| A visiting student from Yemen who was reported missing this week from Purdue University was found Thursday in New York and put into federal custody, the FBI said. The FBI didn't immediately say why Anwar Saleh Ahmed Al-Awdi, 18, was in custody or why he was in New York. Purdue said Al-Awdi left the university in West Lafayette on Aug. 6, saying he was taking a trip to the Detroit area. He was reported missing Sunday when he did not return. Purdue officials on Wednesday said the FBI was investigating his disappearance because the exchange program in which he was involved is funded by the U.S. State Department. Al-Awdi was one of 18 recent high school graduates from the Middle East visiting Purdue as part of the program, Purdue officials said. |