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A sculpture of Juan de Oñate's settlers arriving in New Mexico is pictured as city workers remove a sculpture of the Spanish conquistador on June 16 in Albuquerque.

National

New Mexico Leaders To Militia: If You Want To Help Community, Stop Showing Up Armed

11:16am July 07, 2020

by John Burnett

Armed militias have become a feature at anti-quarantine protests, racial justice marches and monument removals. But after a shooting in Albuquerque, locals say militias are disturbing the peace.

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The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.

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Amid Virus Fears And Protests, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High

3:28pm July 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March.

An FBI poster from 2012 shows (from left) former FBI agent Robert Levinson before his capture, in a video released by his kidnappers and as a composite image of what he might look like after five years in captivity.

U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead

8:05am March 26, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says.

The Justice Department has placed a high national security priority on its probe of the shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, insisting that investigators must get access to data from two locked and encrypted iPhones that belonged to the all

National

Trump Administration Targets Your 'Warrant-Proof' Encrypted Messages

8:47am February 21, 2020

by Martin Kaste

Encryption is going mainstream, and some tech companies "throw away the key" so they can't decrypt messages even when police get a warrant. The government says that's taking privacy too far.

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From left: Luke Austin Lane, Jacob Kaderli and Michael Helterbrand are accused of plotting "to overthrow the government and murder a Bartow County couple," according to police in Floyd County, Ga.

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3 Alleged Members Of Hate Group 'The Base' Arrested In Georgia, Another In Wisconsin

9:39pm January 17, 2020

This is the second round of suspected members of The Base to be arrested this week. The group is trying to bring about the downfall of the U.S. government, according to law enforcement.

Former Canadian military reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews and two Americans face charges related to possessing an illegal assault rifle, as part of an extremist group called The Base. Mathews is seen here in an undated picture from the Royal Canadian Mount

FBI Arrests 3 Alleged Members Of White Supremacist Group Ahead Of Richmond Rally

5:24pm January 16, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The three suspected members of The Base had discussed going to Monday's pro-gun rally in Virginia, a law enforcement official tells NPR. The FBI says they also made an assault rifle.

American Family Shot At In Mexico, 13-Year-Old Killed. FBI Offers Help In Probe

11:31pm January 07, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

A family was en route to the U.S. when they were attacked Saturday in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The shooting is similar to one in which nine Americans were killed driving in Mexico in November.

The FBI on Tuesday arrested a New Jersey police sergeant, accusing him of stealing thousands of dollars in cash from suspects in drug cases and dividing up the money among officers he supervised.

National

FBI Arrests New Jersey Police Sergeant Accused Of Stealing Money From Drug Suspects

7:06pm January 07, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

He is the eighth and highest-ranking police officer arrested in connection with a corruption scandal that has rocked the department in Paterson, N.J.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Trump To Meet Russia's Lavrov At White House Tuesday

8:22pm December 09, 2019

by Roberta Rampton

The last time Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was at the White House, Trump bragged about firing former FBI Director James Comey.

Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, of Eagan, Minn., shown here in December 2015, is one of nine men convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group in Syria.

National

'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds

3:05pm November 20, 2019

by Hannah Allam

Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing.

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