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Changes are coming to CTA stations to keep passengers safer after an increase in violent crimes on trains and at train stops, the city announced.

A U.S. Marine reservist was detained early Friday after being found acting "suspiciously" in Arlington National Cemetery before dawn, setting off a security scare that closed commuter routes around the Pentagon for a few hours to snarl morning rush-hour traffic, authorities said.

U.S. citizens should "exercise extreme caution" when traveling to the Philippines, the U.S. State Department said today in a statement.

Chicago's Mayor Emanuel and Public Building Commission members agreed to expand Chicago's surveillance network.

The United States Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The nationwide test will occur on Wednesday, November 9 at 2 PM eastern standard time and may last up to three and a half minutes.

New research from the EHI Retail Institute suggests that light-fingered Germans stole goods worth a total of 1.9 billion euros ($2.77 billion) last year. Statistically speaking, that's 50 euros per household, says a Deutsch Welle report.

NJ mass transit riders who see suspicious items will be able to text alerts to law enforcement under a plan unveiled by NJ Transit.

Citigroup Inc said computer hackers breached the bank's network and accessed the data of about 200,000 bank card holders in North America.

Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, re-introduced a bill that would establish a national standard for the notification to consumers by corporations when data breaches occur.

Police and school officials plan to link cameras at the Pittsburg, Calif. high school to a citywide security system that has been credited with helping to solve crimes.