Criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Trump
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by…
FBI arrests Afghan man officials say planned election day attack in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an election day…
Ga. sheriff’s investigator dies after shooting by child sex abuse suspect
Investigator Taylor Bristow of the Carroll County, Ga., Sheriff's Department has died after being shot and seriously injured by a child sex abuse suspect this…
Father and daughter duo arrested in SoCal retail theft ring, CHP says
A search warrant served at an Inglewood home to bust a retail theft ring uncovered not only hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise,…
UCLA baseball assistant David Berg leaves after slapping a player
UCLA assistant baseball coach David Berg recently parted ways with the school several months after a university investigation concluded that he had “by a preponderance…
Trump OKs interview as part of shooting investigation, FBI says
WASHINGTON — Former President Trump has agreed to be interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into his attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this…
Ex-Mueller investigator Peter Strzok reaches settlement with DOJ over anti-Trump texts
After his texts disparaging former President Donald Trump were leaked, Peter Strzok was removed from the Russian election interference investigation before eventually being fired from…
L.A. sheriff investigated Times reporter with list of problem deputies
For at least three years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department secretly investigated — and ultimately urged the state attorney general to prosecute — a…
Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson killed in car crash
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed Saturday morning in a car crash in Maryland, police and the team said.Jackson, 24,…
Witnesses in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case may testify before grand jury
In an escalation of the criminal probe against music legend Sean “Diddy” Combs, federal prosecutors are preparing grand jury subpoenas for witnesses to testify in…
Ohtani says he’s cooperating with investigators. Yasiel Puig offers a cautionary tale
The baseball star went into his first conversation with federal investigators assured he was “not a target.” The lead prosecutor on a sprawling sports betting…
Biden’s legal team went to Justice Department over memory comments
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden’s personal attorney said Sunday he went to both the special counsel and the attorney general to register concerns over what he…
Biden and Trump: 2 classified documents probes, 2 endings
Classified documents were found in a damaged cardboard box in President Biden’s cluttered Delaware garage, near where golf clubs hung on the wall. A photo…
Calmes: Will that special counsel report light a fire under Biden?
Sure, special counsel Robert Hur absolved President Biden of any criminality in retaining classified documents after his vice presidency. But was the Republican lawyer nonetheless…
Burger chain manager fined for using ‘straw donors’ to back ex-sheriff’s campaign
A burger chain manager accused of using “straw donors” to repeatedly contribute to former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s 2018 bid for office has…
NT police officer acquitted of disclosing confidential COVID-19 information during pandemic
A high-ranking Northern Territory police officer has been found not guilty of disseminating confidential COVID-19 information in a group chat at the height of the pandemic last…
Sounding out Victoria’s lost shipwrecks a ‘side hustle’ for CSIRO research vessel Investigator
The crew of the MV Blythe Star had no reason to suspect the 44-metre freighter would join the hundreds of other ships that had disappeared into the depths…
‘Enough with the politics’: Derailment investigator takes aim at partisan sniping, misinfo
“There’s a lot of misinformation on what would have prevented this,” she said. “Everyone is guessing. I saw it all over media, which was driving…