SECURITY

Mariah Carey hired extra security after she felt threatened by Nicki Minaj, her co-judge on "American Idol," she tells Barbara Walters.

Several police officers were caught egging the house of a superior officer last month. The three cops from Newton were not charged with any crimes although the police department will be investigating the matter.

An Illinois police captain has banned all of his on-duty officers from eating at a local Denny’s restaurant after a detective was asked to leave the restaurant for carrying a firearm indoors.

More than 34,000 people qualified to apply for only 90 trainee jobs that were advertised.

Violent crackdowns on the Occupy movement last year were a product of not only the FBI and local police but also private security firms hired by the very banks the demonstrators were protesting.

America’s love of guns reached new heights in 2012, with the TSA confiscating more firearms than ever before.

Five top themes were technology highlights of 2012, from low chip demand to online security.

The FISA Amendments Act -- allowing the U.S. government to engage in warrantless wiretapping -- will likely be reauthorized before New Year's Day.

Leadership and management deficiencies within the State Department were blamed for the inadequate security measures at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which came under attack on Sept. 11, leading to the deaths of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans.

Pakistani girls' education advocate Malala Yousafzai is currently recovering from extensive surgery in a hospital in Birmingham, England

A scientist at IBM (NYSE:IBM) in Zurich has devised Identity Mixer, which he believes can solve online privacy issues.

Memphis Police Officer Martoiya Lang, a mother of four, died in the shooting. Police Officer William Vromah was injured and is in stable condition at Regional Medical Center.

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund shows how illicit animal poaching has become a national security problem.

Transit companies are increasingly investing in security systems that can actually record your conversations.

December is one of the busiest months for travelers as the holidays approach and many travel the country and visit relatives and loved ones. Many of these travelers are also carrying gifts and other electronics that could be stolen and with another TSA agent being accused of iPad theft raises concern about airport security.

The Oct.3 data breach of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. that led to attack on computer network and compromise of personal information has resulted in jeopardizing the interests of over 1.1 million people.

The eye may be the key to designing security systems that are absolutely secure as well as painless to operate, claims AOptix Technologies..

Confidential information rained down on spectators in the form of confetti as they watched the balloons and floats go by during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York last week.

Gunmen in Benghazi assassinated Libyan Security Director Faraj al-Dursi on Tuesday.

A judge tossed negligence claims against United Airlines that it is responsible for suspected security breaches at a Maine airport just before the 9/11 attacks.

Gold prices will likely average $1,925 an ounce in the fourth quarter of 2013.