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Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations

Nov. 21, 2024 23:02 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. President-elect Donald Trump promised during his reelection campaign that...

The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader's assassination

Nov. 15, 2024 15:58 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters...

CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia

Nov. 14, 2024 17:48 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel's earlier plans to attack Iran was ordered by a federal judge Thursday to face felony charges in Virginia. The FBI arrested Asif William Rahman this week in Cambodia, and he made his first...

What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick for CIA director

Nov. 12, 2024 21:05 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Here are four things to know about the Republican tapped to lead the U.S. government's premier spy agency: Stint...

As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence

Nov. 12, 2024 20:34 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has long viewed the nation's spy services with suspicion, accusing them of trying to undermine his first term and campaigns. Now that he's returning to the White House, Trump's promises to overhaul the U.S. intelligence agencies put him on a collision course with...