benghazi

Only a handful of people know what really happened the night of September 11, 2012, when Islamic militants attacked an American diplomatic outpost and a nearby CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. Kris "Tanto" Paronto is one of those few, and he told his story to a crowd at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center Tuesday night

MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shuttered the U.S. embassy in Libya and evacuated American staffers there as the security situation in the capital Tripoli deteriorates amid worsening clashes between rival militias.

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Unknown assailants in Libya have fatally shot an American teacher as the Texas man was jogging in Benghazi.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is facing what is likely to be aggressive questioning Wednesday by the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on topics ranging from the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press to the government's handling of intelligence before the Boston Marathon bombings...