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Alert Warns of Elevated Threat to Jewish Communities in US

Attacks in Boulder, DC could inspire more, FBI says

(Newser) - Federal agencies have warned that the recent attacks on Jewish people in the US, as well as the Israeli-Hamas fighting, could inspire more. The alert to Americans and law enforcement agencies was issued Thursday night by the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the National Counterterrorism Center, CBS News...

Don't Expect Those MLK Files Anytime Soon

Judge seeks careful review amid pushback from Dr. King's allies

(Newser) - A federal judge in Washington has signaled he may accelerate the release of documents tied to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in response to President Trump's executive order . But during a Wednesday hearing, Judge Richard Leon made clear that any move would be a slow...

How a 'Potential Agroterrorism Weapon' Allegedly Got Into US

Officials say Chinese couple smuggled the crop-killing fungus into the country

(Newser) - Two Chinese nationals are facing federal charges after allegedly smuggling a crop-destroying fungus—deemed a potential agroterrorism weapon—into the United States. Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu are facing federal charges in Michigan over the fungus, Fusarium graminearum. Authorities allege Liu attempted to bring the fungus through Detroit's...

FBI's Bongino: We'll Settle Epstein Question With Video

Deputy director says he'll release footage all but confirming that Epstein took his own life

(Newser) - The deputy chief of the FBI told Fox News on Thursday that he is certain Jeffrey Epstein took his own life in prison and was not murdered, reports the Hill . Dan Bongino said he has seen video and plans to release it to the public that rebuts the views of...

FBI Reinvestigating White House Cocaine Find

Agency also examining leak of Dobbs decision, pipe bombs planted at party headquarters

(Newser) - The FBI will reinvestigate several incidents that have become "popular talking points on America's political right wing and among conspiracy theorists," per the Guardian . Writing Monday on X , Dan Bongino, the podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, said the agency would launch new investigations into the...

On Diverted Flight, 2 Separate 'Unruly' Incidents

Man tried to open exit doors, triggering diversion, before passenger punched door in frustration

(Newser) - An "unruly passenger" flying from Tokyo to Houston decided to make an early escape, trying two different exit doors on the mid-air plane, before the flight was diverted Saturday, per CNN . Passengers and crew restrained the individual before All Nippon Airways Flight 114 landed in Seattle at 4:19am,...

Fertility Clinic Bomber Left Behind 'Nihilistic' Writings

Authorities believe Guy Edward Bartkus carried out the attack, and was killed in it

(Newser) - Authorities say Guy Edward Bartkus, the 25-year-old suspected to be responsible for Saturday's explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic , left behind writings with "anti-pro-life" and nihilistic messages, including views that the world should not be populated. Authorities believe Bartkus died in the car bomb blast, which...

Louisiana Officials Trace Inmates' Escape

FBI offers reward in search for seven fugitives, who may have left the state by now

(Newser) - Seven inmates remained on the run Sunday after a bold escape from New Orleans' main jail, as authorities race to find them and investigate what they said appears to be an inside job. Officials said the fugitives, who were awaiting trial on charges including murder and burglary, may have...

FBI's Patel: I'm Closing Famous DC Headquarters

Hoover Building is unsafe, requiring the move, director announces

(Newser) - The iconic J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building will be shut and 1,500 agents and other employees moved out of Washington, DC, and scattered about the country, agency Director Kash Patel said Friday. "This FBI is leaving the Hoover Building because this building is unsafe for our workforce,"...

FBI Shuts Unit That Investigates Congressional Corruption

GOP senator had said the squad was misused against Trump

(Newser) - The FBI squad that investigates allegations of fraud and corruption against members of Congress and other federal employees is being shut down. The unit worked on the leadup to special counsel Jack Smith's election fraud investigation of Donald Trump and his allies, NBC News reports. The move is another...

