Ex-CIA officer convicted of groping coworker in spy agency's latest sexual misconduct case

A veteran CIA officer was found guilty Wednesday of assault and battery for reaching up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissing her during a drunken party at a CIA worksite — a case that happened just days after the spy agency promised to crack down on sexual misconduct in its ranks. ...

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women is sentenced to 30 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women is sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Venezuela's government says fourth US citizen was detained in alleged plot to kill President Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government Tuesday announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro in which authorities claim the CIA, Spain’s intelligence agency, organized crime groups, sex workers and members of the...

New CIA workplace assault case emerges as spy agency shields extent of sexual misconduct in ranks

LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — At an impromptu party in the office to celebrate his 50th birthday, a veteran CIA officer got drunk, reached up a colleague’s skirt and forcibly kissed her in front of stunned co-workers, prosecutors alleged in the latest case of sexual misconduct to spill from the spy...

Edward B. Johnson, the second CIA officer in Iran for the 'Argo' rescue mission, dies at 81

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Edward B. Johnson, who as a CIA officer traveled into Iran with a colleague to rescue six American diplomats who fled the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran, has died, the agency confirmed Monday. He was 81. Johnson's identity for decades had...

US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's 'audacious' Russia incursion and call for a Gaza cease-fire

LONDON (AP) — The heads of the British and American foreign intelligence agencies said Saturday that Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia is a significant achievement that could change the narrative of the grinding 2 1/2-year war, as they urged Kyiv's allies not to be held back by Russian...

The plot to attack Taylor Swift's Vienna shows was intended to kill thousands, a CIA official says

BERLIN (AP) — The suspects in the foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna earlier this month sought to kill “tens of thousands” of fans before the CIA discovered intelligence that disrupted the planning and led to arrests, the agency's deputy director said. The...