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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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The FBI said that Ahmed Abu Khattala, who was allegedly behind the Benghazi attack of Sept. 11, 2012, suffered bruises during his arrest when he resisted authorities. (Associated Press)

Benghazi mastermind was treated fairly while in custody, FBI says

FBI agents who assisted in the capture and detention of 2012 Benghazi attack suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala testified Monday about the arrest and treatment in custody, as prosecutors attempted to dispel any notion of abuse or coercion into making statements.

October 16, 2017
Some jurisdictions say the Trump administration is trying to bully them into dropping their protections for illegal immigrants. (Associated Press/File)

Justice Dept. issues final warning to ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions

The Justice Department issued a final warning this week to five jurisdictions it accuses of having "sanctuary" policies protecting illegal immigrants, giving them until Oct. 27 to prove they are complying with federal law or else risk losing millions of dollars in federal grants.

October 12, 2017
The executive director of the Missouri ACLU said that "there are unfortunately ongoing, multiple instances of arbitrary unconstitutional acts by police" against St. Louis protesters who have taken to the streets in order to decry police brutality. (Associated Press)

St. Louis protesters of police brutality case to be evaluated by DOJ

The Trump administration's willingness to get involved in local policing matters is about to be tested. The Justice Department is evaluating St. Louis' request for an independent investigation into how city police responded to recent protests and to see whether federal intervention is needed.

October 10, 2017
Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith, talks with former Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., as he takes his seat to testify before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Senators grill Equifax officials over data breach, new IRS contract

Senators demanded answers from Equifax on Wednesday after learning the IRS signed a contract for taxpayer verification with the credit reporting company following its disclosure of a massive data breach that affected 145 million Americans' information.

October 4, 2017
A map of Benghazi, Libya, was carried into federal court in the District of Columbia on Monday as a trial began for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attacks on a diplomatic compound that killed four Americans. (Associated Press)

Scott Wickland testifies in Ahmed Abu Khattala trial

Militants armed with AK-47s and grenades banged the butts of their guns against the locked cage that stood between them and the safe room inside the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, where the three men hunkered down inside thought they were going to die.

October 2, 2017
Ahmed Abu Khattala, the only person to be prosecuted in relation to the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is charged with murder of an officer of the United States, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and other crimes. His trial begins Monday in federal court in the District of Columbia and is expected to run for at least four weeks. (Associated Press/File)

Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi suspect, set for federal criminal court trial

The deadly 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya, reverberated in Washington politics for years -- including an 11-hour public grilling on Capitol Hill of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the discovery of Mrs. Clinton's private email server -- resulting in an 800-page congressional report that concluded the Obama administration misled the public.

October 1, 2017