FBI warns of terror attack WASHINGTON -- The FBI issued an extraordinary terrorist alert Monday night, asking law enforcement and the American public to be on the lookout for a Yemeni man and several associates who might be plotting a terrorist attack as early as today.

Israeli airstrike on Gaza injures 30
JERUSALEM -- Israel unleashed another airstrike on Palestinian offices in Gaza City on Monday, while the defense minister declared that Palestinian militants had raised the stakes in the Mideast conflict by firing new, longer-range rockets.

Tora Bora battle shows U.S. limits
MILAWA, Afghanistan -- Slowly and incompletely, al-Qaida's secrets have been pulled from the rubble of Osama bin Laden's mountain hideout at Tora Bora. Three teams of U.S. Special Forces, guided by local fighters, have scoured nearly 200 caves in the eight weeks since the tattered remnants of bin Laden's force fled toward Pakistan, carting away satellite telephones and Stinger missiles from isolated holes carved into the rock.

General says U.S. failed to see threat
NEW YORK -- Politicians, media and the military all failed to pay enough attention to the terrorist threat before Sept. 11, retired U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey said Monday.

Pakistani Embassy juggles war, terror and U.S.
WASHINGTON -- It's winter in the nation's capital and the lobby of the Pakistani Embassy is cold. A receptionist with a sweet smile and a bulky telephone on her desk keeps warm with a space heater.

Nuke plant neighbors to get pills
Reversing its stance, the state on Monday asked the federal government for radiation-blocking pills to protect hundreds of thousands of residents within 10 miles of three nuclear power plants.

Congress plans unusual look at U.S. intelligence
WASHINGTON -- The Senate and House intelligence committees plan an unprecedented joint investigation into the U.S. intelligence community's response to terrorism over the past 16 years, including the Sept. 11 attacks.