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Apple also assured the FBI that it would expedite responses to any legal process the bureau sends the company. Apple says the FBI had not requested its assistance.

Apple offers FBI help with accessing gunman's phone

Eleven people hospitalized following the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs that left more than two dozen people dead.

09 Nov 2017 9:28 AM

Under the new program, Johnson and eight others in the FBI unit ran fingerprints from about 1,500 bodies through a new computer algorithm that could make matches from low-quality prints or even a single finger or thumb. Previously, the standard algorithm typically needed quality prints from all 10 fingers to make a match. (Representational image)

New fingerprint algorithm helps ID bodies found decades ago

Since launching the new effort, the FBI and local medical examiner offices have identified 204 bodies found between 1975 and the late 1990s.

31 Oct 2017 11:35 AM

Clinton has called Comey's move a major factor in her loss to Donald Trump, saying, ‘If the election had been on October 27, I'd be your president.’ (Photo: AP)

Hillary Clinton gets reminder about FBI investigation, quips ‘oh is that today’

Comey shocked the country when he informed Congress about reopening FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server.

29 Oct 2017 4:02 PM

The FBI hasn’t been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year.

FBI couldn’t access nearly 7K devices because of encryption

The FBI complained about being unable to unlock and recover evidence from devices seized from suspects even if they have a warrant.

23 Oct 2017 10:00 AM

EverythingApplePro recently posted a video that shows how a small box costing $500 online can hack the password protected iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus with minimum efforts making use of a loophole in iOS 10 and iOS 11 beta.

This device can hack iPhone 7 passwords with great ease

After Apple refused to hack the device, the FBI eventually managed to unlock the device with the help of an undisclosed group of hackers.

21 Aug 2017 8:26 PM

US: FBI looks for suspects after explosion hits Minnesota mosque

The imam’s office windows were shattered, either by the blast or by an object thrown through them but there were no injuries.

06 Aug 2017 4:42 PM

The FBI had sent out an alert to parents stating the possibility that connected toys could put children “at risk” of getting targeted by criminals for identity theft or exploitation.

Beware parents! Your kid's toy could be spying on you

The US security agency has stated that criminals or perpetrators could use the technology in smart toys to gather sensitive information.

20 Jul 2017 7:40 PM

He is also accused of attempting to provide military documents and training to the group, the FBI said in its statement. (Photo: AP/Representational)

US army soldier charged with having links to ISIS; arrested

Ikaika Kang, 34, had been under investigation by the army and the FBI for more than a year.

11 Jul 2017 11:47 AM

Donal Logue’s daughter returns home

The discovery was made by a joint investigation by NYPD and the FBI.

10 Jul 2017 12:45 AM

Trump has disputed both claims, saying flatly that he never asked Comey to drop the Flynn probe.

NYT files lawsuit against CBI seeking Comey-Trump talks

James Comey said he typed notes describing the conversations because he was worried Trump 'might lie' later about them.

17 Jun 2017 11:43 AM

Donald Trump blasts ‘coward’ James Comey

Sacked FBI chief Mr Comey delivered his bombshell allegations at a Senate hearing on Thursday.

12 Jun 2017 2:33 AM

The Republican president himself was not under investigation, and Comey gave an account of his conversation with him to a lawyer friend who shared it with a news outlet. (Photo: AP)

After Comey accuses Trump of lying, President calls him a ‘leaker’

Trump stopped short of saying that James Comey lied under oath at the hearing, which occurred a month after Trump fired him on May 9.

09 Jun 2017 6:09 PM

Donald Trump sought loyalty, Comey offered honesty

Ex-FBI director posts on website of Senate intel panel, says Trump asked him to end probe into Flynn.

09 Jun 2017 2:59 AM

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Ex-FBI chief says shifting explanations for his firing confuse him

James Comey was fired on May 9 by Trump over the Bureau's investigation of Russian meddling in US presidential poll.

08 Jun 2017 8:46 PM

Former FBI Director James Comey (Photo: AP)

Russian interference in US election: Former FBI chief Comey to testify next week

Comey was leading the FBI's probe into Russia's interference in US election, and his firing by Trump on May 9 sparked a political uproar.

02 Jun 2017 7:13 PM

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump’s son-in-law to face FBI investigation

Investigators believe Kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry, officials said.

27 May 2017 6:29 AM

Kushner initially failed to declare the meetings on forms to obtain a security clearance to serve in the White House. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Kushner a focus in FBI’s Russia probe: US media

The report said that Kushner held meetings with the Russian ambassador to the US and a banker from Moscow in December.

26 May 2017 9:57 AM

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats.

Spymaster silent on Trump pressure to deny Russia proof

Asked whether The Post report was accurate, Mr Coats declined to comment.

24 May 2017 3:29 AM

Impeachment does not mean the president will be found guilty. (Photo: AP)

After Trump asks FBI to stop Flynn probe, Congressmen want Prez impeached

Trump had asked the FBI to stop investigations against former national security advisor Michael Flynn.

18 May 2017 9:05 AM

Democrats seek probe into firing of Comey, threaten to block Trump's pick for FBI

Donald Trump said, he might make a decision before leaving late in the week on his first major international trip, to the Middle East and Europe.

16 May 2017 3:19 PM

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