Oct 18 Number of police officers killed on duty decreased in 2015, according to FBI By Associated Press In an annual report released Tuesday, the FBI said 41 officers died last year as a result of criminal acts. That's down from the 2014 figure of 51. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 8:34 Could rigged election talk backfire on Trump? Do FBI email notes damage Clinton? By PBS News Hour With Election Day just three weeks away and the final debate on Wednesday, the fight is increasingly heated. Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the possible implications of Donald Trump’s… Continue watching
Oct 17 State aide sought to change classification of Clinton email By Michael Biesecker and Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A senior State Department official asked the FBI to help last year in reducing the classification of an email from Hillary Clinton's private server, according to bureau records released Monday. It was to be part of a bargain… Continue reading
Oct 16 Pence says GOP ticket will ‘absolutely’ accept election outcome By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Mike Pence said Sunday he and Donald Trump will abide by "the will of the American people" on Election Day. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Could hackers compromise November election results? By PBS News Hour Since the hacking of the Democratic National Committee, there has been growing concern about cyber-manipulation of election results this November. Voter registration databases in Illinois and Arizona were penetrated in June, and the FBI reported this week on attempts against… Continue watching
Sep 28 FBI building database that tracks police use of deadly force, Comey says By Matthew Daly and Eric Tucker, Associated Press The database is intended to capture how often police officers kill citizens in the line of duty and to correct a record-keeping gap that Comey said has resulted in uninformed conversations, based on anecdotes and not facts, about use of… Continue reading
Sep 24 NYC bomb case shows difficulties for investigators By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The case illustrates the difficulties investigators face in identifying and stopping individuals who might be violent extremists. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: FBI investigated New York-area bombing suspect in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the FBI briefly investigated Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings, in 2014, after he allegedly stabbed his brother. Also, French authorities have… Continue watching
Sep 10 Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials over hackers with Russian ties. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:20 We now know what Clinton told the FBI — but should we? By PBS News Hour On Friday, the FBI released two key documents from its investigation into the private email server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state. One file contains the FBI’s notes from its interviews with Clinton; the other summarizes the agency’s findings. Continue watching