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Most people are probably familiar with the various battles and cities that were instrumental in procuring the victory for the Patriots. However, do you know about the counterintelligence that occurred behind the scenes? I didn't.

MBTA police chief Paul MacMillan says the transit agency is aware of a report about alleged subway plots in Europe and elsewhere, but said there's no information that either the MBTA or Boston is a target. The comment came after Iraq's prime minister said captured Islamic State militants told Iraqi intelligence agents of an alleged plot to attack subways in the United States and Paris...

The Pentagon says the U.S. and partner nations have begun airstrikes in Syria against Islamic State militants, using a mix of fighter jets, bombers and Tomahawk missiles fired from ships in the region. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm...

Most of us almost take jewelry for granted, but jewelry has been around for thousands and thousands of years.

The most lethal weapons on the world's high-tech battlefield are not the big ones, but rather the weapons that can fit inside a briefcase or a pack of chewing gum. These devices are developed and manufactured here in the United States. So, how do these American tiny weapons of war, which can trigger a wireless IED or guide a missile, actually end up in hands of our enemies and used against our own

The State Department is working to authenticate a video released today that reportedly shows the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff by ISIS militants. State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki's comments came at the start of a briefing today in Washington...

Pope Francis is urging the international community to find a way to "re-establish the rule of law" in Iraq.

Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. shouldn't think of unaccompanied children showing up at the border as someone else's children. He says "These are our kids."

There's a report that Israel has been listening in on some of Secretary of State John Kerry's phone calls.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Barack Obama in an Independence Day message that he hopes the countries can improve relations. In a statement published on the Kremlin website on Friday, Putin said ‘‘regardless of difficulties and disagreements’’ he hoped that Russia and the U...