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Investigation of disappearance of children in Ecuador was delayed for days despite video evidence
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A probe into the military's role in the disappearance of four children in Ecuador this month was delayed for almost two weeks, even though police had access to surveillance videos showing soldiers taking two of the children, The Associated Press has learned. ...
Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa on Monday pledged that his government would not cover up for anyone involved in the disappearance of four children who were last seen running away from a military convoy earlier this month. The statement came as Noboa's...
Family of Hannah Kobayashi call on LAPD to release surveillance video of her crossing into Mexico
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman from Hawaii who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago expressed frustration with investigators and said they haven't seen the surveillance footage that shows her walking across the border into Mexico. Los Angeles Police Chief...
Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community. But he's receiving fresh attention, from the public and from Congress, now that Trump has picked him to...
Japan dispatches a plane and navy ship after spotting a Russian submarine
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s military said it dispatched a surveillance plane and a navy ship Tuesday after spotting a Russian submarine off the coast of a southwestern island near Taiwan. The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted just 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Yonaguni...
Creator of '2000 Mules' apologizes to Georgia man falsely accused of ballot fraud in the film
ATLANTA (AP) — The creator of the widely debunked film “2000 Mules” has issued a statement saying “inaccurate information” was provided to him about ballot box surveillance videos featured in the film and apologizing to a Georgia man in one of those videos who was falsely accused of...
What to know about Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI
Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Now the steadfast Trump ally has been tapped to lead the federal law enforcement...
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, an ally who would aid in his effort to upend law enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the...
Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump's promised crackdown on immigration
President-elect Donald Trump will return to power next year with a raft of technological tools at his disposal that would help deliver his campaign promise of cracking down on immigration — among them, surveillance and artificial intelligence technology that the Biden administration already uses...
An official in Equatorial Guinea is investigated for hundreds of sex videos
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday announced plans to install surveillance cameras in government offices, the latest in a string of actions taken in response to a scandal involving a government official who allegedly recorded hundreds of sex videos. ...
