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• Anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death

  May 1, 2013 5:10 AM

  Today marks the second anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden. The al-Qaeda leader was killed after U.S. Navy Seals tracked him to his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The U.S. military buried his body at sea within 24 hours to prevent his grave becoming a shrine to... more »

• 'Zero Dark Thirty' captures No. 1 at box office

  January 13, 2013 2:47 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office - and easily won it. Studio estimates Sunday show the controversial Osama bin Laden manhunt drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first weekend as a wide release. "Zero Dark Thirty" debuted... more »

• Biden scoffs at bin Laden view of VP's leadership

  May 6, 2012 11:42 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says he hopes Osama bin Laden was wrong in his assessment that Biden would not be able to lead the nation if the president was killed. Biden says bin Laden was wrong about lots of things. It's an issue raised in some of... more »

• Gingrich: Afghanistan may be 'undoable' mission

  March 11, 2012 1:19 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich says he thinks U.S. involvement in the region around Afghanistan may be risking the lives of young troops in a mission that "may not be doable." Gingrich says the U.S. should reassess the region and ask whether there isn't "a harder, deeper... more »

• Obama praises SEAL hostage rescue

  January 25, 2012 10:12 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- "Good job tonight," President Barack Obama told his Defense chief as he arrived for his annual State of the Union message. Unknown to a global television audience watching the speech moments later, a bold hostage rescue operation had played out half a world away with an... more »

• Pakistan denies that army major was arrested

  June 15, 2011 1:39 PM

  ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Pakistani army is denying that one of its majors was arrested for feeding information to the CIA ahead of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The New York Times first reported the arrest of five Pakistani informants yesterday. It said they included an... more »

• U.S. Pakistan relations improving

  June 2, 2011 5:53 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and Pakistan are trying to repair their damaged relationship by forging a new joint intelligence team to go after top terrorism suspects. U.S. and Pakistani officials say the effort comes after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the Pakistanis with a list of... more »

• Obama finds some solid ground; tests still ahead

  May 31, 2011 10:14 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - It's been six months since Republicans alarmed Democrats with their midterm election wave. But in that time, President Barack Obama has shaken off the jitters and found his political footing in spite of sluggish economic growth and deep public anxiety about the direction of the country. ... more »

• Film on Bin Laden, Black Ops set for 2012 release

  May 28, 2011 12:29 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's movie about the Black Ops hunt for Osama Bin Laden is set for release next year. Columbia Pictures, which acquired the domestic distribution rights to the film earlier this week, says the untitled movie will come out at the end... more »

• Former Afghan intel chief gave tip on Bin Laden 4 years ago

  May 15, 2011 8:32 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Afghanistan's former intelligence chief says he knew Osama bin Laden was hiding in Pakistan four years ago, but Pakistan's leaders rejected his claims. In an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," Amrullah Saleh says Afghan intelligence thought bin Laden was in the Pakistani city of... more »

• Porn stash found at bin Laden compound

  May 13, 2011 11:44 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials say pornography was among the items seized when U.S. Navy SEALs raided the Pakistani hideout of Osama bin Laden almost two weeks ago. The officials say it was unclear who the material belonged to, or whether Bin Laden viewed it. Bin Laden's son and... more »

• U.S. officials to speak with bin Laden's wives

  May 9, 2011 5:46 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says Pakistan has informed the U.S. that it will grant access to Osama bin Laden's wives, a key request by the White House. Despite simmering relations between the two countries over the unannounced raid by Navy SEALs on Pakistani soil, the official said the... more »

• Bin Laden was watching himself on TV

  May 7, 2011 7:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Home movies taken from Osama bin Laden's hideout show the terrorist leader watching news coverage of himself on television. The videos were seized by Navy SEALs after bin Laden was killed Monday. They were shown to reporters Saturday by intelligence officials. The five movies offer... more »

• Bin Laden's death sparks talks on Patriot Act extension

  May 7, 2011 4:13 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Some provisions of the Patriot Act expire later this month and Osama bin Laden's death has focused new light on efforts to extend it. The expiring provisions allow the government to use roving wiretaps and get court-approved access to business records relevant to terrorist probes. ... more »

• Pentagon chief: Bin Laden death a game-changer

  May 6, 2011 12:11 PM

  SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the killing of Osama bin Laden could be game-changer for the U.S. military in Afghanistan by splitting the native Taliban from the al-Qaeda terror network. Gates took questions for about 35 minutes Friday from about... more »

• Osama bin Laden death photos will not be released

  May 4, 2011 1:37 PM

  MSNBC reports that President Obama has decided not to release photographs of Osama bin Laden's body, according to a senior White House official. more »

