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Andrea Noble

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Andrea Noble was a crime and public safety reporter for The Washington Times.

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Police stand outside the Fifth Avenue, public, entrance to Trump Tower, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in New York. For nearly the entire week since he became president-elect, Donald Trump has been holed up in Trump Tower, his gilded New York skyscraper. A steady stream of visitors has come to him, flooding through metal detectors and getting whisked up to Trump's offices and penthouse residence. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Trump Tower evacuated; NYPD, NYFD on scene

First-responders in New York evacuated the Trump Tower lobby on Tuesday afternoon over a suspicious package, but quickly declared an "all clear" after discovering the package's contents.

December 27, 2016
The case of convicted church shooter Dylann Storm Roof is the kind that essentially requires the death penalty, say advocates of increasing the practice. (Associated Press)

Death penalty falls to new low as voters seek resurgence

Use of the death penalty in the United States fell to a historic low in 2016, even as voters in three states passed ballot initiatives in support of capital punishment, according to a year-end report from the Death Penalty Information Center.

December 21, 2016

House Oversight: DOJ, DHS have more than 400 cell-site simulators

The Department of Homeland Security and Justice Department have spent collectively more than $95 million on secret cellphone tracking technology and own more than 400 cell-site simulators that can be used to zero in covertly on the locations of cellphones, according to a congressional report.

December 19, 2016
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a ceremony to unveil a portrait of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Judge orders release of Clinton email search warrant

A federal judge has ordered the public release of a search warrant and other documents related to the FBI's renewal of an investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server.

December 19, 2016
This file photo taken April 8, 2016 and provided by Russian Defense Ministry press service, shows the ancient ruins in Palmyra, Syria. Palmyra, the archaeological gem that Islamic State fighters retook Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, from Syrian troops is a desert oasis surrounded by palm trees, and a UNESCO world heritage site, that boasts 2,000-year-old towering Roman-era colonnades and priceless artifacts. It is also a strategic crossroads linking the Syrian capital, Damascus, with the country's east and neighboring Iraq. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP, File)

Justice Department targets Islamic State antiquities trade

The Justice Department on Thursday filed legal action in an effort to recover looted Syrian artifacts believed to have been trafficked by the Islamic State — marking the first time the U.S. has gone to court to obtain antiquities once held by the terrorist group.

December 15, 2016
FILE - In this June 18, 2015 file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C. Prosecutors who wanted to show that Roof was a cruel, angry racist simply used his own words at his death penalty trial on charges he killed nine black people in June 2015 at a Charleston church. Roof's two-hour videotaped confession less than a day after the shooting and a handwritten journal found in his car when he was arrested were introduced into evidence Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

Dylann Roof guilty in Charleston church massacre

A South Carolina jury on Thursday convicted Dylann Roof of federal hate crimes and other charges stemming from a racially motivated mass shooting that killed nine black churchgoers.

December 15, 2016
This August 2016 file photo provided by TheLantern.com shows Abdul Razak Ali Artan in Columbus, Ohio. Authorities identified Artan as the Somali-born Ohio State University student who plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a knife Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, before he was shot to death by an officer. (Kevin Stankiewicz/TheLantern.com via AP, File)

Chuck Grassley questions Abdul Razak Ali Artan asylum vetting

The mother of a Somali refugee, who last month injured 11 people in an attack at Ohio State University, told immigration officials her children were at risk of being kidnapped or recruited by a terrorist group when she sought asylum for her family, according to a senator questioning the Obama administration's vetting of the man.

December 15, 2016
Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department watchdog who chairs the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, said a good nominee should not be a partisan choice. (Associated Press/File)

Congress moves to strengthen authority of inspectors general

Congress has taken notable steps to strengthen the authority of inspectors general this month by confirming nominees to two long-vacant watchdog posts and passing legislation to protect investigators' access to documents sought as part of federal probes.

December 13, 2016
President Barack Obama arrives at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, NH, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) ** FILE **

Obama to preserve Senate’s torture report but not yet declassify

The 6,700-page Senate report on the "enhanced interrogation techniques" the CIA used on terrorism suspects held after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will not be released to the public before President Obama leaves office next month, according to the top White House lawyer.

December 12, 2016
In this Sept. 22, 2016, file photo Attorney General Loretta Lynch takes a question during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Lynch will visit a mosque in Virginia on Dec. 12 amid a sharp increase in hate crimes targeting Muslims. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Loretta Lynch visits Virginia mosque amid spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes

Attorney General Loretta Lynch called attention to an uptick in hate crimes committed against Muslims as she visited a Virginia mosque Monday, drawing parallels between discrimination prior generations have overcome and warning that attacks on one group endanger all members of society.

December 12, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally, in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Trump team dismisses Russian hacking reports, bashes CIA assessment

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team questioned the veracity of assessments by U.S. intelligence officials that Russia-backed hackers interfered in this year's elections, challenging assertions that the CIA determined Russia sought to help the Republican nominee win the presidency.

December 10, 2016
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russian President President Vladimir Putin before a bilateral meeting at United Nations headquarters. Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review on the election-season hacking that rattled the presidential campaign and raised new concerns about foreign meddling in U.S. elections, a White House official said Friday. White House counterterrorism and Homeland Security adviser Lisa Monaco said Obama ordered officials to report on the hacking of Democratic officials’ email accounts and Russia’s involvement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Obama orders review of Russian election hacking

Before President Obama leaves office next month, U.S. intelligence agencies have been tasked with completing a full review of all cyberattacks that have targeted the American presidential election process since 2008.

December 9, 2016