U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday (9/2) that a federal grand jury has charge six individuals in a human trafficking conspiracy that allegedly exploited 400 farm workers brought to the U.S. from Thailand.

A UPS-operated Boeing 747 crashed into a Dubai military base shortly after takeoff today, killing the two crewmembers on board. It is not clear if there were any casualties on the ground.

China has begun requiring people show identification before they can purchase a mobile phone or a SIM (subscriber identity module) card. The law extends to foreigners and short-term visitors.

Mexico enacted a simliar law for pre-paid cell phones earlier this year. And U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) in May proposed legislation that would require individuals in the U.S. to "register" pre-paid cell phones.

A police sniper shot and killed a gunman wearing on his body what appeared to be explosives after he took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel's headquarters in Silver Springs, Maryland on Wednesday. The suspect, James Lee, had a history of protesting the channel's programming.

Authorities spent the night combing through the building for any explosive devices, and gave the "all clear" for people to return to their offices Thursday (9/2) morning.

It is being reported that an armed man has taken at least one person hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland this afternoon (9/1).

First India forced Research in Motion (RIM) to open up BlackBerry messaging data to government monitoring and now it appears it is Google's and Skype's turns.

It is being reported that the Indian government plans to send the search giant and the VoIP provider letters insisting they set up servers in India and give access to their data.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that Chinese national Kexue Huang, aka John, 45, has been charged for allegedly stealing trade secrets and property from his former employer, Dow AgroSciences LLC, and taking them to China.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes September as National Preparedness Month and asks that Americans take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.

With Hurricane Earl approaching the U.S. east coast as a Category 3 hurricane this is excellent advice.

For more information about emergency preparedness visit Ready.gov.