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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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2 days ago

โ€˜I lost everythingโ€™: Houston man loses $500K in elder fraud scheme

Read full article: โ€˜I lost everythingโ€™: Houston man loses $500K in elder fraud scheme

Hiep Nguyen said he's lost his entire life savings in an elaborate elder fraud scheme.

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2 days ago

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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3 days ago

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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3 days ago

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 Houston looking for โ€˜Call Me Maybe Menaceโ€™ accused of attempted bank robbery in Crosby

Read full article: FBI Houston looking for โ€˜Call Me Maybe Menaceโ€™ accused of attempted bank robbery in Crosby

Investigators said the dubbed "Call Me Maybe Menace" tried to rob Woodforest National Bank in Crosby. Here's how you can help them find him.

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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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Houston FBI analyst accused of possessing over 1,000 AI-generated, real child sex abuse images out on bond

Read full article: Houston FBI analyst accused of possessing over 1,000 AI-generated, real child sex abuse images out on bond

An FBI analyst in Houston, Brian Vincent Rausch, has been arrested and released on bond after being charged with possessing over a thousand child sexual abuse images, including AI-generated ones.

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Former Texas Southern Universityโ€™s law school dean of admissions given 8-year prison sentence

Read full article: Former Texas Southern Universityโ€™s law school dean of admissions given 8-year prison sentence

FBI Houston said Edward Wayne Rene was sentenced to 8 years in prison for theft of a public servant and sexual performance by a minor.

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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 7 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Read full article: Search continues for 7 of 10 men who escaped from New Orleans jail, reward for info increases

Three days after a 10 men escaped a New Orleans jail by slipping through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, seven 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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Bar 5015 fire: FBI arrests wanted suspect in 2020 arson case

Read full article: Bar 5015 fire: FBI arrests wanted suspect in 2020 arson case

The final suspect charged in the 2020 Bar 5015 explosion has been arrested on Tuesday morning, according to FBI Houston.

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

Read full article: A day after saying FBI needs more resources, Patel strikes different tone 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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Bar 5015 fire: FBI searching for suspect charged in arson case; $3,000 reward for fugitive

Read full article: Bar 5015 fire: FBI searching for suspect charged in arson case; $3,000 reward for fugitive

Another suspect has been charged in the 2020 Bar 5015 explosion following the arrest of the former co-owner of the Turkey Leg Hut, Lyndell โ€œLynnโ€ Price, and others.

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FBI arrests man connected to Galleria bathroom child sex assault suspect

Read full article: FBI arrests man connected to Galleria bathroom child sex assault suspect

The FBI has arrested a man on child pornography charges who they say is linked to a man previously arrested for filming himself and others sexually assaulting a child in the bathroom at the Galleria Mall.

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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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Woman shot by FBI agent over machete threat in south Houston will remain in custody pending trial

Read full article: Woman shot by FBI agent over machete threat in south Houston will remain in custody pending trial

Jennifer Jesselle Perez Rodriguez, accused of threatening a federal agent with a machete in south Houston, will remain in custody pending trial.

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Galveston cruise safety: FBI reports nearly weekly ship investigations as passengers surge

Read full article: Galveston cruise safety: FBI reports nearly weekly ship investigations as passengers surge

Federal investigators are boarding cruise ships nearly every week at the Port of Galveston to investigate crimes committed in international waters, KPRC 2 News has learned, as the Texas port experiences record-breaking passenger volumes.

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New details emerge in shooting of woman by FBI agent in Houstonโ€™s south side

Read full article: New details emerge in shooting of woman by FBI agent in Houstonโ€™s south side

Jennifer Jesselle Perez Rodriguez, 33, was shot by an FBI agent after allegedly threatening federal agents with a machete during an unaccompanied child welfare check.

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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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Houston murder suspect in the U.S. illegally was under federal skimming scheme investigation, sources say

Read full article: Houston murder suspect in the U.S. illegally was under federal skimming scheme investigation, sources say

Showing up to the home in a gym tank top, Andres Fernandez De La Paz allegedly shot 34-year-old Ediesky Incencio Pineiro in the chest.

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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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Iraqi authorities arrest ISIS member connected to deadly New Orleans truck attack

Read full article: Iraqi authorities arrest ISIS member connected to deadly New Orleans truck attack

Iraqi officials announced the arrest of an ISIS member who allegedly incited the New Orleans truck attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens more on New Yearโ€™s Day.

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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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Livingston man arrested for using ex-girlfriendโ€™s FBI credentials for car loan

Read full article: Livingston man arrested for using ex-girlfriendโ€™s FBI credentials for car loan

Daniel Field has been arrested for posing as an FBI agent to secure a car loan.

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FBI agent shoots woman with machete in Houstonโ€™s south side, officials say

Read full article: FBI agent shoots woman with machete in Houstonโ€™s south side, officials say

An FBI-involved shooting in southwest Houston is under investigation after federal agents shot a woman in the parking lot of Del Papa Food Store on Milan Drive. T

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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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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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New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 material

Read full article: New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 material

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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FBI Houston seeks information man who threatened his own family during foiled bank robbery on April Foolsโ€™ Day

Read full article: FBI Houston seeks information man who threatened his own family during foiled bank robbery on April Foolsโ€™ Day

Officials in Houston are asking for the publicโ€™s help identifying the man behind an โ€œApril Foolsโ€™ Dayโ€ foiled bank robbery in southwest Houston. The man allegedly threatened his own family during the attempted heist.

