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WEATHER ALERT

12 advisories in effect for 12 regions in the area

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Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

Read full article: Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 101

William H.

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Trump's redistricting fight mushrooms with Vance in Indiana and Florida joining the fray

Read full article: Trump's redistricting fight mushrooms with Vance in Indiana and Florida joining the fray

President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Republican-led states to redraw congressional boundaries.

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FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ire

Read full article: FBI director says a new office in New Zealand will counter China's sway, provoking Beijing's ire

FBI Director Kash Patel has provoked diplomatic discomfort in New Zealand by saying the opening of a new office in Wellington aims to counter China's influence.

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Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

Read full article: Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

Chilean authorities say they have turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves over to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Former VP of Duval teachers union expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2M from union

Read full article: Former VP of Duval teachers union expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2M from union

The former executive vice president of Duval Teachers United, a union for Duval County education employees, is expected to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $1.2 million over nearly 10 years.

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Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassination

Read full article: Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK's assassination

Federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.

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The Latest: Trump administration releases records on FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration releases records on FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Trump administration has released records of the FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureateโ€™s family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.

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Last of 4 detainees recaptured after escape from New Jersey immigration detention center

Read full article: Last of 4 detainees recaptured after escape from New Jersey immigration detention center

The final detainee who escaped in June from a New Jersey federal immigration detention center has been found in California.

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'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

Read full article: 'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, has told colleagues in a note that โ€œfear is the tool of a tyrantโ€ and that her firing without reason should fuel โ€œa fire of righteous indignation at abuses of power.โ€.

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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

Read full article: Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean โ€œDiddyโ€ Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Read full article: Pam Bondi dodges questions on Epstein and Bongino amid Justice Department turmoil

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer questions Tuesday about investigate files related to Jeffrey Epstein and her clash with a top FBI official.

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Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

Read full article: Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

A former Washington, D.

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Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

Read full article: Furor over Epstein files sparks clash between Bondi and Bongino at the Justice Department

The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files flap is cascading, further roiling a Justice Department and FBI that have struggled for months to appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trumpโ€™s base.

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Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

Read full article: Years later, key figures in Russia investigation face new scrutiny from Trump administration

The Justice Department appeared to acknowledge in an unusual statement this week the existence of investigations into former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan.

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Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

Read full article: Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

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Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

Read full article: Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers.

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โ€˜Operation Mongolian Beefโ€™ results in dozens of arrests of biker gang accused in connection with Bike Week shooting

Read full article: โ€˜Operation Mongolian Beefโ€™ results in dozens of arrests of biker gang accused in connection with Bike Week shooting

The operation involved the arrests of more than two dozen members of a motorcycle gang, according to our sister station WKMG.

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FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington

Read full article: FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington

The FBI has announced that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home.

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Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Read full article: Mystery surrounds the Jeffrey Epstein files after Bondi claims 'tens of thousands' of videos

Attorney General Pam Bondiโ€™s comments about evidence the Justice Department is reviewing from its Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation have fueled anticipation about the expected release of more files related to the New York financier.

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As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots

Read full article: As US cities heighten security, Iran's history of reprisal points to murder-for-hire plots

The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a heightened threat environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

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FBI reports 43% surge in elder fraud; Tips to protect loved ones on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Read full article: FBI reports 43% surge in elder fraud; Tips to protect loved ones on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Financial losses from elder fraud schemes skyrocketed by43% in 2024, with Americans over 60 losing nearly $5 billion to scammers, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

Read full article: Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

The Supreme Court is giving an Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI a new day in court.

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Connecticut child sex offender sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement

Read full article: Connecticut child sex offender sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement

The Department of Justice said a child sex offender was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempted child enticement.

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DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

Read full article: DC prepares for Trump's military parade with 18 miles of fencing and 175 magnetometers

As Washington, D.

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US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

Read full article: US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

A Chinese scientist has been arrested while arriving in the U.S. in Detroit.

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Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

Read full article: Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities.

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Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Read full article: Judge weighs government's request to unseal records of FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBIโ€™s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. โ€” files that the civil rights leaderโ€™s relatives want to keep under wraps in the national archives.

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US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China

Read full article: US says it broke up effort to bring toxic fungus to Michigan lab from China

Two scientists from China have been charged in Michigan in what the FBI says was an effort to bring a toxic fungus to the U.S. Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people.

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FBI and law enforcement respond to โ€˜terror attackโ€™ in Boulder, Colorado

Read full article: FBI and law enforcement respond to โ€˜terror attackโ€™ in Boulder, Colorado

The FBI says a man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled โ€œFree Palestineโ€ and hurled an incendiary device into a crowd that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

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Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

Read full article: Trump has long warned of a government 'deep state.' Now in power, he's under pressure to expose it

President Donald Trump has built a coalition by promising to demolish a so-called deep state that he claims is behind dark government conspiracies.

