Nation Jan 14 FBI beefs up resources against foreign corruption The FBI is stepping up efforts against international corruption, creating new squads to search for bribery cases that are rooted overseas but reach to the United States.
World Jan 05 2 men charged in U.S. in attempted Gambia coup WASHINGTON -- Two men have been charged in the United States with conspiring to help overthrow the government in the tiny West African nation of Gambia, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Nation Dec 31 Senators seek information on FBI cell tracking Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are seeking answers from the Obama administration about the use of surveillance technology that sweeps up basic cellphone data.
World Dec 19 Obama: ‘Sony made a mistake’ in shelving ‘The Interview’ The Obama administration says it's determined the North Korean government was behind a devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. The FBI announcement Friday is the first official statement blaming the isolated country for the cyber-attack.
World Dec 16 How the Islamic State lures Westerners with a humanitarian approach WASHINGTON — The three teenage girls from Colorado swapped Twitter messages about marriage and religion with recruiters for the Islamic State group, then set out for Syria with passports and thousands of dollars in stolen cash. Authorities intercepted them in…
Politics Dec 14 CIA report revives legal debate on harsh interrogation methods When the CIA sought permission to use harsh interrogation methods on a captured al-Qaida operative, the response from Bush administration lawyers was encouraging, even clinical.
Nation Dec 12 Justice Department won’t compel journalist James Risen to reveal anonymous source A source familiar with the case says the Justice Department will not compel New York Times reporter James Risen to testify about his source at an upcoming trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information.
Nation Dec 08 White House issues guidelines to ban racial and religious profiling The policy, which expands decade-old guidelines established under the Bush administration, also will require new training and data collection.
Politics Dec 06 Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Those guidelines are being announced by the Obama administration…
Nation Dec 05 AG nominee Loretta Lynch to also lead inquiry into Eric Garner case WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed man in New York City, the prosecutor in charge of the probe is juggling another high-profile role: designated heir to Eric Holder…