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The man poised to be the next head of the FBI is a former prosecutor respected by both sides of the aisle who may be best known for his role in a Hollywood-esque Washington showdown that thwarted the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program.President Barack Obama intends to nominate former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, 52, to succeed Robert Mueller as FBI director, sources co...
SEATTLE - Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in two rampages from his Army post last year, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors to avoid the death penalty, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday.Bales, a decorated veteran of four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, is accused of gunning down villagers, mostly women and children, in attacks on their family co...
The unlikely story of a middle-class Mormon mom of seven being held in Mexico on what may be trumped-up drug-trafficking charges has grabbed headlines this week, sparking interest in the shadowy world of drug mules.As Yanira Maldonado's family waits anxiously to learn her fate, thousands of other people are smuggling narcotics over the borders and across the U.S., risking life and liberty for a pa...
Seven people, including children, were killed Wednesday evening in Truxton, N.Y., when a trailer detached from a tractor-trailer rig and hit a minivan, authorities said.Cortland County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Helms told NBC News that seven of the eight occupants of the minivan were killed. There was no immediate word on the extent of the injuries of the eighth person, who was being treated at Upstate...
The head of the contracting company responsible for containment tanks found to be leaking radioactive liquid at the Hanford, Wash., Nuclear Reservation announced his retirement Wednesday.The head of the contractor overseeing cleanup operations at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina will replace Mike Johnson, president and project manager of Washington River Protection Solutions, or WRPS, Joh...
