Topic - U.S. Government

• Feds release new details about underwear bomber

  A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said Friday in a court filing that discloses new details about their relationship.

• AP Interview: Star says Obama watches 'Homeland'

  Actor Damian Lewis has a warning for Barack Obama.

• Man pleads guilty over online 'South Park' threat

  A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creators of the "South Park" television show and others he deemed enemies of Islam.

• 2 more autism-friendly shows planned for Broadway

  Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of the first showing of a Broadway show specially altered for those diagnosed with the disorder.

• Lawyer: U.S. groups pawns in aid dispute

  Americans facing trial in Egypt because of the activities of their pro-democracy groups are caught in a dispute over aid between the U.S. government and Egypt, a lawyer representing the Americans said Tuesday.

• 'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate

  People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

• Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

  A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

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  U.S. argues for graphic images on cigarette packs

  The U.S. government fought an uphill battle Wednesday to convince a skeptical judge that tobacco companies should be required to put large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that the habit kills smokers and their babies.

• Assange's extradition fight faces long odds

  Julian Assange's long-running battle against extradition comes to a climax at Britain's Supreme Court this week, and legal experts say that the WikiLeaks founder faces long odds.

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  Ex-CIA officials assail ID of agents

  Former intelligence officials use "reprehensible" and "egregious" to describe the alleged acts of a former CIA officer charged by the government with betraying his own when he revealed the identities of two overseas operatives to the media.

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  U.S. stocks, bond yields drop on Europe worries

  Stocks edged lower and yields for ultrasafe U.S. government debt fell to their lowest level this year Monday while financial markets around the world waited for Greece to nail down a deal to reduce its crushing debt.

• Facebook IPO could value it among top companies

  When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

• Former U.S. official says U.S. knew Argentina's junta stole babies

  The U.S. government knew that Argentina's military junta in the 1970s and '80s was stealing babies from leftist political prisoners who were jailed or killed in torture centers, a former U.S. State Department official testified Thursday.

• Facebook IPO could value it among top companies

  When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

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  New Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings

  The ramshackle neighborhoods of northeastern Delhi are home to 2.2 million people packed along narrow alleys. Buildings are made from a single layer of brick. Extra floors are added to dilapidated buildings not meant to handle their weight. Tangles of electrical cables hang precariously everywhere.

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