U.S. to Lower Financial Sector's Terror Threat Level
The U.S. government will lower the terror threat level for the financial services sector in New York City, northern New Jersey and Washington, D.C., an administration official said on Wednesday.The official said the threat level would be lowered to yellow, the mid-point on the five-level scale, which signifies an “elevated” risk of attack. It had been raised on Aug. 1 to orange, which represents a “high” risk of attack, for the financial services sector in those three locations.Full Story