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Media sue FBI to get details on hacking tool

WASHINGTON – The Associated Press and two other news organizations sued the FBI on Friday to learn who the government paid and how much it spent to hack into an iPhone in its investigation i...

DATE: Sep 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lynch: I’ll accept findings of lawyers in Clinton email case

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch acknowledged Friday that her impromptu meeting with Bill Clinton “cast a shadow” on public perception of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s ...

DATE: Jul 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Orlando gunman not linked to gays

FBI finds little evidence that Mateen frequented nightclub, sources say

DATE: Jun 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

AP source: Clinton aide interviewed in email investigation

WASHINGTON – The FBI has interviewed Huma Abedin, a close aide to Hillary Clinton, as part of a federal investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, a pe...

DATE: May 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S., Goldman Sachs, reach $5B settlement over risky mortgages

WASHINGTON â€“ The Justice Department announced a $5 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the sale of mortgage-backed securities leading up to the 2008 financial crisis. The...

DATE: Apr 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Task force recommends how to cut U.S. prisoner count by 60,000

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department should limit the types of cases it brings and more nonviolent criminals should be steered toward probation and away from prison, according to task force r...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI says violent crime on rise

WASHINGTON – Violent crime rose across the country in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period the year before, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the FBI. ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago

WASHINGTON – The two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, one year before they married, FBI Director James ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Motive in shootings aren’t always clear

California shooting doesn’t fit easy mold

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Candidates struggle with law-and-order message

Sentencing reform intrudes into 2016 presidential race

DATE: Nov 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Spy for Israel due for release

WASHINGTON – Jonathan Pollard, the Navy intelligence analyst whose 1985 arrest for selling secrets to Israel set off a sensational spy saga, is scheduled to be released from federal prison n...

DATE: Nov 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

DAs air concerns about early releases

Prosecutors fear many inmates pose threat

DATE: Oct 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World