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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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Former Texas teacher sentenced to federal prison for possession, distributing child porn online

Read full article: Former Texas teacher sentenced to federal prison for possession, distributing child porn online

Daniel Byrd, a former high school teacher in Texas, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via online platforms.

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Houston woman pleads guilty to using bank job to steal millions in unemployment benefits

Read full article: Houston woman pleads guilty to using bank job to steal millions in unemployment benefits

Jaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old from Houston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after exploiting her position at a bank contractor to fraudulently credit prepaid debit cards with $8.6 million.

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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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More than 40 people arrested at Texas home amid Tren de Aragua investigation

Read full article: More than 40 people arrested at Texas home amid Tren de Aragua investigation

Authorities did not say how the individuals arrested in Hays County may be tied to the Venezuelan gang. It was also unclear what criminal charges people may face, though drugs were seized.

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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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Domestic terrorism charges possible for man who vandalized Houston womanโ€™s Tesla

Read full article: Domestic terrorism charges possible for man who vandalized Houston womanโ€™s Tesla

Imagine completing your daily errands and returning to your car to find it vandalized.

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People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports bar

Read full article: People detained by ICE in human trafficking, prostitution raid at East Harris Co. sports bar

ICE agents were seen detaining several people at Frida's Sports Bar, loading them into vans before heading to an ICE facility. We're told the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission (TABC) is leading the case but it's unclear if ICE was responsible for those in custody.

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Large amounts of narcotics seized in FBI, Precinct 4 in Houston raids

Read full article: Large amounts of narcotics seized in FBI, Precinct 4 in Houston raids

Harris County Precinct 4 deputies, in collaboration with the FBI Houston Safe Streets Task Force, executed narcotics search warrants at two locations in Harris County, seizing large quantities of illegal drugs.

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

Read full article: Unredacted 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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Convicted drug dealer in Katy discovered to have 50+ guns in FBI raid

Read full article: Convicted drug dealer in Katy discovered to have 50+ guns in FBI raid

A Katy man has been arrested after an FBI raid uncovered more than 50 firearms in his possession, a violation of federal law due to his status as a convicted felon.

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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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Family of man killed in botched FBI raid awarded nearly $2 million

Read full article: Family of man killed in botched FBI raid awarded nearly $2 million

A federal judge has ruled that FBI Agent Gavin Lappe was negligent in the 2018 fatal shooting of Ulises Valladares during a rescue attempt in Houston, awarding the Valladares family nearly $2 million in damages.

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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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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 published a list of more than 440 federal properties it 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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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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โ€˜This was seriousโ€™: Spring Branch ISD police chief says teens in Memorial High threat discussed specific tactics

Read full article: โ€˜This was seriousโ€™: Spring Branch ISD police chief says teens in Memorial High threat discussed specific tactics

The Spring Branch ISD Police Chief is sharing more information after two teenage girls were arrested in a plot to harm students at Memorial High School using guns and pipe bombs.

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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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Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

Read full article: Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents

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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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 Houston arrests more suspected members of Tren de Aragua

Read full article: FBI Houston arrests more suspected members of Tren de Aragua

Authorities in Houston have continued their efforts to identify and apprehend suspected members of the violent Tren de Aragua gang across the city.

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3 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members arrested in Houston

Read full article: 3 suspected Tren de Aragua gang members arrested in Houston

Three men who are believed to be affiliated with the violent Tren de Aragua gang were arrested in Houston this morning.

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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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FBI Houston wants you to beware of these heartbreaking online romance scams

Read full article: FBI Houston wants you to beware of these heartbreaking online romance scams

Dating is scary enough as it is, but with love in the air this Valentine's Day, the FBI wants to ensure you don't let the pheromones cloud your decisionmaking.

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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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Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Departmentโ€™s helm

Read full article: Senate confirms Pam Bondi as US attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Departmentโ€™s helm

The Senate has confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general.

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FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

Read full article: FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that they fear could be a precursor to mass firings.

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New video released, reward increased in Cypress triple murder, arson investigation

Read full article: New video released, reward increased in Cypress triple murder, arson investigation

FBI and Harris County officials have released new surveillance footage and increased the reward to $25,000 in their investigation of a triple homicide in Cypress.

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Trayon White expelled from the DC Council for corruption but he's free to run for his old seat

Read full article: Trayon White expelled from the DC Council for corruption but he's free to run for his old seat

The D.

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Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs

Read full article: Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs

The association representing thousands of FBI agents is urging congressional leaders to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

Read full article: FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in the inquiries as the Trump administration's Justice Department weighs disciplinary actions that could result in firings.

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Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

Read full article: Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

The Trump administration has fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those same probes so that they can possibly be ousted.

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Houstonโ€™s cybercrime crackdown: 39 fraud websites shut down

Read full article: Houstonโ€™s cybercrime crackdown: 39 fraud websites shut down

In an international crackdown involving Houston authorities, 39 domains operated by a Pakistan-based group known as Saim Raza or HeartSender were shut down for selling hacking and fraud tools.

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US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration

Read full article: US cybersecurity agency's future role in elections remains murky under the Trump administration

The nationโ€™s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration.

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