#FBI News

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on gun charges

pbs.org Hunter Biden’s federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president’s son to delay the prosecution. U.S. District…

Vladimir Putin hardly needs to interfere in American democracy

economist.com President Vladimir Putin of Russia must get a kick out of spreading disinformation to Americans for its own sake. Otherwise it is hard to see why he would bother. As has…

China Poised to Wreak Havoc with Major Cyberattack: UK, US

asiafinancial.com US and UK spy chiefs have warned that China is poised to wreak havoc with an “epoch-defining” cyberattack on the West. The warning from US and British officials came on…

Copper Scrappers Target Tesla Superchargers As Metal Prices Soar

zerohedge.com Copper Scrappers Target Tesla Superchargers As Metal Prices Soar In the early 1950s, a notorious bank robber, one of the first fugitives on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list,…

Who killed Whitey Bulger? New details revealed in mobster's jail death

newsweek.com The three men charged in the 2018 killing of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger reached plea deals with prosecutors, according to papers filed in court Monday. The plea…

Tether Takes Action: $5.2M in USDT Frozen Due to Phishing Links

cryptonews.com Tether is continuing to monitor and punish illicit activities. On May 14, it identified and froze USDT worth $5.2 million in an effort to enforce strict network controls and…

Stephen A. Smith Believes Michelle Obama Would Win Election Against Trump ‘Hands Down’

mediaite.com Stephen A. Smith thinks that if Michelle Obama ran for president ahead of the 2024 election, she would easily beat Donald Trump. Smith appeared on Monday’s episode of Kevin…

President Biden just shut down a Chinese crypto miner in Wyoming

fortune.com A Chinese-owned Bitcoin miner is being kicked of its land in Wyoming following an order from President Joe Biden. The administration has given the miner and its partners 120…

‘Don’t worry, I’m the president’: Cohen says Trump assured him after 2018 FBI raid

msnbc.com Michael Cohen testified in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial that Trump reassured him after Cohen’s apartment and office were raided by the FBI in April 2018.…

The Re-Reinvention of Television: Streamers Dust Off Some of the Old Broadcast Playbook for a New Era

variety.com There’s a reason the most successful night of primetime used to be branded “Must See TV.” In the late 1990s, NBC’s “ER” would attract more than 30 million viewers a week in…

States Where the Most People Bought Guns in April

247wallst.com The FBI conducted over 2.2 million firearm background checks in April alone. While background checks do not correspond one to one with gun sales, they remain the best proxy…

Bryan Kohberger back in court: 5 things to know about upcoming hearings

newsweek.com The judge will decide what evidence is allowed into the trial of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of murdering four University of Idaho students, during two closed-door…

Mica Miller update: FBI called in, pastor husband's eulogy raises eyebrows

newsweek.com The FBI has reportedly been called in to investigate the death of Mica Miller, the wife of a pastor who local authorities said took her own life last month. Miller, 30, was…

Baltimore Bridge videos show explosion as officials work to free ship

newsweek.com Videos show a dramatic controlled explosion to take down the largest remaining span of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in an effort to free the stricken Dali container ship…

The Tide Turns: Research On COVID Vaccine Harms, Once A Taboo Subject, Now Appearing In Some Medical Journals

zerohedge.com The Tide Turns: Research On COVID Vaccine Harms, Once A Taboo Subject, Now Appearing In Some Medical Journals Authored by Joe Wang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), When…

The US, Israel, and the ‘Anti-Semitism’ Fraud

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. It may seem that some independent sites and anti-Israel-genocide pundits are going on overmuch about the heavy-handed campaign to smear throughly warranted…

Black Basta ransomware group is imperiling critical infrastructure, groups warn

arstechnica.com Federal agencies, health care associations, and security researchers are warning that a ransomware group tracked under the name Black Basta is ravaging critical…

Man Who Attacked Times Square Police Officers With Machete Sentenced To 27 Years

zerohedge.com Man Who Attacked Times Square Police Officers With Machete Sentenced To 27 Years Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A federal judge has handed down…

Upfronts 2024: Every Broadcast TV Show Canceled or Renewed for 2024-25 Season (UPDATING)

variety.com Upfronts week has kicked off in New York and so too has the annual spring tradition of networks making the final calls on which shows will and will not survive for another…

