NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors took steps Thursday to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court against the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets.

The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of

(NECN/ABC) - The Colorado parents who said their six-year-old son was accidentally set adrift in a helium balloon, a claim that later proved part of an elaborate hoax, will likely plead guilty to the scam, and face repercussions that could include jail time.

They wanted a reality show.

Now, Richard Heene and his wife Mayumi face the reality of probation and possibly jail time for staging an elaborate hoax -- claiming their six year-old son Falcon had accidentally taken flight on board this homemade helium balloon.

The Heenes at first denied the incident was staged.

(NECN: Fort Hood, Texas) - U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey says the Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.

Grey says additional charges may also be filed against Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.

Hasan is suspected of killing 12 soldiers and one civilian in last Thursday's shooting spree at Fort Hood. He was shot and wounded by two police officers at the base, and remains in recovery at an Army hospital in San Antonio.

(NECN/ABC) - Life at Fort Hood, Texas, continues, following last week's killing rampage at the hands of an Army psychiatrist. But, questions surrounding the shooter are growing.

Major Nidal Hasan will be charged with 13 counts of murder. The decision makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

But, how was the alleged gunman able to legally buy a pistol when a joint terrorism task force was aware that he had contact with a radical imam suspected of ties to al-Qaida?

And, why hadn't authorities questioned Hasan further about his ties to the imam?

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has left Washington on his first major trip to Asia, where a surging China and newly assertive Japan are threatening to upend America's longtime role as keeper of the peace and trader-in-chief.

Obama already is the most traveled first-year president ever. His Asian journey will add four countries to the 16 he's already visited. He's traveling first to Japan, then to Singapore, China and South Korea. The eight-day trip will highlight a dramatically changing continent.

(NECN) - The Colorado parents who reported their six-year-old son floated away in a helium balloon will both plead guilty to charges in the case, according to the attorney for the boy's father.

Richard Heene, 48, will plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, his attorney David Lane said. Mayumi Heene, 45, will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor.

(NECN/KXLY) - Kristen Grindley was discovered about a mile north of WSU.

The Whitman County Sheriff's Office said she has life threatening injuries consistent with being thrown from a moving car or being hit by a car.

It remained a mystery how she ended up in the middle of a rural road.

One of Grindley's friends said she is a sweet girl who never raises her voice.

Grindley graduated from WSU last spring.

According to Facebook, she works at closet transfer a consignment store in downtown Pullman.

(NECN/WABC: New York, NY) - Thousands turned out in New York City to pay tribute to those who served our country.

Special guests at this year's ceremony included surviving Navajo Code Talkers -- Navajo indians who were part of an elite marine unite who created a code that Japanese could not break during World War II. Only about 50 of the 400 are believed to still be alive.

(NECN: Arlington National Cemetery) - President Barack Obama this morning honored veterans and current service members at Arlington National Cemetery.

"To all of them - to our veterans, to the fallen and to their families - there is no tribute, not commemoration, no praise that can truly match the magnitude of your service and your sacrifice," Obama said in a traditional Veterans Day ceremony.

Obama pledged he would do right by all veterans and families, saying: "America will not let you down."

The president spoke one day after somberly honoring the victims

(NECN/ABC) - Congress is planning to investigate how much the military knew about Nidal Hasan's communications with a radical Muslim imam prior to last week's deadly attack at Fort Hood. And, the blame game has begun as military intelligence and Army officials dispute who knew what when, and what they did with the information.

Signs continue to point to religious and political extremism as the primary motive for the shootings, which killed 13 people -- not the act of a deranged, lone gunman.