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"Zero Cooperation" By Prince Andrew In Jeffrey Epstein Case: Prosecutor

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Prince Andrew has provided "zero cooperation" regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has yet to respond to a FBI request for an interview, a US prosecutor said Monday.

Apple iCloud Backups: How Much of Your iPhone Data Is End-to-End Encrypted and What About Android Backups?

Gaurav Shukla | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Apple’s iCloud backups feature has found itself under spotlight today. iPhone maker had planned to enable end-to-end encryption for the iPhone and iPad cloud backups back in 2018 but it dropped the plan after Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) complained. The end-to-end encryption would have made the user data completely secure.

Apple Said to Have Dropped Plan for Encrypting iPhone Backups After FBI Complained

Reuters | Wednesday January 22, 2020

Apple dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices in the company's iCloud service after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

FBI Begins Probe After Racist Graffiti Seen Outside Gurdwara In US: Report

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 17, 2020

After a racist graffiti was seen painted on a gurdwara in California on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into the vandalisation, saying it was a possible hate crime, a media report said.

"Real Sloppiness" In FBI Handling Surveillance Of Trump Aide: Ex-Director

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday December 16, 2019

Former FBI director James Comey acknowledged Sunday "real sloppiness" in the bureau's handling of a warrant to surveil a Trump campaign advisor with ties to Russia.

Mistakes, But No Political Bias In FBI Probe Of Trump Campaign: US Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The US Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Monday that it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.

"He's Very, Very Devastated": Trump On Saudi King After US Base Shooting

World News | Toluse Olorunnipa, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post | Monday December 9, 2019

After a Saudi gunman killed three people at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida, some of President Donald Trump's Republican allies took to the airwaves to condemn the attack as an act of terrorism, call for a halt to the training program that admitted the shooter and sharply press the Saudi government to cooperate in the investigation.

FBI Offers $5 Million Reward For US Man Linked To Al-Shabab Terrorists

World News | Kim Bellware, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 4, 2019

Federal investigators are re-upping a $5 million reward related to the capture of a 37-year-old man on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List whom it called "the highest-ranking U.S. citizen fighting overseas with a terrorist organization."

US Man Allegedly Plotted ISIS-Style Attack After Suspension From Colleges

World News | Kim Bellware, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 27, 2019

A 23-year-old Florida man is facing federal charges after he tried to get the Islamic State terrorist group to carry out an attack on deans at two Florida colleges where he had been suspended or expelled, according to a federal complaint unsealed Monday.

US Doctor Accused Of Needlessly Removing Uteruses Of Women

World News | Katie Mettler, Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post | Friday November 22, 2019

In the two weeks since authorities accused Virginia gynecologist Javaid Perwaiz of performing unnecessary surgeries on women to collect insurance kickbacks, hundreds of distraught former patients have contacted federal authorities, concerned they might be among the people who allegedly endured invasive procedures they did not want or need.

Sikhs Third Most Targeted In US After Jews, Muslims: FBI Report On Hate Crime

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Around 60 incidents of hate crimes against Sikhs were reported to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2018, making the community the third most commonly targeted religious group after Jews and Muslims in the US, according to an annual report released by the FBI on Tuesday.

US Sanctions Top Aides To Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, Including His Son

World News | Carol Morello, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 5, 2019

On the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, the Trump administration imposed new sanctions Monday on the core inner circle of advisers to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and added $20 million to a reward for information about a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran 12 years ago.

CBS Miniseries To Cast Jeff Daniels As Fired Ex-FBI Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 8, 2019

US production company CBS Studios said on Monday it is to make a miniseries based on the memoir of former FBI director James Comey, who was fired by President Donald Trump as the Russia election interference scandal erupted in 2017.

"Most Prolific" US Serial Killer Murdered At Least 50, Believed He Would Get Away

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday October 7, 2019

A 79-year-old man Samuel Little murdered at least 50 people, making him the most prolific serial killer in US history, the FBI said Sunday.

Facebook Could Become Platform of 'Child Pornographers', FBI Director Warns

Reuters | Saturday October 5, 2019

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that Facebook’s proposed move to encrypt its popular messaging program would turn the platform into a “dream come true for predators and child pornographers.”