Latest U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation News
Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct. ...
A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A man faces a felony assault charge after an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping during a cross-country flight this week, according to authorities. An FBI agent said Everett Chad Nelson punched the other man repeatedly in the face and...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election. A Kentucky voting machine that registered a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris when the voter meant to select former President Donald Trump has been found to be user error, not fraud, according to...
FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A video purporting to depict voter fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors," U.S. intelligence officials said Friday as they warned that foreign efforts to undermine faith in the integrity of next week's elections may persist long after votes have...
Ex-Disney worker accused of hacking computer menus to add profanities, errors
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former worker hacked servers at Walt Disney World after being fired in order to manipulate computer menus by changing prices, adding profanities and altering notifications to wrongly declare some items as safe for people with allergies, according to a federal criminal...
A man dubbed 'AK Guru' has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man whose alias is “AK Guru” has been charged with making and selling hundreds of machine guns built from existing and deconstructed weapons, federal authorities said. Earl Carter Jr., 72, is being held by federal authorities on charges of...
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election. Since early voting began there have been false reports of ballots for former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania being destroyed; more registered voters than those eligible to vote in Michigan;...
AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese hackers engaged in a broader espionage operation targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, his running mate, JD Vance, and people associated with the Democratic campaign of Kamala Harris, people familiar with the matter said Friday. ...
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk charged with orchestrating 2022 Los Angeles killing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo's cousin. Durk,...