How families can protect children as FBI sees increase in online sextortion cases

pbs.org FBI field offices across the country have reported an increase in youth sextortion cases where sexually explicit content is used as blackmail. Stephanie Sy reports on the…

The collapsed Baltimore bridge is finally demolished as explosives clear steel section off grounded ship, sending wall of water to Dali

fortune.com Crews set off a network of linked explosives Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and with a boom, the…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says US Government Going After Tether

dailyhodl.com The CEO of Ripple Labs says that the company behind the biggest stablecoin by market cap could be the next target of US government regulators. In an interview with the World…

Uncle Sam urges action after Black Basta ransomware infects Ascension

theregister.com Multiple US security agencies have published advisories on Black Basta after the ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the recent attack on US healthcare provider…

WATCH LIVE: Attorney General Garland, FBI Director Wray give remarks on threats to November election

pbs.org Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray will hold a news briefing Monday at the beginning of the ELection Threats Tax Force meeting. The event is…

Paolo Ardoino flexes ‘top-tier custodians’ in Tether v. Ripple stablecoin beef

protos.com Ripple chief exec Brad Garlinghouse recently expressed his view via the World Class podcast that the “US Government is going after Tether” before emphasizing how important…

Apple says privacy is a ‘core value.’ Tim Cook shouldn’t compromise it to bridge the gap on AI

fortune.com For years, Apple has positioned itself as a champion of consumer privacy, setting itself apart from its tech industry peers Google and Facebook and their ad-based business…

'A big family': At Trump trial, Michael Cohen recalls when he and Donald 'Von ShitzInPantz' were co-conspirator besties

aol.com None Michael Cohen is on the witness stand at Donald Trump's hush-money trial in New York. • None He is the key witness behind prosecutors' "election conspiracy" theory. •…

WATCH LIVE: Crews in Baltimore conduct controlled demolition of collapsed bridge span

pbs.org After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition Monday to break down the largest remaining span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge…

Senator Bob Menendez Bribery Trial Begins in New York

youtube.com The bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez begins Monday with the embattled New Jersey Democrat potentially blaming his wife for his predicament and seeking to call a…

Baltimore bridge collapse update: 5 major developments in deadly disaster

newsweek.com The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been tentatively rescheduled for Monday night after…

Ascension: 'Systems Are Being Restored' After Cyberattack

crn.com Ascension: 'Systems Are Being Restored' After Cyberattack 'While we expect this process will take time to complete, we are making progress and systems are being restored in…

Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand in hush money trial

pbs.org The star prosecution witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is set to take the stand Monday with testimony that could help shape the outcome of the first criminal case…

California actor found guilty of soliciting investments for phony COVID-19 cure

siliconvalley.com A part-time actor from Huntington Beach who in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic had fraudulently touted a cure and treatment for the virus was found guilty by jury…

Ex-Fatburger, Johnny Rockets CEO accused of ‘cover-up’ in $47 million scheme to avoid taxes

siliconvalley.com A federal grand jury indicted the former CEO of Fat Brands, Inc. this week for what they said was a years-long scheme to distribute $47 million of shareholder funds…

The 9 worst court decisions since Trump remade the federal judiciary

vox.com Justice Samuel Alito. | Alex Wong/Getty Images This is what happens after four years under an insurrectionist president. It will get much worse if he gets eight. Former…

CISA: Black Basta ransomware breached over 500 orgs worldwide

bleepingcomputer.com CISA and the FBI said today that Black Basta ransomware affiliates breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024. In a joint report published in…

The collapsed Baltimore bridge will be demolished soon, and the crew of the ship that’s trapped underneath will be onboard when the explosives go off

fortune.com The controlled demolition of the largest remaining steel span of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been postponed because of weather conditions,…

Michael Cohen should emulate Stormy Daniels on witness stand

newsweek.com Ahead of Michael Cohen's witness testimony in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial, legal analyst Andrew Weissmann said on Sunday that Cohen should…

Trump's 'multi-tasking' defense is falling apart in court

aol.com None Trump's lawyers say he didn't pay attention to his checks reimbursing Michael Cohen for hush money, too busy running the country. • None But Trump Organization and…

Body camera video captures first reactions to Baltimore bridge collapse

investing.com Body camera video captured the shocked reactions of first responders in the aftermath of the collapse of a Baltimore bridge in March in which six men were killed. The…

