Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes
The Senate has advanced legislation that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americansโ civil liberties.
Ship that caused bridge collapse had apparent electrical issues while still docked, AP source says
Someone with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical issues hours before it left the port.
House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
The U.S. House has passed a bill to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on how the FBI uses this crucial program to search for Americansโ data.
The US is bracing for complex, fast-moving threats to elections this year, FBI director warns
FBI Director Christopher Wray says the U.S. expects to confront fast-moving threats to American elections this year as artificial intelligence and other technological advances have made interference and meddling easier than before.
Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn't malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Courtroom testimony by an independent gun expert is casting new doubt on Alec Baldwinโs account that his gun went off without pulling the trigger in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 rehearsal on the set of the Western movie โRust.โ.
US attorney, special agents to hold conference about significant drug operation in California
U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey will join the Special Agents in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI at a presser to provide information about a significant law enforcement operation in San Francisco.
โThereโs a chance we can find herโ: Teacherโs aide hopes FBIโs efforts will lead to answers in missing 12-year-old case
Itโs been eight months since Lori Paige went missing in Tallahassee. The Jacksonville FBI offered a reward up to a $15,000 reward for tips that could help locate the 12-year-old.
Ex-FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts is returned to US custody
Defense lawyers say a former FBI informant who claims to have links to Russian intelligence and is charged with lying about a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden's family has been taken back into the custody of U.S. Marshals.
How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?
Federal prosecutors say the explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence.
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.
Ex-FBI official sentenced to over 2 years in prison for concealing payment from Albanian businessman
A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official was sentenced to more than two years in prison for concealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments from a businessman with ties to the Albanian government.
Chinese hackers are determined to โwreak havocโ on US critical infrastructure, FBI director warns
FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.
Swatting is a trend threatening the lives of people locally and nationally
Recently, a lot of high-profile people including politicians have been victims of swatting calls. The FBI describes swatting as someone calling 911 and faking an emergency that draws a response from law enforcement, usually a SWAT team.
Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his residence were illegally found and seized
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is asking a judge to toss out much of the evidence in the prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence to get back at him for defeating a prior prosecution.
Reformed mobster went after 'one last score' when he stole Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'Oz'
The aging reformed mobster who has admitted stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in โThe Wizard of Ozโ gave into the temptation of โone last scoreโ after an old mob associate led him to believe the famous shoes were adorned with real jewels.
Jacksonville psychologist believes Dollar General shooter feared those who were different from him
After the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office released the hate-filled manifesto left behind by the gunman of the Dollar General shooting, a local psychologist is sharing some insight on how a person could become radicalized.
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says
An FBI agent says investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor and maggots.
FBI calls bomb threats that led to brief lockdowns and evacuations of some state capitols a hoax
A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states has briefly disrupted government affairs and prompted some state capitol evacuations, but no explosives have been found and federal officials quickly dismissed the threats as a hoax.
Justice Dept. accuses 2 political operatives of hiding foreign lobbying during Trump administration
Newly unsealed Justice Department court records say two well-connected political consultants provided false information about lobbying work on behalf of a wealthy Persian Gulf country during the Trump administration.
Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge
Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump.
Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballot
Police say they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the courtโs decision to remove President Donald Trump from the stateโs presidential primary ballot.
FBI issues warning for holiday social gatherings, encourages public to report suspicious activity
The FBI issued a national warning that holiday parties, Christmas parades and large public gatherings could be the target of violence or even terrorism. News4JAX spoke with a former FBI agent about what it means for Jacksonville.
Ex-Jaguars financial manager accused of stealing more than $22 million, according to court filing
A former financial manager for the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing more than $22 million from the franchise through its virtual credit card program between 2019 and 2023, according to a seven-page court filing.
Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says
The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government.
Special Agent in Charge for FBI Jacksonville announces retirement after decades of work
After more than two decades of serving and protecting with the Federal Bureau of Investigations all over the world, The Special Agent in Charge of FBI Jacksonville Sherri Onks announced she has made the difficult decision to retire at the end of the year.
The FBI is investigating a Texas sheriff's office, a woman interviewed by agents says
A woman interviewed by FBI agents says they are investigating allegations of wrongdoing by a Texas sheriff who faced complaints of corruption for years before drawing broader scrutiny for his response to a mass shooting.
The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel
FBI Director Christopher Wray is warning that Hamasโ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S. He told lawmakers on Tuesday that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks.
The Supreme Court allows the White House to continue work to combat controversial social media posts
The Supreme Court says it will indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.
Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him
Donald Trump is scheduled to be questioned under oath as part of lawsuits from two former FBI employees who provoked the former presidentโs outrage after sending each other pejorative text messages about him.
Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
Authorities say a 71-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounded a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war.
Proud Boy who disappeared ahead of his Jan. 6 sentencing was found unconscious by agents at his home
FBI officials say a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to โcovertly returnโ to his home.
The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case
The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case was emblematic of a movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous women was convicted of first-degree murder in her fatal shooting.
A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says
A sharply divided privacy oversight board says the FBI and other government agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program.
FBI is investigating alleged abuse in Baton Rouge police warehouse known as the 'Brave Cave'
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into claims in recent lawsuits that Baton Rouge police assaulted and strip-searched drug suspects they detained in an obscure warehouse known as the โBrave Cave.โ.
FBI updates photo of University of Wisconsin bomber wanted for 53 years
More than 50 years after a Vietnam War-era bombing on the University of Wisconsin campus that killed a researcher, the FBI has released age-processed photographs of a suspect who has evaded law enforcement for more than half a century and been referred to as โWisconsinโs state ghost.โ.
US says a smuggler with terrorist ties helped get migrants from Uzbekistan into the country
The Biden administration says it has detected and stopped a network attempting to smuggle people from Uzbekistan into the United States and says at least one member of the network had links to a foreign terrorist group.