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Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters

Read full article: Police respond to shooting outside CIA headquarters

Authorities say a security incident outside CIA headquarters has led to a shooting.

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Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

Read full article: Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post 'a bit of a distraction'

Former FBI director James Comey says that heโ€™s still a bit bewildered over how a seemingly innocent Instagram shot of shells arranged in the sand led to allegations from Donald Trump among others that he was calling for the presidentโ€™s assassination and to an interview with the Secret Service."

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Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Read full article: Authorities analyzing nihilistic writings of suspect in California fertility clinic bombing

Investigators are combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man believed responsible for an explosion that ripped through a Southern California fertility clinic over the weekend.

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Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

Read full article: Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam

Officials have increased the reward for the capture of seven escaped New Orleans inmates.

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Search continues for 6 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Read full article: Search continues for 6 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Days after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, six of them remain on the run.

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Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Read full article: Comey interviewed by the Secret Service over '86 47' social media post

Former FBI Director James Comey has been interviewed by the Secret Service about a social media post that Republicans suggested was a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

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FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit

Read full article: FBI says man was planning a mass shooting at Army site in suburban Detroit

Federal authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man who is accused of planning an attack on a U.S. Army site in Michigan on behalf of Islamic State.

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A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan

Read full article: A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different note to Congress on budget plan

FBI Director Kash Patel is pledging to make the bureauโ€™s mission โ€œwork on whatever budget weโ€™re given."

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FBI Jacksonville announces 3 arrests in nationwide operation targeting child sex predators

Read full article: FBI Jacksonville announces 3 arrests in nationwide operation targeting child sex predators

Attorney General Pamela Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel will announce the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated effort across 55 FBI field officers to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators.

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Report finds big drop in FBI's use of intelligence database to search for information on Americans

Read full article: Report finds big drop in FBI's use of intelligence database to search for information on Americans

New federal statistics show a steep decrease in the number of times the FBI searched a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and others in the United States last year.

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Ex-California highway patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendantโ€™s buttocks during flight

Read full article: Ex-California highway patrol officer accused of slapping flight attendantโ€™s buttocks during flight

A former California Highway Patrol captain has been federally charged after he allegedly slapped a male flight attendantโ€™s buttocks during a cross-country flight headed to Los Angeles.

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Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids

Read full article: Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids

President Donald Trump's administration is conducting a massive, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Bidenโ€™s term.

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FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

Read full article: FBI reassigns agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

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Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBI

Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBI

The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to rule narrowly in favor of a family trying to hold law enforcement accountable in court after an FBI raid that wrongly targeted their Atlanta home.

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The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

Read full article: The FBI mistakenly raided their Atlanta home. Now the Supreme Court will hear their lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a yearslong legal battle over an FBI raid on the wrong Atlanta house.

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Retired FBI agent shares role agency will play in FSU shooting, and how tip line works

Read full article: Retired FBI agent shares role agency will play in FSU shooting, and how tip line works

Law enforcement agencies are actively working to piece together why the suspected FSU gunman, Phoenix Ikner, shot multiple people.

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Video shows man wearing snorkel mask using gun to rob St. Augustine bank; FBI, SJCSO investigating

Read full article: Video shows man wearing snorkel mask using gun to rob St. Augustine bank; FBI, SJCSO investigating

The St. Johns County Sheriffโ€™s Office and the Jacksonville FBI chapter are continuing their investigation of a robbery at an Ameris Bank in St. Augustine on April 9.

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US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

Read full article: US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.

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Crime analyst weighs in on transparency concerns after release of redacted report of incident that led to inmateโ€™s death

Read full article: Crime analyst weighs in on transparency concerns after release of redacted report of incident that led to inmateโ€™s death

After JSO released a partially redacted report of an incident at the jail that led to the death of an inmate, the public has raised several questions regarding transparency in this investigation.

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โ€˜Justice for Charlesโ€™: Family of man killed after incident in Duval County jail speaks at peaceful protest

Read full article: โ€˜Justice for Charlesโ€™: Family of man killed after incident in Duval County jail speaks at peaceful protest

Community advocacy organizations in Jacksonville rallied Sunday after the sheriff announced an unspecified incident that led to the death of a Duval County jail inmate.

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Friends demand answers after inmate dies in Duval County jail

Read full article: Friends demand answers after inmate dies in Duval County jail

The friends of a 31-year-old man who died after an incident in the Duval County Jail are demanding answers about what happened.

