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Airport Security Imaging Starts In Tampa Oct. 24

Security workers at Tampa International Airport will get new powers next week that could make a superhero blush. ...more

October 15, 2008

New Fertilizer Largely Useless For Bombs, Company Says

Industrial manufacturer Honeywell said Tuesday that it has developed a new nitrogen-based fertilizer that is difficult to ignite - a discovery that could reduce criminals' ability to make explosives used in major terrorist attacks such as the Oklahoma City bombing. ...more

September 24, 2008

2 U.S. Troops Killed In Hotel Bombing

Pakistani investigators combed through the charred wreckage of the Marriott Hotel here Sunday in search of clues to who was behind a suicide bombing that killed at least 53 people, including two members of the U.S. military. ...more

September 22, 2008

Military Device Found Floating Near Sarasota Park

SARASOTA - A device used to disarm mines in the water was found Sunday floating near Centennial Park in Sarasota, police said. ...more

August 18, 2008

Pasco Deputies Searching For Port Richey Bank Robber

Pasco deputies are searching for a Port Richey bank robber who told the teller he was armed with explosives. A man came into the Colonial Bank, 9431 U.S. 19, with a briefcase about 9:10 a.m., according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 15, 2008

Mohamed's Sentencing On Terrorism Charge Set

TAMPA – A federal judge scheduled a Sept. 22 sentencing hearing for a former University of South Florida student who pleaded guilty last month to providing material support to terrorists. ...more

July 9, 2008

Disney Guard Fired For Bringing Gun To Work

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Walt Disney World has fired a guard who challenged the theme park on a new state law allowing gun owners to keep firearms in their cars while at work. ...more

July 8, 2008

Disney Claims Exemption From New Gun Law

ORLANDO, Fla. - Walt Disney World believes it is exempt from a new state law that allows Florida residents to keep firearms in their vehicles while at work. ...more

July 3, 2008

15 Killed In Suicide Attack

A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. ...more

June 23, 2008