VIA CNN: Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab, the man charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane on December 25, pleaded not guilty Friday to six federal charges. Asked by Magistrate Judge Mark Randon whether he was taking any medication, he replied that he was taking painkillers but that he understood the six charges he […]

VIA REUTERS: KAILUA, Hawaii  – A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane and President Barack Obama vowed to bring “every element” of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans’ safety. In a statement posted on Islamist websites, the group Al Qaeda in […]