Secret Service Nabs Intruder At White House Entrance
A man calling himself a “friend of the president” breached the perimeter of White House grounds with a backpack late Friday night, authorities said Saturday.
Preet Bharara Fired After Refusing To Resign
New York – A Manhattan federal prosecutor who says “absolute independence” was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled public corruption announced he was fired Saturday after he refused a day earlier to resign.
Iran: Israel Hires Assassins To Kill Nuclear Scientists In The Region
Iranian Envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi accused Israel on Thursday of being behind the assassinations of several scientists working on Iran’s nuclear energy plan.
Attorney General Seeks Resignations of 46 US Attorneys
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during the prior presidential administration, the Justice Department said Friday.
What The CIA WikiLeaks Dump Tells Us: Encryption Works
New York – If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures, it’s that data-scrambling encryption works, and the industry should use more of it.
NYPD Officer Convicted of Lying About 2014 Arrest
An NYPD officer has been convicted of lying about a 2014 arrest in Washington Heights.
Former ICE Officer Who Took Sex, Cash Bribes Convicted
A Somerset man, who took cash bribes and sex in exchange for providing employment authorization documents and hiding an undocumented immigrant at his hair salon, was convicted by a federal jury Thursday, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
Europol: Organized Crime Goes ‘High-Tech’
High-tech crimes, such as document fraud, money laundering and online trading in illegal goods, are at the root of almost all serious criminality, Europe’s police agency said on Thursday.
2 More Bomb Threats Hit Jewish Centers In Brooklyn, Silicon Valley
A Jewish Community Center in Silicon Valley and a Brooklyn Jewish senior center both received bomb threats.
Rio Tinto Bogged Down In Legal Fights From African Ventures
Whenever there is bad news out of Africa for mining giant Rio Tinto, a powerful group of people gather in the boardroom of the company’s headquarters off St James Square in London.