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Former FBI agent shares why JSO might have called on federal investigators to look into inmate death

Read full article: Former FBI agent shares why JSO might have called on federal investigators to look into inmate death

Following Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Watersโ€™ request to the Jacksonville Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to help investigate an incident that left an inmate dead and resulted in nine Duval County jail officers being removed from their positions, a former FBI agent gave more insight into how the agency could help in the investigation.

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What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy

Read full article: What to stream: Jude Law as a fed, a 'Law & Order' reunion and David Oyelowo in an oddball comedy

Mariska Hargitay reuniting with her old partner, Detective Elliot Stabler, on โ€œLaw & Order: Organized Crimeโ€ and Jude Law sporting a mustache and an American accent to play an FBI agent are some of this weekโ€™s new streaming entertainment releases.

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Jacksonville advocacy organization plans rally to โ€˜demand justiceโ€™ in death of Duval County jail inmate

Read full article: Jacksonville advocacy organization plans rally to โ€˜demand justiceโ€™ in death of Duval County jail inmate

Community advocacy organizations in Jacksonville are voicing concerns after the sheriff announced an unspecified incident this week that led to the death of a Duval County jail inmate.

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Trump administration task force to consider declassifying COVID-19 origins materials

Read full article: Trump administration task force to consider declassifying COVID-19 origins materials

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies.

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Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say

Read full article: Kash Patel has been replaced by Army Secretary Driscoll as acting head of the ATF, AP sources say

FBI Director Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary.

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Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister

Read full article: Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister

Wayne Gretzky says he has no political power or pull with the U.S. president or Canada's prime minister in his first public comments on the issue since Donald Trump began his second term.

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Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person

Read full article: Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person

Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase.

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Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

Read full article: Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.

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Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

Read full article: Bondi signals criminal probe into Signal chat is unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

FBI Director Kash Patel may not have been part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans.

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Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

Read full article: Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

President Donald Trump is downplaying the texting of attack plans to a group chat that included a journalist as โ€œthe only glitch in two monthsโ€ of his administration.

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FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential information

Read full article: FBI agent who has criticized the bureau arrested on charges of sharing confidential information

An FBI agent who has criticized the bureau was arrested this week on charges of illegally disclosing classified information.

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Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiracies

Read full article: Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiracies

Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedyโ€™s assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didnโ€™t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.

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JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues

Read full article: JFK assassination files released, sending history buffs hunting for new clues

Unredacted documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.

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FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure

Read full article: FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure

FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBIโ€™s โ€œTen Most Wantedโ€ suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador.

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Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination

Read full article: Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination

Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released.

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The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack

Read full article: The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack

The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group.

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Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

Read full article: Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning email users against a dangerous ransomware scheme.

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Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

Read full article: Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.

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Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break

Read full article: Police in the Dominican Republic say FBI joins search for US student who vanished on spring break

Police in the Dominican Republic say the FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break.

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US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ring

Read full article: US offers $10 million reward for fugitive snowboarder accused of running deadly drug ring

Thereโ€™s a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted for running a multi-national drug trafficking network and planning multiple murders related to the drug ring.

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Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigation

Read full article: Trump targets security clearances of law firm entangled in 2016 Russia investigation

President Donald Trump says he is suspending the security clearances of attorneys at a prominent law firm involved in launching since-discredited opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into any ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.

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FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says

Read full article: FBI committed to bringing home American hostages held in foreign countries, director says

FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau will work to โ€œzero outโ€ the population of Americans detained or held hostage in foreign countries.

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Officials say reports of shots being fired at Naval Air Station Pensacola but no victims or shooter found

Read full article: Officials say reports of shots being fired at Naval Air Station Pensacola but no victims or shooter found

A Florida sheriff says there are โ€œno signs of an active shooterโ€ and no injuries after police responded to a report of gunshots at the Corry Station, a Navy installation in Pensacola.

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Florida dentist sentenced for sending over 100 threats to public figures based on their political views

Read full article: Florida dentist sentenced for sending over 100 threats to public figures based on their political views

A Florida dentist has been sentenced to serve two years in prison after law enforcement discovered him threatening public figures, an election official, and others based on their political views between 2019 and 2024.

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Trump administration deletes list of federal buildings targeted for potential sale, including building in downtown Jax

Read full article: Trump administration deletes list of federal buildings targeted for potential sale, including building in downtown Jax

The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to close or sell, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them โ€œnot core to government operations.โ€

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Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale

Read full article: Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale

The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to potentially offload, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them โ€œnot core to government operations.โ€.

