Stanford President Resigns After Extensive Review of Flawed Research
Research
Stanford President Resigns After Extensive Review of Flawed Research
2023-07-19 18:51:47
by Dan McCue

STANFORD, Calif. — Marc Tessier-Lavigne resigned as president of Stanford University on Wednesday after an independent review of his research found significant flaws in studies and laboratories he supervised. The review by a special committee of the university’s Board of... Read More

Trump Election Probe Grand Jury Believes Some Witnesses Lied
Elections
Trump Election Probe Grand Jury Believes Some Witnesses Lied

ATLANTA (AP) — A special grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia says it believes "one or more witnesses" committed perjury and urged local prosecutors to bring charges. Fulton County District... Read More

Biden to Establish Interagency Group to Look Into UFOs in US Airspace
Intelligence
Biden to Establish Interagency Group to Look Into UFOs in US Airspace
2023-02-13 21:28:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden is establishing an interagency group to look into unidentified objects in U.S. airspace. The formation of the inquiry team was announced by White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby,... Read More

Democrats Raise Concerns of Potential Bribery in Pardon Trump Granted at Request of Campaign Donor
Congress
Democrats Raise Concerns of Potential Bribery in Pardon Trump Granted at Request of Campaign Donor
2022-12-02 22:39:54
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Two Democrats from a House committee on Friday alleged a suspicious conflict of interest in a pardon former President Donald Trump granted two convicted arsonists. In a letter they sent to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, they say a... Read More

Federal Prosecutors Investigate New Jersey Sen. Menendez
Political News
Federal Prosecutors Investigate New Jersey Sen. Menendez
2022-10-27 16:22:07
by Tom Ramstack

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., is under federal criminal investigation again in an apparent revival of accusations he took bribes to steer contracts to an eye doctor who donated to his campaign.  Menendez was indicted and put on... Read More

Investigation Reveals Sexual Harassment of US Women Soccer Players
Sports
Investigation Reveals Sexual Harassment of US Women Soccer Players
2022-10-04 19:55:30
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A yearlong independent investigation of U.S. professional women’s soccer released Monday reported widespread sexual and verbal abuse of players by coaches and league executives.  The report recommended broad changes by the National Women's Soccer League. The investigation was... Read More

FCC Launches Investigation Into Cellphone Companies
Telecom
FCC Launches Investigation Into Cellphone Companies
2022-08-25 19:55:47
by Madeline Hughes

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is launching an investigation into how the country’s top cellphone providers use geolocation data. “Our mobile phones know a lot about us. That means carriers know who we are, who we call, and where... Read More

FBI Seized ‘Top Secret’ Documents from Trump Home
Law Enforcement
FBI Seized ‘Top Secret’ Documents from Trump Home
2022-08-12 21:16:25
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in South Florida unsealed the search warrant that initiated a law enforcement raid on former President Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, home on Monday, revealing for the first time that the FBI is investigating him for... Read More

AHA and Congress Request Federal Investigation Into Nurse Staffing Agencies
Health
AHA and Congress Request Federal Investigation Into Nurse Staffing Agencies
2022-02-09 17:48:14
by Alexa Hornbeck

WASHINGTON — The American Hospital Association, health care organizations and nearly 200 members of Congress sent letters to White House officials in January requesting an investigation of nurse staffing agencies based on claims they’ve been exploiting staffing shortages during the... Read More

FBI Raid May Complicate Cuellar’s Bid for Reelection
Justice
FBI Raid May Complicate Cuellar’s Bid for Reelection
2022-01-25 21:04:54
by Reece Nations

LAREDO, Texas — Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, is entangled in an FBI investigation stemming from his ties to the Republic of Azerbaijan ahead of a tightly contested March 1 primary election. It is unclear at this time whether Cuellar and... Read More

NY Attorney General Seeks Trump’s Testimony in Civil Probe
In The News
NY Attorney General Seeks Trump's Testimony in Civil Probe

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is seeking former President Donald Trump’s testimony in an ongoing civil investigation into his business practices, a person familiar with the matter said. Attorney General Letitia James’ office has requested that Trump... Read More

House Panel Probing 1/6 Riot Seeks Host of Trump-Era Records
Political News
House Panel Probing 1/6 Riot Seeks Host of Trump-Era Records

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is demanding a trove of records from federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, showing the sweep of the lawmakers' review of the deadly attack by a... Read More

Experts Question If WHO Should Lead Pandemic Origins Probe
Health
Experts Question If WHO Should Lead Pandemic Origins Probe

BEIJING (AP) — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the U.N. agency it isn't up to the task and... Read More

Biden Orders More Intel Investigation of COVID-19 Origin
Health
Biden Orders More Intel Investigation of COVID-19 Origin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered U.S. intelligence officials to "redouble" their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including any possibility the trail might lead to a Chinese laboratory.  After months of minimizing that possibility as... Read More

Feds Raid Giuliani’s Home, Office, Escalating Criminal Probe
Law Enforcement
Feds Raid Giuliani's Home, Office, Escalating Criminal Probe

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal agents raided Rudy Giuliani's Manhattan home and office Wednesday, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department's investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer. Giuliani, the... Read More

Capitol Investigators Try to Sort Real Tips from Noise
Law Enforcement
Capitol Investigators Try to Sort Real Tips from Noise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential threats and leads are pouring in to law enforcement agencies nationwide after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The challenge is now figuring out what's real and what's just noise. Investigators are combing through a mountain... Read More

Barr Allows Probes Into Voting Outcome Despite Lack of Evidence
Justice
Barr Allows Probes Into Voting Outcome Despite Lack of Evidence

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr authorized Justice Department officials to open inquiries into potential irregularities in the presidential election, while acknowledging there's no conclusive evidence. Barr issued a memo on Monday evening authorizing U.S. attorneys across the country, as well as his top lieutenants, "to pursue... Read More

Govs. Whitmer, Cuomo Call for Investigation of Trump’s ‘Politicization’ of Coronavirus Pandemic
Political News
Govs. Whitmer, Cuomo Call for Investigation of Trump’s ‘Politicization’ of Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-09-28 13:46:22
by Reece Nations

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer jointly released a statement urging Congress to open an oversight investigation concerning “the Trump administration’s politicization of government functions,” that undermined the nation’s pandemic response. In their statement, the governors... Read More

Will There Be an Investigation of U.S. Attorney General Barr?
In The News
Will There Be an Investigation of U.S. Attorney General Barr?
2020-02-18 16:36:58
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON - A Washington-based advocacy group for government ethics is asking the Justice Department to investigate the U.S. attorney general for his statements about the criminal conviction of an associate of President Donald Trump. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in... Read More

FBI Investigation of Trump Campaign Justified But Flawed, Agency Watchdog Says
In The News
FBI Investigation of Trump Campaign Justified But Flawed, Agency Watchdog Says
2019-12-13 14:50:06
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- The FBI was justified in investigating the Trump 2016 presidential campaign’s alleged ties to the Russian government but the investigation was deeply flawed, the Justice Department’s inspector general told Congress Wednesday. Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified to the... Read More

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