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British police arrest four men in counter-terror probe

Police said they arrested four men in Birmingham on Tuesday as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation that has uncovered an alleged suicide bombing plot. The men, three aged 19 and one 24, were detained under counter-terror laws in the Sparkhill area on suspicion of fundraising for terrorist purposes and…

Sad milestone: Cost of US wars ‘passes $1 trillion’

The cost of the United States’ wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost taxpayers more than one trillion dollars, a Massachusetts nonprofit said Sunday, marking a grim milestone on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday. According to the group, the threshold was crossed Sunday at 10:06 am ET, based…