Topic - United States Central Intelligence Agency

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  NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast

  Documents obtained by the Associated Press reveal how the NYPD's intelligence division focused far beyond New York City as part of a surveillance program targeting Muslims.

• 'Safe House,' 'The Vow' beat out new 'Ghost Rider'

  The President's Day weekend box office was too close to call as the action tale "Safe House" and the love story "The Vow" competed for the No. 1 spot.

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  Envoy calls for 'reset' in U.S.-Pakistan relationship

  The U.S. and Pakistan need to reset their strategic relationship, which has been "burdened" with too many expectations, Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S said Wednesday.

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  U.S. concerned about spike in Iran-Israel 'shadow war'

  The "shadow war" between Israel and Iran is escalating, Middle East analysts say, as a wave of terrorist incidents in far-flung corners of world unsettles U.S. officials.

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  U.S. embargo on Cuba firmly in place

  When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth, and a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.

• Love beats action as 'The Vow' bows with $41.7M

  Love triumphed over action at the weekend box office with a No. 1 debut for the romantic drama "The Vow."

• Tuning in to TV

  Actor Damian Lewis has a warning for Barack Obama. He says the president shouldn't watch the Showtime TV series "Homeland" too much "because he won't sleep at night."

• USAID's role in covert work questioned

  It was part of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier: a government agency to work with developing countries around the world and spread democracy in the process.

• AP Interview: Star says Obama watches 'Homeland'

  Actor Damian Lewis has a warning for Barack Obama.

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  MOVIE REVIEW: 'Safe House'

  The producers of "Safe House" have done potential viewers exactly one favor: They've turned the movie's title into a hint as to where it's best viewed — in the safety and comfort of one's own home.

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  General: 'Use drones to kill' the Taliban in Pakistan

  A longtime adviser to U.S. commanders in Afghanistan says now is the time for President Obama to change strategy and target Taliban leaders ensconced in Pakistan.

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  No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50

  When it started, American teenagers were doing the twist, the United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth, and a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.

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  Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress

  Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's ... a drone, and it's watching you. That's what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier for the government to fly unmanned spy planes in U.S. airspace.

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  NYPD document: Collect intelligence at mosques

  The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document.

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  Officials: Long-term commitment for U.S. forces in Afghanistan

  Top U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials Thursday downplayed talk of an early American pullout from Afghanistan, saying U.S. combat forces will stay there until the end of 2014, and there is a commitment for much longer than that.

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