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The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States
Credit: Reuters

Republican expects more Benghazi whistle-blowers

A top Republican on Sunday said he expected more witnesses to step forward with information about last year’s deadly attack on a U.S. mission in Benghazi and how President Barack Obama’s administration responded to the unfolding events.

Merchandise is seen at a rally for the Tea Party Express in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 1, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Young

Report: IRS kept shifting targets in tax-exempt groups scrutiny

When tax agents started singling out non-profit groups for extra scrutiny in 2010, they looked at first only for key words such as ‘Tea Party,’ but later they focused on criticisms by groups of “how the country is being run,” according to investigative findings

Booking photo of Katherine Russell from her 2007 shoplifting arrest. Credit: Warwick, R.I. Police Department.

Marathon suspect’s widow hires criminal defense lawyer

Katherine Russell, the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, has hired a criminal defense attorney with experience handling terrorism cases.

New York State Senator John Sampson leaves the Brooklyn Federal Court in Brooklyn, New York, May 6, 2013. A New York state senator in Brooklyn was accused on Monday of stealing proceeds from the sale of foreclosed properties to finance his failed run for district attorney, prosecutors said, making him the latest politician from the state to face criminal charges. (Credit: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Seven lawmakers recorded in N.Y. corruption probe: filing

A former New York state senator from Queens secretly recorded seven lawmakers as part of a political corruption probe, according [...]

Ricky DeJesus (C, in gray) and his aunt Sandra Ruiz return to the family home of Georgina DeJesus after speaking with the media in Cleveland, Ohio, May 7, 2013. Georgina DeJesus was one of three

Questions mount over how Cleveland women’s captivity went undetected

As authorities prepared to file charges against three brothers suspected of keeping three young women captive for nearly a decade, police on Wednesday said they found chains and ropes used to bind the victims inside the Cleveland house where they were held.