DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless surveillance program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted Monday that President Bush is fully empowered to eavesdrop on Americans without warrants as part of the war on terror. He exhorted Congress not to end or tinker with the program.

A $2,900 video security surveillance video system that Adrian Notaro purchased to better monitor his south Scottsdale laundry business is paying off in helping put a stop to guys he said are “up to no good.”

Maricopa County sheriff’s investigators have found surveillance camera footage tied to an arson fire that destroyed 10 houses under construction Tuesday in Mesa.

Authorities have boosted the reward to $10,000 in a serial rape case that has a Chandler neighborhood on alert with police and the Guardian Angels taking to the streets.

IntelaSight, a start-up company that creates and operates security surveillance systems for business customers, is only two years old and has just 15 employees. But Mesa officials hope it will become an engine of future economic expansion in their city.

MANHATTAN, Kansas - President Bush pushed back Monday at critics of his once-secret domestic spying effort, saying it should be termed a "terrorist surveillance program" and contending it has the backing of legal experts, key lawmakers and the Supreme Court.

MANHATTAN, Kan. - President Bush on Monday rejected critics' assertion that he broke the law by authorizing domestic eavesdropping without a warrant, saying he was doing what Congress authorized him to do to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.

Every move some East Valley students make — from the time they step on the school bus to when they enter the classroom — is being followed by a camera.

Arizona National Guard soldiers have arrived at the border.

It was a long, quiet hiss, followed by a boom. Prosecutors this morning played a home surveillance videotape that picked up a startling sound believed to be the shooting of Raul Garcia on July 22, 2006.

WASHINGTON - President Bush, brushing aside bipartisan criticism in Congress, said Monday he approved spying on suspected terrorists without court orders because it was "a necessary part of my job to protect" Americans from attack.

WASHINGTON - President Bush, brushing aside bipartisan criticism in Congress, said Monday he approved spying on suspected terrorists without court orders because it was "a necessary part of my job to protect" Americans from attack.