US Treasury Accused of Spying on Americans’ Private Bank Transactions in Secret Surveillance Program As Secretary Yellen Confirms ‘Communications Took Place’

dailyhodl.com US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is responding to accusations that the US government and more than a dozen financial institutions have teamed up to spy on Americans’…

What are 'outside agitators'? Here's what to know about the label's history amid protests

pbs.org Historically, when students at American universities and colleges protest — from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter — there’s a common refrain that “outside…

Watch: The Insane Flip-Flops Over Vaccines, Masks And Ivermectin

zerohedge.com Watch: The Insane Flip-Flops Over Vaccines, Masks And Ivermectin This week AstraZeneca recalled its COVID-19 vaccine after admitting that it caused a 'rare but serious'…

Your hospital is under cyberattack. Now what?

newsweek.com Hospitals nationwide were forced to divert emergency medical services after Ascension, one of the largest U.S. health systems, fell victim to a cybersecurity incident…

Two slayings rocked Atlanta's hip-hop scene a decade ago. Only one has been solved

nbcnews.com Two killings connected to Atlanta’s club scene shook the city’s hip-hop community a decade ago. One was solved. But the fatal shooting of one of Atlanta’s most influential…

Undisclosed report reveals SEC cybersecurity flaws before fake Bitcoin ETF approval hack

cryptobriefing.com A previously undisclosed report detailed deficiencies in the SEC’s cybersecurity program. The report, first shared publicly by Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett on X,…

Kesha Says She’s Permanently Changing Diddy Lyric in ‘Tik Tok’: ‘I Know What I Stand For’

billboard.com Kesha is never going back after changing a key lyric in “TikTok” at Coachella. After altering the song during Reneé Rapp’s festival set in April to include the line “f— P.…

Tom Hanks-Narrated Wildlife Series ‘The Americas’ Heads NBC Midseason Slate Alongside ‘Destination X’ & ‘The Hunting Party’

deadline.com Four years after NBC revealed it was moving into big-budget wildlife programming, the fruits of its labor are finally heading to the screen. The Americas, the network’s…

Who is Tara Baker? Murdered law student finally gets justice after 20 years

newsweek.com After more than two decades of mystery and heartache, investigators made a significant breakthrough this week in the cold case of murdered University of Georgia law student…

Why Is Restaurant Operator Fat Brands Stock Tanking Today?

benzinga.com The Justice Department has charged Fat Brands Inc FAT and its chair Andrew Wiederhorn, alleging a scheme to conceal $47 million in distributions he received in the form of…

The 29 best movies on Netflix right now

polygon.com Your time is precious, and your options are endless. The good news: We watch it all so you don’t have to. Polygon’s What to Watch highlights the best, the funniest, the…

Trump Demands Rupert Murdoch Fire Paul Ryan for Unforgivable Act (Saying He Won’t Vote for Him)

vanityfair.com Donald Trump demanded on Thursday that Rupert Murdoch boot former House Speaker Paul Ryan from the Fox Corp. board. The reason? Ryan committed the apparently fireable…

FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report

zerohedge.com FBI Officials Told To 'Stand Down' The Day Before Jan. 6: Report Authored by Ken Silva via Headline USA, Jan. 6, 2021. PHOTO: Wikipedia The FBI released on Tuesday a new…

Peak TV Is Over, Welcome to Peak IP

hollywoodreporter.com Peak TV may be over, but even in a time of industrywide contraction, another era is forging ahead unabated: Welcome to Peak Franchise TV. Spinoffs of successful series are…

Fact Check: Was Osama bin Laden's family plagued by plane accidents?

newsweek.com It's been 13 years since Al-Qaeda founder and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy Seals in a compound in northern Pakistan. The mass murderer, whose…

Target pulls back its most controversial merchandise after boycott

thestreet.com has changed its tune on the future of its most controversial merchandise. The retailer is pulling back on its pride collection and will only sell the items in “select…

Finance Bro Explains 'HOW TO HIRE GOOD ATTORNEYS' -- Actually Good Attorneys Laugh Hysterically

dealbreaker.com Twitter lost a lot of its credibility when Elon Musk transformed the “Blue Checkmark” from a signal of identity and expertise to a $96 mercenary badge for thirsty edgelords,…