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WASHINGTON (AP) — Plots against the U.S. and Europe by the al-Qaida cell in Syria known as the Khorasan Group may still be in the works. FBI director James Comey told reporters today he has no indication yet that a series of airstrikes against the militants this week disrupted its plans. U.S. intelligence officials say the group has been trying to perfect a non-metallic bomb that can get past airport security and be used to blow up an airplane in flight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials say President Barack Obama hasn't yet made a final decision on a new attorney general. Obama will be announcing this afternoon that Eric Holder, who has held the job since the start of Obama's presidency, will be stepping down. Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, addressed questions of racial fairness during his tenure -- working to improve police relations with minorities and enforce civil rights laws.
NEW YORK (AP) — Just a day after the stock market's best day in a month, the market has given back those gains and then some. The Dow has been down by more than 200 points in afternoon trading. And tech stocks have been hit hard -- with Apple falling more than 3 percent. The company pulled a software update for its iPhones after users complained they weren't able to make calls.
NEW YORK (AP) — Three retired firefighters who worked at ground zero have died on the same day from cancer. And it's an illness that many fear might be connected to toxic World Trade Center dust released during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Lt. Howard Bischoff and firefighters Robert Leaver and Daniel Heglund died Monday. Hundreds of first responders have gotten cancer in the 13 years since the attacks, but doctors and researchers are still uncertain whether there is any link between those illnesses and 9/11.
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Wet weather is helping California firefighters gain control of a massive wildfire threatening thousands of homes in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Fire officials say the blaze east of Sacramento grew slightly overnight to nearly 150 square miles. But containment also increased, and now tops 40 percent. The blaze has destroyed 12 homes and threatens another 12,000 near Pollock Pines.
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