Andrea Noble

U.S. attorney’s affair violated sexual harassment laws: Justice Dept. watchdog

A U.S. attorney violated sexual harassment laws and regulations by engaging in a yearlong "intimate personal relationship" with a subordinate and later lying to Justice Department investigators who opened a probe of the matter, according to a watchdog report released Tuesday.

June 7, 2016

Peter Neffenger: TSA sees progress in shortening airport security line waits

The head of the Transportation Security Administration highlighted a bright spot in its ongoing struggle to reduce wait times for airline passengers -- nearly all passengers flying over Memorial Day weekend made it through security lines in under 30 minutes.

June 7, 2016

Chicago teen admits to killing friend on Snapchat: Prosecutors

Prosecutors say a Chicago teenager admitted to killing his 16-year-old friend in a Snapchat video taken while the teen was in the back of a police squad car.

June 6, 2016

Mainak Sarkar, UCLA gunman, had ‘kill list,’ police say

The gunman believed to have fatally shot two of three people on his "kill list" had apparently expected to die during his attack at University of California, Los Angeles, asking in a note found on his body for someone to check on the well being of his cat, according to police.

June 2, 2016

Justice Dept.: Mail-fraud scheme bilked elderly out of $18 million a year

U.S. and Dutch authorities have taken legal action to halt a massive mail-fraud scheme they say has duped elderly Americans into paying tens of millions of dollars by falsely promising prizes like lottery winnings or new cars in exchange.

June 2, 2016

Murder-suicide at UCLA campus prompts massive police response

A murder-suicide at the University of California, Los Angeles sent the school into lockdown Wednesday morning and brought hordes of police officers to the campus.

June 1, 2016

Teen’s fatal shooting caps Chicago’s deadliest May in decades

A violent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, followed by the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy Tuesday night, concluded the deadliest May the city has seen in more than two decades.

June 1, 2016

Judge Andrew Hanen scaring illegals away from Obama’s amnesty, administration says

The Obama administration accused a federal judge Tuesday of sowing "fear and confusion" among illegal immigrants, potentially scaring them away from signing up for President Obama's deportation amnesty by demanding immigration officials submit names of tens of thousands of migrants who've already enrolled.

May 31, 2016

Justice Dept. objects to judge’s order for ethics classes, disclosure of immigrant data

The Justice Department fired back at the Texas judge who ordered its attorneys to undertake ethics classes after finding they misled the court in a high-profile challenge to President Obama's deportation amnesty -- saying the order was beyond the judge's authority and would cost millions to implement.

May 31, 2016

D.C. concealed carry applications soar while ‘good reason’ requirement not enforced

Applications for concealed carry permits have spiked in the District since a federal judge ordered the city to stop requiring gun owners to prove they have a "good reason" to carry a firearm in public, according to documents filed as part of an ongoing legal challenge to D.C. gun laws.

May 29, 2016

‘Blue Lives Matter’ law enacted in Louisiana to protect police, first responders

Louisiana is the first state in the nation to enact a law making it a hate crime to target police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel -- a move that critics say is an overreaction to tensions between communities and law enforcement.

May 27, 2016

D.C. moves to appeal ruling shooting down concealed carry law

The District's Attorney General is moving quickly to appeal a federal judge's ruling which last week blocked city officials from requiring gun owners to provide a "good reason" in order to get a permit to carry a concealed firearm in the nation's capital.

May 27, 2016

Terry McAuliffe, Virginia governor, met with Chinese businessman who gave to his campaign

Terry McAuliffe said Wednesday he had met the Chinese businessman whose donations to his 2013 campaign are now under scrutiny from federal investigators.

May 25, 2016

Obama administration abandons gun control push for remainder of presidency

The White House waved the white flag on federal gun control efforts for the remainder of Barack Obama's presidency.

May 24, 2016

Dylann Roof to face death penalty in Charleston church shootings

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Tuesday the Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of shooting and killing nine black churchgoers in a Charleston, South Carolina church last year.

May 24, 2016

Terry McAuliffe, Virginia governor, says Chinese businessman’s campaign donations were vetted

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he has never met with the Chinese businessman thought to be at the center of a federal probe of donations to his 2013 campaign.

May 24, 2016

Feds to build separate detention unit for transgender illegal immigrants

Federal immigration authorities plan to build a separate unit for transgender detainees in a new facility under construction in Alvarado, Texas.

May 23, 2016

FBI, Justice Dept. investigating Va. Gov. Terry McAuliffe for campaign donation: report

The FBI and Justice Department reportedly are investigating whether Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe accepted illegal contributions during his 2013 campaign.

May 23, 2016

Obama’s plan to reintegrate ex-convicts into society raises crime fears

The Obama administration has gone into overdrive in the last two months, pushing administrative policy changes to make it easier for ex-convicts to rejoin society, but at the same time sparking concern that reforms will increase crime and jeopardize safety.

May 22, 2016

Tom Cotton, GOP lawmaker: Senate’s criminal-justice reform effort ‘dead’

A chief opponent of the sentencing reform package before Congress called this year's effort to pass criminal justice reform "dead."

May 19, 2016