Hsinchun Chen goes where terrorists gather. He monitors what they say and, particularly, how they say it. He tracks who they are talking to, and whether they are spreading propaganda or providing training. “They’re hiding,” Chen said. “You need to dig them out.”

Maybe it’s happened to you too: Losing a friend over political differences. More than ever, our nation’s upheaval seems to be rocking relationships. If my family could lose a longtime friend, and your family could too, might the trend be the canary in the mine?

WASHINGTON - Two federal anti-terrorism employees have had their security clearances yanked in an investigation into whether they sent e-mails that tipped off friends and family about possible attacks on the New York City subway system, officials said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - U.S. counterterrorism officials believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is dead following a missile attack last month, a senior intelligence official said Wednesday in the strongest signal that Washington has offered about the militant's fate.

WASHINGTON - Americans can expect more casualties in Iraq as extremists try to derail the transfer of authority and security responsibilities to a new government, the commander of coalition troops said Wednesday.

A scientist on a quest to find extraterrestrial life made a pitstop this week in Tempe.

Bruce Dressel, Steven Ramsey and Dan Edwards do their jobs by the numbers. The numbers they crunch translate into a faster drive time for Scottsdale motorists every morning on the way to work and on the way home at the end of the day.

Bruce Dressel, Steven Ramsey and Dan Edwards do their jobs by the numbers. The numbers they crunch translate into a faster drive time for Scottsdale motorists every morning on the way to work and on the way home at the end of the day.

WASHINGTON - CIA director George Tenet predicted Wednesday it will take "another five years of work to have the kind of clandestine service our country needs" to combat al-Qaida and other terrorist threats.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration today lowered the national terror alert from orange to yellow, suggesting the threat of an imminent terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat.

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration today lowered the national terror alert from orange to yellow, suggesting the threat of an imminent terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat.

WASHINGTON - Rebellious House Republican leaders blocked and appeared to kill a bill Saturday that would have enacted the major recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission in a defeat for President Bush.

Message boards on some Valley freeways display how many minutes it will take for drivers to reach specific points ahead, but there’s a limit to how much warning they can offer.

Blackbird Music & Art Center, 18911 E. San Tan Blvd., is celebrating its 5 year Anniversary with an Open House Extravaganza.

“Just because irresponsible, bad drivers accelerate and weave in and out of lanes is not, ever, a good reason not to use proper signals.

WASHINGTON — Insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan have hacked into live video feeds from Predator drones, a key weapon in a Pentagon spy system that serves as the military's eyes in the sky for surveillance and intelligence collection.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - In the mountains of Northern California, a field of radio dishes that look like giant dinner plates waited for years for the first call from intelligent life among the stars.

Larry Burgo suspects Scottsdale isn't doing enough to keep drivers from getting stuck at red traffic signals.

Queen Creek is expecting to receive a $550,000 federal grant to install new cameras and a communication system at 11 intersections in Town Center.

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday chose Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden to lead the embattled CIA, re-igniting a debate over the domestic surveillance program that the one-time head of the National Security Agency once ran.

September 5, 2004

Thirty-one cameras constantly watch the flow of traffic on Scottsdale’s major roads, feeding live video into what looks like a mini NASA-style control center.

WASHINGTON - Agents in charge of FBI offices across the country were instructed early in 2000 to scour their communities for al-Qaida operatives but they made only spotty progress before the Sept. 11 attacks, according to officials familiar with a congressional report on terrorism intelligence failures.

Message boards on some Valley freeways display how many minutes it will take for drivers to reach specific points ahead, but there’s a limit to how much warning they can offer.