• Polls: worry about attacks, confidence in Obama up

  May 3, 2011 5:54 PM

  Americans are concerned about retaliatory terrorist attacks following Osama bin Laden's death but also have more confidence in President Barack Obama's leadership as commander in chief. Those are the findings of three polls taken after American forces killed the world's most wanted terrorist. Still, the surveys show that people... more »

• White House considers releasing "gruesome" photo

  May 3, 2011 3:29 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the photograph of a dead Osama bin Laden is "gruesome" and that "it could be inflammatory" if released. White House press secretary Jay Carney said the White House is mulling whether to make the photo public, but he said officials are concerned... more »

• Osama bin Laden was not armed

  May 3, 2011 3:12 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Osama bin Laden was not armed when a Navy SEAL raiding party confronted him during an assault on his compound in Pakistan. White House press secretary Jay Carney acknowledged that bin Laden did not have a weapon even though administration officials have... more »

• "Deep concerns" about U.S. raid on bin Laden

  May 3, 2011 11:55 AM

  ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan says it is deeply concerned over what it said was an "unauthorized" American raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The government statement Tuesday said the raid should not serve as a precedent for future U.S. actions in the country. Washington says it did not inform Islamabad... more »

• President Obama to visit Ground Zero

  May 2, 2011 8:33 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to visit New York City on Thursday to mark the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The White House says Obama will visit ground zero, the site of al-Qaida's attack on the World Trade Center, and meet with the families of... more »

• Osama bin Laden was shot above the left eye

  May 2, 2011 8:01 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. official says Osama bin Laden was shot above his left eye, blowing away part of his skull. The precision kill shot was delivered by a member of Navy's elite SEAL Team Six during a pre-dawn raid Monday on bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan. ... more »

• Impromptu memorial at Memorial Park

  May 2, 2011 4:20 PM

  On the day after the announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. military operation, some mementos are placed at the Global War on Terrorism memorial. A couple of flowers, a wreath and a hand written sign reading "Bin Laden got justice" sit at the monument in... more »

• U.S. looking for final bin Laden recording

  May 2, 2011 4:12 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon. It's unclear whether the tape is audio or video, but a U.S. official says that intelligence indicates it's already working its way through al-Qaida's media... more »

• Speaking with a terrorism expert

  May 2, 2011 2:07 PM

  This evening on News First 5 we'll sit down with former soldier, author and terrorism expert Joe Ruffini. He will speak about the ramifications of Osama bin Laden's death on our national security and on the world as a whole. more »

• McChrystal praises courage of bin Laden mission during visit to the Springs

  May 2, 2011 1:49 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The United States' former top commander in Afghanistan is praising the courage of all involved in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal spoke Monday at a convention in Colorado Springs. The Gazette reported that McChrystal said the... more »

• Dad of 9/11 victim: no closure in bin Laden death

  May 2, 2011 1:34 PM

  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The father of a flight attendant from Rhode Island killed when her plane was flown into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, says he's happy about the death of Osama bin Laden, but there is no closure because the family still feels his daughter's... more »

• Fort Carson on heightened security

  May 2, 2011 11:48 AM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - Fort Carson is on a heightened security alert after the death of Osama bin Laden, and officials say visitors and others entering the post are encountering delays at some gates. Post spokeswoman Dee McNutt declined to comment Monday on specific steps the post has taken.... more »

• Warning to U.S. embassies following Osama bin Laden's death

  May 2, 2011 1:09 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department is putting U.S. embassies on alert and is warning Americans abroad of possible reprisal attacks from al-Qaida and its affiliates around the world after the killing of the group's leader Osama bin Laden by American forces in Pakistan. In a worldwide travel alert released... more »

• Update: Bin Laden killed by U.S.

  May 1, 2011 11:52 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation ledby the United States. A small team of Americans carried out the attack and took custody of bin Laden's remains,... more »

• Osama bin Laden hunter arrested in Colorado

  October 6, 2010 3:26 PM

  The Colorado man who was famously arrested in Pakistan for hunting Osama bin Laden has been arrested again, this time in Colorado for alleged domestic violence. According to 9News, the Colorado State Patrol arrested Gary Faulkner Tuesday in Clear Creek County, following a traffic accident. Faulkner was a passenger... more »

• Colorado man on solo mission to kill bin Laden

  June 16, 2010 8:20 AM

  A Colorado man is being questioned by Pakistani intelligence officials after he was found near the Afghan border carrying a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden. Pakistani police say construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner hasn't been charged with wrongdoing after telling... more »

• Gates: No good intel on Osama bin Laden in years

  December 6, 2009 9:43 AM

  Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States has not had good intelligence on the whereabouts of terrorist Osama bin Laden in years. Asked whether he could confirm recent reports that bin Laden had been seen recently in Afghanistan, Gates said "no." Media reports late this week mentioned accounts of... more »