Lawmakers look at Pentagon probe of whistleblower

Lt. Col. Jason Amerine says government failed to create effective plan to recover American hostages -- and some members of Congress back him up

• Jun 11, 2015

Dennis Hastert pleads not guilty to hush money charges

The former House speaker appeared in federal court Tuesday to plead not guilty to two charges related to alleged efforts to conceal sexual misconduct

• Jun 9, 2015

New video shows fatal shooting of Boston terror suspect

Footage shows officers converge on man accused of plot involving planned beheadings, attacks on law enforcement

• Jun 8, 2015

Scandal reveals different side of man known as a mentor

Amid growing sex-abuse scandal, those who knew former House Speaker Dennis Hastert say he was known for his values

• Jun 6, 2015

Federal government hacked: Assessing China's alleged role

Shawn Henry, former head of the FBI's cybersecurity branch, says alleged Chinese hack of federal agencies shines light on broader problem

• Jun 5, 2015

How a terror plot was foiled before it could be hatched

Law enforcement officials describe how a homegrown terror plot in Boston was dismantled and resulted in the death of a suspect

• Jun 3, 2015

Man watched by terror task force shot, killed by officers in Boston

Boston Police commissioner says man under surveillance refused commands to put down a "military-style knife"

• Jun 2, 2015

AP: FBI using low-flying spy planes over U.S.

Small aircraft have video, cellphone surveillance capability; bureau says they're used for specific investigations; civil liberties concerns raised

• Jun 2, 2015

Sexual misconduct allegations shock Capitol Hill

Law enforcement sources say hush money accusations against former House speaker involve misconduct with male student

• May 30, 2015

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert facing federal charges

Hastert allegedly tried to hide bank withdrawals to avoid bank reporting requirements and lied to the FBI

• May 28, 2015

Missing Texas girl safe; Uncle killed in shootout

The nine-year-old girl's uncle is believed to have abducted her from outside her Benbrook home on Friday

• May 27, 2015

Judge tosses evidence in controversial FBI Las Vegas sting

FBI agents posed as Internet repairmen to get into Vegas hotel rooms during an investigation into illegal gambling

• May 27, 2015

FBI searches for anonymous caller who threatened airlines

The threats were not credible, but still had an impact on air travelers at some of the nation's busiest airports including JFK, Newark and Boston's Logan airports

• May 26, 2015

FBI: "No evidence" Amtrak train was shot at

Investigators still exploring possibility object of some kind struck locomotive's windshield; ruling on probable cause of deadly wreck is months away

• May 18, 2015

FBI docs: Banned hacker says he commandeered a plane

Prominent online security expert claimed to have made one plane briefly fly sideways while he was a passenger on board, FBI investigation states

• May 17, 2015

FBI: Number of cops killed on duty rose in 2014

Preliminary data reveals that certain police calls are more deadly than others, and that certain regions of U.S. are more dangerous for officers

• May 11, 2015

An Unlikely Informant

He was no James Bond, but undercover informant Michael Blutrich was one of the most effective civilian informants ever, according to authorities

• May 10, 2015

Faces of terror

They're young, increasingly American, and not necessarily who you'd expect

• May 6, 2015
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Ex-FBI agent accused of perjury at Whitey Bulger trial

James Fitzpatrick testified he tried to convince the Bureau to terminate Bulger as an informant; prosecutors say he exaggerated to promote his book

• Apr 30, 2015

"We have a terror recruiting problem in Minnesota"

Arrest of six men from Minneapolis made possible after friend flipped on them, official says; FBI says ISIS has strong pull among Somalis in U.S.

• Apr 20, 2015

Elite FBI forensic unit gave flawed testimony

One of the country's largest-ever forensic scandals includes dozens of death row convictions -- 12 who have already been executed

• Apr 20, 2015

FBI report to show errors affected hundreds of cases

Flawed testimony and lab reports done by forensic examiners over a decades-long period may have resulted in false convictions, the agency says

• Apr 19, 2015

Right-wing extremists blamed for posting top law officials' info

Home addresses and phone numbers of dozens of DHS, CIA and FBI officials leaked; message calls them "evil NWO satanists"

• Apr 15, 2015

FBI, NYPD offer $115K reward in unsolved 2008 Times Square bombing

Authorities say the explosive device used ammunition commonly found on battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan

• Apr 15, 2015

Kansas man accused of suicide bomb plot at Army base

20-year-old John Booker planned to detonate a bomb at Fort Riley, authorities say

• Apr 10, 2015

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