Andrea Noble

Feds’ pursuit of iPhone data in New York case underscores ongoing encryption battle

The FBI may have found a way into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers without the help of Apple, but it's not giving up a fight to compel the tech company to help it access data on a cellphone that belonged to a convicted New York drug trafficker.

April 8, 2016

2 dead in apparent murder suicide at Lackland Air Force base

Authorities responded Friday morning to reports of an active shooter at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

April 8, 2016

Dennis Hastert attorneys ask for probation, citing remorse and health problems

Citing a deep remorse and health problems, attorneys for former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert asked a federal judge to sentence him to probation rather than time in jail for charges related to hush money payments he made to cover up past misconduct. The Associated Press and other media outlets, citing anonymous sources, have reported that Hastert wanted to hide claims that he sexually molested someone.

April 6, 2016

DEA to decide within months whether to change federal status of marijuana

The Drug Enforcement Administration says it plans to decide within the next several months whether to change the federal status of marijuana, according to a letter sent to lawmakers this week.

April 6, 2016

University of Northern New Jersey faked to sniff out student-visa fraud cases

Federal authorities revealed Tuesday -- as they announced the arrests of recruiters involved in the "pay to stay" scheme -- that agents working for the Department of Homeland Security set up the University of Northern New Jersey in 2013 as part of a sting operation meant to catch individuals involved in student visa fraud. The sting operation ensnared 21 people who officials say recruited foreign nationals to pay thousands of dollars in order to obtain fraudulent enrollment status at the school so they could extend their student visas and remain here.

April 5, 2016

Obama calls on Congress to end U.S. tax loopholes for wealthy

President Obama used a burgeoning scandal about offshore tax havens Tuesday to call on Congress to enact tax fairness measures that he said would benefit middle-class taxpayers.

April 5, 2016

O.J. Simpson: Knife found at former home reportedly not linked to murders

Police found no forensic evidence linking a knife reportedly recovered from the former home of O.J. Simpson to the 1994 murders of Simpson's ex-wife and her friend, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

April 1, 2016

GunTV aims to spread firearms knowledge in an ‘entertaining, convenient format’

With gun sales recently reaching record highs in the United States, a new home-shopping channel is betting on consumers' desire for firearms.

April 1, 2016

FBI says no agreement to help Arkansas prosecutors hack iPhone

Now that a third party was successful this week in helping the FBI unlock and gain access to the iPhone belonging to deceased San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, it appears the bureau may now turn its secret weapon loose on such criminal cases.

March 31, 2016

Federal trial of MS-13 gang members begins in Northern Virginia

One of the primary rules of the street gang MS-13 is not to talk to police. But a federal racketeering case brought against members of one of the most violent gangs in Northern Virginia is laying bare the extent of cooperation between its members and law enforcement.

March 30, 2016

Ex-attorney says D.C. Madam’s phone records are ‘relevant’ to presidential race

The lawyer who represented the D.C. Madam is asking the Supreme Court to lift a restraining order that prevents him from releasing phone records from his former client's escort service, saying the records could influence the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

March 29, 2016

Justice Department to drop encryption case against Apple: report

Investigators have successfully accessed data from the iPhone belonging to dead San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook -- a development that brings a stunning end to a court battle that could have forced Apple to help law enforcement officials hack the cellphone.

March 28, 2016

Feds arrest hundreds of gang members in ‘Project Shadowfire’ raids

More than 900 gang members associated with groups like MS-13, the Nortenos, and the Bloods were arrested across the country as part of a five-week U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-led operation, officials announced Monday.

March 28, 2016

Iran indictments, sanctions send signal to Obama nuclear deal critics

An Iranian hacker managed to gain control of the computer systems that worked the sluices on a New York dam -- but luckily the gates had been taken offline for maintenance at the time, foiling any possible mischief, federal prosecutors said Thursday, announcing charges against seven Iran-backed operatives for hacking American infrastructure.

March 24, 2016

Justice Dept. announces charges in dam cyberattack

The Justice Department announced Thursday it has indicted seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with cybercrimes related to online attacks on U.S. banks and a New York dam.

March 24, 2016

U.S. Marshals arrest 13K in sweep targeting ‘worst’ violent offenders

The U.S. Marshals Service arrested more than 13,000 individuals with open warrants as part of a national operation meant to target the "worst of the worst" violent, repeat offenders.

March 23, 2016

Jeh Johnson: ‘No specific, credible intelligence’ of terror plot in U.S.

There is "no specific, credible intelligence" of a plot to conduct an attack similar to Tuesday's bombings at a Brussels airport and subway system in the United States, said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.

March 22, 2016

Mormon missionaries from Utah, U.S. Air Force officer among injured in Brussels attacks

Three Mormon missionaries from Utah were among the scores of people injured in Tuesday's bombings at the Brussels airport, according to a statement issued by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

March 22, 2016

Brussels attacks: U.S. officials closely watching developments after ‘appalling assault’

Top military and Justice Department officials have been briefed on the bombings in Brussels that have killed more than 30 people, and agencies are closely monitoring developments from the attacks.

March 22, 2016

MS-13 gang killings linked to immigrant surge

The notoriously violent MS-13 street gang, known for slashing victims to death with knives and machetes, is reviving its brutal brand of violence to reassert its dominance in the Washington metropolitan area -- with authorities linking at least eight homicides in Virginia and Maryland over the past year to the gang.

March 21, 2016