Protesters climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo today and hauled down U.S. flags, replacing them with black flags with Islamic emblems. Incident occurred on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Veterans, first responders and local dignitaries spent the morning of the 11th anniversary of September 11th, at the Kansas Children's Discovery Center in Topeka, honoring local heroes.

If confirmed, the death "would be a deeply significant blow," a CNN analyst said Monday. Three local security officials say a U.S. drone conducted the strike.. "The attack makes al Qaeda a handicapped network," a Yemeni official says.

Federal authorities added 58 types of cancer to the list of covered illnesses for people exposed to toxins at the site of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks; anywhere from 950 to 2,150 people will take advantage of the expanded coverage.

The brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri is proposing to mediate a peace deal between the West and Islamists.

Scores of people were reported dead in the latest reports of fighting between rebels and government forces in several cities, including Aleppo, where an embedded journalist revealed her view inside a recent street battle.

The new book "No Easy Day" by former U.S. Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who wrote under the name Mark Owen, gained widespread attention because of his firsthand account of how he and other members of SEAL Team Six killed Osama bin Laden.

A new exhibit at the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan is giving visitors a unique look at the history of the Flint Hills region.

The Army’s highest ranking non-commissioned officer, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, is set to visit with Fort Riley troops Sept. 11-12.

In his speech drawing the Dems Convention to a close tonight, President Obama will call for more jobs, $4 trillion in deficit reduction. Obama will say not every problem can be solved by government.

The publication of "No Easy Day," a former Navy SEAL's account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, is forcing many to rethink a fundamental point of military honor. How much should America's commandos talk about what they do?

Nidal Hasan had said, "I believe that my religion requires me to wear a beard" He is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 at Fort Hood.

An alleged new case of waterboarding emerged in a massive report Thursday detailing brutal CIA interrogations of Libyan detainees last decade before they were handed over to Moammar Gadhafi's regime.

Deep inside the military's special operations forces there is a crisis of conscience unfolding. The publication of "No Easy Day," a former Navy SEAL's account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, is forcing many to rethink a fundamental point of military honor. How much should America's commandos talk about what they do?

Police officers in Northern Ireland came under attack during a third consecutive night of disturbances in Belfast, police said late Tuesday.

President Hamid Karzai has nominated Asadullah Khalid to lead the country's National Directorate of Security. A Canadian official says Khalid is a torturer; other sources deny the accusation.

At least 155 people were killed Tuesday, according to an opposition group. Ban Ki-moon describes the humanitarian situation as "grave and deteriorating" -- and accuses both sides of committing human rights violations. (Photo from Reuters News Service.)

Questions are raised about disclosing nature of SEAL training, operations. Navy SEAL commander unhappy about disclosures, while the Pentagon alleges the book violates secrecy agreements. The author's lawyer disagrees.

Peace talks to negotiate an end to Latin America's oldest insurgency will begin in October in Oslo, Norway, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said.

A 101-year-old man is expected to become the oldest to fly out of Kansas through a program that sends World War II veterans to see the war's memorial in Washington.

The Obama campaign derided Romney's speech today as a series of "snarky lines about the president and gauzy reminiscences of the past."

An image purporting to show smoke and flames from shelling in the Izaa neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on Friday. (Credit: AP/ Shaam News Network (SNN))

Iran has stepped up its production of high-grade enriched uranium and has re-landscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a United Nations inquiry into the country's nuclear program, a U.N. report said Thursday.

The Pentagon threatens legal action against author Matt Bissonnette, and says he has violated secrecy agreements he signed. Bissonnette says he was one of the SEALs who finished off bin Laden; he served as a chief petty officer when he left the Navy. (Image from "60 Minutes")

Mitt Romney accepts the Republican Party nomination for president, says President Obama has failed, and he will restore America's greatness.. "What America needs is jobs, lots of jobs," Romney tells the GOP convention on closing night in Tampa.