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Officers salute Master Sgt. Debra Clayton on Monday in Orlando, Fla.

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2 Florida Law Enforcement Officers Killed During Hunt For Murder Suspect

5:57pm January 09, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

A police officer was killed while pursuing a murder suspect at a Wal-Mart in Orlando, Fla. Then, during the manhunt, a sheriff's deputy riding a motorcycle was hit by a car and killed.

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Justice Department Will Track Police Killings And Use Of Force

5:45pm October 13, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A pilot program could begin early next year. The announcement amplifies FBI Director James Comey's statement that the bureau is setting up a database that can track police killings.

Police crime tape is displayed at the scene where a 16-year-old was shot and killed and an 18-year-old was shot and wounded on April 25 in Chicago.

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FBI: Murders Up Nearly 11 Percent In 2015; Violent Crime Rose Slightly

4:53pm September 26, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Experts said homicides and other violence remain at low rates compared with a crime wave from 20 years ago.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Digital Content Creators Town Hall at the Neuehouse Hollywood in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Clinton Interviewed By FBI Investigators In Email Probe

1:09pm July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State on Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for Clinton.

Then-acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery (right) speaks at a news conference with Attorney General Eric Holder at the Department of Justice in 2015.

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Justice Department's No. 3 Official Is Stepping Down

11:48am April 05, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Stuart Delery, acting associate attorney general, is resigning to explore options in the private sector. He leaves as the highest-ranking openly gay leader in the department's history.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey stand by a poster showing Iranians who are wanted by the FBI for computer hacking during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington on Thursday.

U.S. Indicts 7 Iranians Accused Of Hacking U.S. Financial Institutions

6:42pm March 24, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Iranians allegedly carried out cyberattacks against U.S. financial institutions between 2011 and 2013. One of them is accused of remotely accessing the control system of a small dam in Rye, N.Y.

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Ferguson Mayor: 'There Was No Agreement' With The Justice Department

6:32pm February 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Ferguson Mayor James Knowles about why the City Council decided to change an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the subsequent lawsuit against the city.

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Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday that the federal government had filed a lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Mo.

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Justice Department Sues Ferguson After City Amends Police Reform Deal

7:51pm February 10, 2016

by Laura Wagner

One day after the Ferguson City Council voted to change a police and court reform plan, negotiated with DOJ, the feds filed a lawsuit against the city. The council said the deal was too costly.

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, pictured at a July news conference in Washington, D.C., said federal and local law enforcement officials plan to meet in Detroit later this month to discuss ways to reduce violence.

U.S. Attorney General: 'This Violence Against All Of Us' Must End

1:26pm September 02, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Loretta Lynch condemns the shootings of law enforcement officers in Texas and Illinois, as well as other acts of violence in recent months.

President Obama is the first sitting president to visit a federal prison.

Pell Grants For Prisoners: An Old Argument Revisited

4:59pm July 31, 2015

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The Obama administration is expected to announce a new program Friday that would once again allow some prisoners access to federal college funding.

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