House Report Concludes Secret Service Is ‘in Crisis,’ Beset by Leadership Problems
A yearlong investigation into the Secret Service has found an agency “in crisis,” beset by low morale, scandals and the failure to provide adequate protection.
December 2015
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California Shootings: Wife May Have Been Behind Husband Becoming Radicalized
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the California shootings on Wednesday, investigators are looking into the possibility that the wife may have convinced her husband to become radicalized, a source familiar with the probe tells ticklethewire.com. Husband Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed by authorities after going on a rampage and…
Source: Bombs May Have Been Left Behind in San Bernardino To Blow Up Responders
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some federal investigators are theorizing that three pipe bombs that were IEDs (improvised explosive devices) found at the scene of the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., may have been left behind to blow up responders, a source familiar with the investigation tells ticklethewire.com. The bombs had detonators, and could have been…
FBI Investigates Motive in Shooting in San Bernardino: Terrorism or Workplace Violence?
The FBI tries determine the motive in the California shooting that left 14 dead.
Chicago Mayor Bluntly Denounces State AG’s Call for Civil Rights Investigation into PD
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired back Wednesday at Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s request for the Justice Department to launch a civil rights investigation into the police department.
Wide-Ranging FIFA Corruption Probe Nets More Than a Dozen New Arrests
More than a dozen people are expected to be charged following the pre-dawn arrests Thursday in Switzerland in the wide-ranging corruption probe of FIFA, soccer’s multibillion-dollar governing body.
Some Border Patrol Agents to Begin Using Russian-Designed Pistol with Rubber Bullets
Authorities who protect the nation’s border have long used stun guns on smugglers, migrants and human traffickers.
Suspects in San Bernardino Shooting Were Armed with 4 guns, Explosive Device
The man and woman accused of opening fire at a holiday party in San Bernardino came prepared for a massacre.