 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013.

Terrance Brown, accused Florida bank robber, hopes the revelation of mass NSA phone surveillance will help exonerate him.

In the last six months, Apple shared info from about 9,000 specific consumer accounts, here’s why.

Protesters in Istanbul found a creative way to deal with tear gas fired by riot police. Using water cooler jugs, protesters turn the gas from a major problem to minor annoyance.

Live updates from confessed leaker Edward Snowden's Q&A. He said that no matter what happens to him, more revelations are coming.

Facebook reported Friday it had between 9,000 and 10,000 information requests related to national security in the last six months of 2012.

A 2010 report reveals information-sharing shortfalls that may have contributed to intelligence about the marathon bombings going unheeded.

In arming Syrian rebels, the White House faces the difficult situation of risking proliferation or providing ineffective weapons.

France's prisons, like prisons in many other European countries, are overcrowded, raising fears about security and rising numbers of inmate suicides.

Gold prices are expected to fall further as a sell-off in ETFs backed by the precious metal extended to 17 weeks.

Unlike their U.S. government employees, intelligence contractors lack whistle-blower protections -- which could make leaks more common.

The leak of NSA documents from a contract employee raises questions about the role of private firms in gathering intelligence.

JFK International’s security guards nod off at work often, despite the airport being a target for terrorist attacks, former supervisor says.

The "Obama Is Checking Your Email" Tumblr is a hilarious response to the NSA phone and online surveillance scandals that have roiled Washington over the past week.

Now that Americans are learning about the extent of the U.S. government's surveillance activities, they might accept these intrusive tactics.

Booz Allen has advertised for someone to fill a position remarkably similar to the one held by Edward Snowden.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul announced Sunday he may sue the government over newly revealed top-secret NSA surveillance program PRISM.

Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican author of the Patriot Act in 2001, continues attacking Obama and the NSA.

The Guardian identified the leaker behind its exposure of vast U.S. surveillance Sunday, at his request.

As a candidate, Obama promised not to compromise civil liberties, but as president, he defends broad governmental surveillance programs.