A U.S. House subcommittee plans to hold a hearing next month to examine the Department of Homeland Security's troubled watchdog office, according to letters sent to prospective witnesses last week.

Igniting a so-called "ember bomb" to start wildfires is impractical as a terrorism strategy, officials in California have concluded.

Local police will temporarily be barred from receiving free surplus military weapons until state governments can prove they've kept track of equipment handed over through a special program.

Responding to complaints, police in Los Angeles will change how they collect and store so-called “suspicious activity reports” that authorities argue could reveal the planning stages of a terrorist attack.