Citing the Brazilian press, Spanish news agency EFE reports that five armed men stole a truck carrying nearly 2.4 tons of explosives in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday (9/1).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now partnering with the French Immigration Ministry as part of the Immigration Advisory Program, under which CBP deploys advisors to provide on-site training and technical assistance to foreign Customs administrations or border control agencies.

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.

Miami International Airport was closed down for more than seven hours early Friday after TSA screeners found what looked like a pipe bomb in a man's checked bag. It is being reported that the item in question belongs to a 70-year-old scientist and that it was some type of "canister" that did not contain explosives, but is still being inspected by the FBI.

An agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was shot and wounded (non-life threatening) during a morning counter-gang operation in Dallas. The shooting suspect surrendered to authorities.

The wounded agent was part of "Operation Greedy Grove", which also included members of the DEA and Dallas Police.

According to the U.S. Justice Department, "Juan Javier Cardenas of Miami pleaded guilty [Wednesday] to one count of conspiracy to traffic in and possess unauthorized credit card numbers with intent to defraud, and one count of trafficking in unauthorized credit card numbers."

When the Secret Service raided Cardenas' home they found more than 25,000 credit card numbers stored on his computer.

The U.S. announced a few legal actions against the Pakistani Taliban, aka Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), on Wednesday (9/1).

First, the U.S. Justice Department charged Hakimullah Mehsud, the self-proclaimed emir of the Pakistani Taliban, for his alleged involvement in the murder of seven CIA agents on Dec. 30, 2009 at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan.

Second, through the Rewards for Justice program, a $5 million reward is being offered for information leading to Mehsud's capture, and another $5 million is offered for the apprehension of Wali Ur Rehman, another Taliban leader.

Lastly, the State Department designated TTP as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

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.