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Former FBI Technician Pleads Guilty To Passing Information To China

3:40pm August 01, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Kun Shan Chun, a naturalized U.S. citizen with top secret security clearance, had worked at the FBI since 1997. Chun pleaded guilty on Monday to acting as an agent of China.

Map showing the area where some several thousand dollars from the D.B. Cooper hijacking was found in February 1980 by 8-year-old Brian Ingram while on a family outing.

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FBI Is Giving Up On Solving The Mystery Of D.B. Cooper

3:23pm July 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says it is giving up on the D.B. Cooper investigation, 45 years after the mysterious hijacker parachuted into the night with $200,000 in a briefcase, becoming an instant folk figure.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

She Said, He Said: How Clinton's Version Of Events Stacks Up With Comey's

10:09pm July 05, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

FBI Director James Comey said ultimately Hillary Clinton should not be charged in connection with her private e-mail server. However, some of the facts of the case he laid out differ from hers.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Digital Content Creators Town Hall at the Neuehouse Hollywood in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Clinton Interviewed By FBI Investigators In Email Probe

1:09pm July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton for the investigation into her use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State on Saturday morning, according to a spokesman for Clinton.

At Orlando's Lake Eola, a flag flies at half-staff on June 14 for victims of the Pulse shooting.

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3 Hours In Orlando: Piecing Together An Attack And Its Aftermath

8:48pm June 26, 2016

Thanks to police and FBI records and witness accounts, it's becoming clearer — if still impossible to comprehend — what transpired in Orlando in the early hours of June 12.

Three different law enforcement drawings show a suspected serial killer believed to have committed at least 12 murders and 45 rapes across California in the '70s and '80s. Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, FBI Special Agent in Charge Monica Miller an

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FBI Asks For Tips In Decades-Old Cold Case Of 'Golden State Killer'

1:01pm June 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In 1976, a man began terrorizing California neighborhoods, committing a string of rapes and murders. His last known crime was in 1986. Now the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for tips on the case.

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Reports: Gunman Had Visited Nightclub Before, Used Gay Dating Apps

3:10pm June 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Multiple people have told the media they recognized Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at the gay club Pulse in Orlando on Sunday morning, from previous nights at the club or from gay dating apps.

Facebook's Moments app uses facial recognition technology to group photos based on the friends who are in them. Amid privacy concerns in Europe and Canada, the versions launched in those regions excluded the facial recognition feature.

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Facebook's Facial Recognition Software Is Different From The FBI's. Here's Why

3:00pm May 18, 2016

by Naomi LaChance

Every time one of its 1.65 billion users uploads a photo to Facebook and tags someone, that person is helping the facial recognition algorithm. Its accuracy rate is said to be higher than the FBI's.

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Training Helps Inmates Build A Bridge To Life Outside Prison Walls

5:08pm April 30, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Loretta Lynch made her first visit to a federal prison as the nation's top law enforcement officer. She highlighted the need for more services to help inmates re-enter society.

FBI Director James Comey testifies March 1 before the House Judiciary Committee on the encryption of the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino attackers.

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FBI Explains Why It Won't Disclose How It Unlocked iPhone

6:39pm April 27, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The agency says it doesn't have the rights to the technical details of the unlocking method, and so it can't submit it to a special review that would have determined whether Apple should be informed.