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Head of FBI New York office says he's retired from the bureau after being ordered to do so

Read full article: Head of FBI New York office says he's retired from the bureau after being ordered to do so

The head of the FBIโ€™s New York field office, who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations, has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.

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FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm

Read full article: FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto from Dubai-based firm

The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest known thefts of cryptocurrency โ€” worth some $1.5 billion โ€” from a Dubai-based firm.

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The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster โ€” who has had plenty to say about the agency

Read full article: The FBI's new deputy director is a popular podcaster โ€” who has had plenty to say about the agency

As a popular right-wing podcaster, President Donald Trump's new deputy FBI director, Dan Bongino, has made many public comments about the agency he's about to help lead.

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Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed

Read full article: Trump's Cabinet members have already backtracked on some promises made before being confirmed

As they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of Donald Trumpโ€™s nominees made statements from which theyโ€™ve already distanced themselves upon taking office.

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New FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting ATF chief, AP source says

Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting ATF chief, AP source says

New FBI Director Kash Patel was sworn in Monday as acting chief of the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, taking the helm of two separate and sprawling Justice Department agencies, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director

Read full article: Ex-Secret Service agent and conservative media personality Dan Bongino picked as FBI deputy director

A former U.S. Secret Service agent who has penned best-selling books, ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director.

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New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says

Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel will also be named acting head of the ATF, official says

New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says

Read full article: New FBI Director Kash Patel plans to move up to 1,500 workers out of Washington, AP source says

New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees from Washington to field offices around the country and move an additional 500 to a bureau facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme

Read full article: Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme

The FBI in Las Vegas says a woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a โ€œsinisterโ€ romance scheme.

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FBI Jacksonville finds remains of missing UK man near Kingsland

Read full article: FBI Jacksonville finds remains of missing UK man near Kingsland

The FBI Jacksonville Division announced on Friday that it had located the remains of a 32-year-old man in Southeast Georgia, more than two years after he was reported missing.

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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts

Read full article: Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts

The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as as President Donald Trump's FBI director.

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Seven Chilean men are charged with burglarizing the homes of Mahomes, Burrow and other star athletes

Read full article: Seven Chilean men are charged with burglarizing the homes of Mahomes, Burrow and other star athletes

Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with allegedly orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country.

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Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation

Read full article: Native American activist Leonard Peltier, freed from prison, is welcomed on North Dakota reservation

Native American activist Leonard Peltier was defiant toward the government but grateful to his family and supporters as they welcomed him home to North Dakota, one day after his release from a Florida prison where he had been serving a life sentence in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

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Florida officer gave guns to โ€˜key member of criminal conspiracyโ€™ who smuggled them to various Caribbean countries: DOJ

Read full article: Florida officer gave guns to โ€˜key member of criminal conspiracyโ€™ who smuggled them to various Caribbean countries: DOJ

A Florida police officer faces up to five years in prison for selling guns to a โ€œkey member of a criminal conspiracyโ€ who smuggled the guns into various countries in the Caribbean, the Department of Justice said.

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Leonard Peltier released from Florida prison following sentence commutation in FBI killings

Read full article: Leonard Peltier released from Florida prison following sentence commutation in FBI killings

Native American activist Leonard Peltier has been released from a Florida prison, weeks after then-President Joe Biden angered law enforcement officials by commuting his life sentence to home confinement in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents.

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Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

Read full article: Dismantling of federal efforts to monitor election interference creates opening for foreign meddling

President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.

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Crypto investment fraud on rise, FBI Jacksonville warns

Read full article: Crypto investment fraud on rise, FBI Jacksonville warns

Hereโ€™s a warning about cryptocurrency investment fraud. FBI Jacksonville says itโ€™s one of the most common and damaging fraud schemes right now.

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Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

Read full article: Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director.

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FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

Read full article: FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

The FBI says it's discovered 2,400 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to release thousands of classified files.

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Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI

Read full article: Senator seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI

A top Democratic senator has asked the Justice Departmentโ€™s inspector general to investigate after he says he received information that President Donald Trumpโ€™s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, had been โ€œpersonally directing the ongoing purgeโ€ of agents at the bureau.

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Justice Department says it won't release the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 riot cases

Read full article: Justice Department says it won't release the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6 riot cases

The Justice Department has agreed to refrain from publicly identifying any FBI agents whose conduct is under review as President Donald Trumpโ€™s administration examines the investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.

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Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead

Read full article: Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead.

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Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents

Read full article: Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents

A top Justice Department official has accused the FBIโ€™s acting leaders of โ€œinsubordinationโ€ in a memo in which he sought to soothe anxiety inside the bureau over the potential for a broad purge of agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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