Law enforcement

FBI agent in Petraeus scandal has been a hero

By MATT SEDENSKYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in stopping a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. He fatally shot a man who threatened him and other law enforcement

State Parks At A Breaking Point, May Be Forced To Close

SPOKANE, Wash. – It's been a very tough few years for Washington State Parks; they've been limping along with reductions in budgets and staffing, but now, it's the end of the line.  Without more state funding, they'll be forced to close.  "I've done this 18 years

First anonymous email sent to Gen. Allen in May

By PETE YOSTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal law enforcement official says that the ex-CIA director's biographer and lover sent emails to other senior military officials besides the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. The official characterizes the emails as an attempt to

Russia expands treason law, critics fear crackdown

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Adding to fears that the Kremlin aims to stifle dissent, Russians now live under a new law expanding the definition of treason so broadly that critics say it could be used to call anyone who bucks the government a traitor. The law took effect