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FBI Arrests 6 People In 2 States In Terrorism Investigation

11:48am April 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The men, originally from the Twin Cities area, are charged with giving support to ISIS, the group that calls itself the Islamic State, with plans to travel to Syria to fight for the group.

Detective Mark Williams (right) speaks with an officer in Richmond, Va. A decade ago, amid a surge in violent crime, Richmond police were identifying relatively few murder suspects. So the police department refocused its efforts to bring up its "clearance

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Open Cases: Why One-Third Of Murders In America Go Unresolved

10:22pm March 30, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Police today are identifying fewer murder suspects than they did a generation ago. One criminologist says that may be because departments are more focused on preventing crimes than on making arrests.

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Panel Finds FBI Made Strides After Sept. 11, But Must Speed Reforms

5:00pm March 25, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

An independent review of how the FBI implemented the recommendations made in the 9/11 Commission Report also says new threats to the U.S. challenged the bureau's "change-resistant culture."

FBI Director James Comey tackled the topic of race and law enforcement at Georgetown University in Washington on Thursday.

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FBI Director Faces 'Hard Truths' Of Policing Minority Communities

5:56pm February 12, 2015

by Kenya Downs

James Comey says both systematic and societal factors play a part in disconnect between law enforcement and communities of color.

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Ohio Man Is Arrested For Allegedly Plotting Attack On U.S. Capitol

6:05pm January 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The FBI says Christopher Lee Cornell of Cincinnati bought weapons to carry out an attack. Agents also say he used Twitter to express support for the violent extremist group Islamic State.

Amid much speculation by private security analysts, the FBI stood by its claim this week that North Korea was responsible for the hack against Sony Pictures.

Tech Week: FBI Still Blames North Korea; App Encourages Sharing

5:33am January 03, 2015

by Samantha Raphelson

This week in tech, private security experts continued to question the FBI's claim that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures. Also, a new app connects people and their stuff.

Sean Connery sits beside his co-star, English actress Shirley Eaton, covered in gold, during the filming of a scene from Goldfinger in 1964.

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FBI Wanted Little To Do With James Bond, Memo Reveals

9:36am December 09, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

In response to a request from the producers of Goldfinger, the FBI said Ian Fleming's novels "generally center around sex and bizarre situations."

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Justice Department Moves To Further Rein In Racial Profiling

9:45am December 08, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

New guidelines being unveiled today will broaden rules for the FBI, ATF, DEA and other federal agencies, that will ban — or nearly ban — profiling by race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

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FBI Spoofs News Story To Send Spyware To Suspect

8:06pm October 28, 2014

by Martin Kaste

How did the FBI get a suspect to click on a link? It created a fake news story about the suspect. When he clicked, spyware glommed on to his computer.

FBI Director James Comey says new encryption features allow people "to place themselves beyond the law."

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Apple Says iOS Encryption Protects Privacy; FBI Raises Crime Fears

9:58am October 09, 2014

by Brian Naylor

Apple says its new operating system for the iPhone features encryption so secure that not even Apple has the key to it. But the FBI warns that the software could limit its ability to fight crime.

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