Newly declassified CIA briefings show repeated warnings to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack the United States before 9/11. The records include a 1998 warning that al-Qaida “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.”
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David Rush, a former CIA officer found with 303 gold bars worth more than $40 million, has reached a tentative plea deal with federal prosecutors. The proposed pre-indictment resolution could avoid extensive litigation over classified material.
The Houthis have captured large stretches of Yemen’s Red Sea coast, strengthening their position near the Bab al-Mandab shipping route. The advance raises pressure on Saudi Arabia, exposes weakness in Yemen’s anti-Houthi forces and adds to concerns over global oil and shipping flows.
The CIA released 71 President’s Daily Brief intelligence reports showing years of warnings about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda before the Sept. 11 attacks. One 1998 memo warned extremists “may fly an explosive-packed airplane into a US city.”
A 15-year-old boy was rescued from an overturned fishing boat in the Bering Sea after days at sea. His older brother and cousin drowned after the vessel capsized off Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island.
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with ceremonies in New York, at the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The observances also underscored ongoing health effects and delayed trials for alleged plotters.
Five people were killed and 40 injured when a Dutch tourist coach overturned in a roadworks area in the Swiss Alps. Police said the cause remains under investigation, and the dead have not yet been identified.
Cilia Flores de Maduro asked a New York federal judge to release her to home detention before trial, citing a worsening heart condition. Her lawyers say she needs cardiac treatment and recovery conditions unavailable at the Brooklyn detention center where she and Nicolás Maduro are being held.