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Global sting nets hundreds of criminals tricked into using FBI-run app

The ANOM app was part of a worldwide sting called Operation Trojan Shield, led by the FBI and involved the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Europol and law enforcement agencies in more than a dozen countries.

US pipeline suspends operations after ransomware attack

Colonial Pipeline says a cyberattack forced it to temporarily halt all operations on a major pipeline that delivers roughly 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the US East Coast.

US citizen refuses to be an FBI informant, lands on no-fly list

A Muslim man of Lebanese descent was threatened and harassed by FBI agents for rejecting to be their informant. He’s now stranded in Lebanon.

Swiss hacker charged in US for fraud and identity theft

Prolific Swiss computer hacker Till Kottmann had stolen credentials, private records and proprietary information from dozens of companies and government agencies, according to US authorities.

Family, demonstrators call for justice a year after Breonna Taylor's death

The FBI said it had made "significant progress" in its investigation of the death a year ago of Breonna Taylor, a young Black woman mistakenly shot and killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky during a botched raid of her apartment.

US House scraps sessions after warning of possible domestic terror plot

Conspiracy-embracing extremists believe March 4 is the day former president Donald Trump will return to Washington to be inaugurated for a second term.

Activist Malcolm X's family calls to reopen investigation into his murder

Members of Malcolm X's family have made public what they described as a letter written by a deceased police officer stating that the New York Police Department and FBI were behind the 1965 killing of the famed activist and civil rights advocate.

US charges nine Oath Keepers with conspiring to storm Capitol

In a superseding indictment, the US has charged six people allegedly connected to far-right fringe group Oath Keepers for conspiring to storm the Capitol. The remaining three defendants were previously indicted for conspiracy in January.

Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement

Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, has a past as an informer for federal and local law enforcement, repeatedly working undercover for investigators.

In pictures: Washington D.C. holds its breath as thousands of troops arrive

Unnerving photos portray a city holding up under a military siege.

FBI screening Guard troops in Washington amid fears of insider attack

FBI is vetting all of 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after warnings about possible insider attack or other threat from service members.

Another Muslim prayer app tracks user locations

Salaat First is the second app in two months that has come under criticism for sharing user data belonging to Muslims with US contractors who are linked to the US security establishment.