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March 27, 2020 at 2:29 am

Federal prisons struggle to combat growing COVID-19 fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — When a federal correction officer geared up for duty recently at a Florida prison complex, he added an N95 mask amid coronavirus...

March 24, 2020 at 2:25 pm

Coronavirus-related crimes capitalize on fear, panic in U.S. and beyond

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, so too do the crimes related to it — transgressions that capitalize on fear, panic and the urge to lay...

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March 21, 2020 at 4:03 pm

AP Exclusive: 1st fed inmate tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate at a federal jail in New York City has tested positive for coronavirus, marking the first confirmed case in the...

March 18, 2020 at 9:45 am

AP Exclusive: Barr creating task force on prison misconduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is creating a special task force to address criminal misconduct by federal Bureau of Prison officers at several correctional...

March 17, 2020 at 3:52 pm

Barr: FBI probing if foreign gov’t behind HHS cyber incident

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr vowed in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that there would be swift and severe action...

March 17, 2020 at 2:49 pm

Barr: FBI probing if foreign gov’t behind HHS cyber incident

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr vowed in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday that there would be swift and severe action...

March 16, 2020 at 7:29 pm

Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to...

March 16, 2020 at 5:11 pm

Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to...

President Donald Trump takes questions during briefing on coronavirus in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Washington, as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Vermam U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, listen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB306 DCAB306

March 13, 2020 at 10:44 pm

Washington confronts coronavirus with new tools and angst VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States will expand its European travel restrictions to include Britain and Ireland as the...

March 13, 2020 at 10:35 am

Visits halted in fed prisons, immigration centers over virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inmates at all 122 federal correctional facilities across the country will no longer be allowed visits from family, friends or attorneys for...