Trump&#39;s FBI Budget Isn&#39;t Enough, Patel Testifies
Patel Reconsiders
Criticism of Trump Budget
updated
May 8, 2025 6:45 PM CDT

Patel Reconsiders Criticism of Trump Budget

A day later, director says FBI will carry on whatever the funding

(Newser) - On second thought, President Trump's proposed budget for the FBI might not be so bad, Kash Patel suggested on Thursday. The FBI director had made clear to a House panel the day before that the proposal cutting agency funding was Trump's, not his. Patel addressed the issue in...

'We're Citizens!' Mom, 3 Girls Told ICE in Mistaken Raid

Mother in Oklahoma City describes 'guns pointed in our faces'

(Newser) - A mother who moved from Maryland to Oklahoma with her three daughters, all US citizens, hoping for a fresh start, instead encountered terror Thursday when 20 armed men stormed into her home in the early hours, seizing the family's phones, laptops, and life savings. The woman, who spoke to...

FBI Arrests Judge Accused of Shielding an Immigrant

Milwaukee County judge Hannah Dugan was detained in her own courtroom

(Newser) - The FBI arrested a county judge in her Milwaukee courthouse on Friday and accused her of trying to shield an immigrant from arrest—a move seen as a dramatic escalation in the legal fight over deportations, reports the New York Times .
  • The judge: Agents arrested Judge Hannah Dugan on Friday
...

Scammers Cost Seniors Nearly $5B Last Year

Americans lost $16.6B to online scams overall, per FBI report

(Newser) - Americans lost a record $16.6 billion to online scams last year, according to new data highlighting a surge in cybercrime targeting older adults and cryptocurrency investors. This is up from $12.5 billion in 2023, according to new findings on cybercriminals via the FBI's annual Internet Crime...

Kash Patel to Run ATF, Too
Kash Patel Is Out at ATF
updated
Apr 9, 2025 7:06 PM CDT

Kash Patel Is Out at ATF

FBI director was doing double duty

(Newser) - The unusual assignment that had the FBI director also running the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has ended. Now the secretary of the Army will direct the ATF on the side, an equally unusual plan. USA Today reports that Daniel Driscoll replaced Kash Patel atop the ATF. No...

Feds Say They Busted Alleged Leader of East Coast MS-13

AG Pam Bondi, FBI chief Kash Patel say 24-year-old Salvadorean was arrested in Virginia

(Newser) - The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Bondi lauded the early morning arrest of the 24-year-old man from El Salvador, who was described as one of MS-13's top three leaders in the...

FBI Is Going After Tesla Attackers
FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force
Mar 25, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force

Bureau is going after 'domestic terrorism' vandals targeting Elon Musk's EV brand

(Newser) - The FBI has a new task force that's going after vandals targeting Teslas in the wake of CEO Elon Musk's DOGE-related moves. As CNN reports, the bureau announced Monday that it will collaborate with the ATF in an effort to stem the attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations,...

Feds Issue Medusa Warning to Gmail, Outlook Users
Feds Issue Medusa Warning
to Gmail, Outlook Users
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 22, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

Feds Issue Medusa Warning to Gmail, Outlook Users

Ransomware attackers use 'double extortion' model

(Newser) - The FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are urging users of email services including Gmail and Outlook to protect themselves from Medusa. The agencies say attackers using the ransomware variant have hit hundreds of companies across multiple industries, including critical infrastructure, using phishing techniques and exploiting software...

Affidavit: Disruptive Flier Struck Man Who Was Filming Him

FBI alleges Asterius Mutayoba Rulamka disrupted a March 5 flight to DC

(Newser) - A Texas man who allegedly disrupted an American Airlines flight earlier this month reportedly indicated he was bound for Washington, DC, in order to speak with President Trump, per an FBI affidavit seen by Fox News . According to the affidavit, Asterius Mutayoba Rulamka departed from Wichita, Kansas, on March 5...

Reward for Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Upped to $10M

Canadian drug trafficker Ryan Wedding is believed to be hiding out in Mexico

(Newser) - The reward for a former Olympic snowboarder has been upped to more than $10 million. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian citizen accused of running an international drug trafficking operation , is believed to be living in Mexico but federal prosecutors said Thursday that investigators "have not ruled out his presence in...

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