Nov 10 FBI seized phones, iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams in campaign fundraising investigation By Associated Press The seizure of the devices comes days after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Adams' top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs. Adams said nothing publicly about his phones being seized when he met with reporters on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Trump's legal team asks judge to end New York civil trial In our news wrap Thursday, former President Trump's legal team asked a judge in New York to immediately end his civil fraud trial, the man accused of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband went on trial, and more than… Continue watching
Nov 09 FBI director cites a 'potential conflict of interest' in the selection process for a new headquarters By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The contentious debate over a new FBI headquarters is intensifying. Bureau Director Christopher Wray said he's concerned about a “potential conflict of interest” in the site selection. Continue reading
Oct 30 Threats to Jewish Cornell University students in online discussion board provoke police investigation By David Bauder, Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on a discussion board. Continue reading
Sep 28 A key domestic surveillance tool should face new limits, a privacy oversight board says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The recommendation came Thursday in a report from a three-member majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:21 Jacksonville mayor discusses city's response to racist shooting that left 3 dead By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz A federal hate crime investigation is underway after a gunman who embraced racist, white supremacist ideology shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. The victims of Saturday’s shooting… Continue watching
Aug 17 Authorities charge 10 current and former California police officers in corruption case By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Ismail J. Ramsey announced the charges Thursday during a news conference. The FBI says arrest warrants were served Thursday in California, Texas and Hawaii. Continue reading
Aug 15 Former FBI official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The 55-year-old told the judge that he carried out his crime in 2021, accepting over $17,000 to help Russian energy magnate Oleg Deripaska. Prosecutors say McGonigal was in negotiations along with co-conspirators to receive a fee of up to $3… Continue reading
Aug 09 Utah man suspected of threatening Biden shot and killed as FBI served warrant By Lindsay Whitehurst, Sam Metz, Associated Press A Utah man accused of making threats against President Joe Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents hours before the president was expected to land in the state Wednesday, authorities said. Continue reading
Aug 03 Woman who escaped cinder-block cell in Oregon may have saved others with action, FBI says By Gene Johnson, Associated Press, Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America The FBI said Wednesday that police in Reno, Nevada, arrested 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi on July 16, a day after he fled from his home in Klamath Falls, where he had taken the Seattle woman. Continue reading