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A person dressed as an internet hacker is seen with binary code displayed on a laptop screen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on August 17, 2021. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Hackers spied on 100 U.S. bank regulators’ emails for over a year

By Margi Murphy, Jake Bleiberg, and others

Photo of Elon Musk.

Musk’s DOGE teen was fired by cybersecurity firm for leaking company secrets

By Jason Leopold, Margi Murphy, and others

Attorney General Merrick Garland in front of the Justice Department sign.

DOJ investigating SAP, Carahsoft for alleged price-fixing

By Jake Bleiberg and Bloomberg

FBI Police insignia on a car in Washington D.C.

FBI raids tech distributor Carahsoft offices, seen taking away computers

By Jake Bleiberg, Margi Murphy, and others

Hacker, IT and person with code on computer, programming and phishing scam with malware or virus.

With over 1.7 million employees, the U.K.’s NHS has become a ‘rinse-and-repeat target’ for cybercriminals

By Jordan Robertson, Jake Bleiberg, and others

Wayne LaPierre

NRA chief LaPierre announces resignation days before trial accusing him of corruption

By Michael R. Sisak, Lindsay Whitehurst, and others

AUSTIN, TEXAS – JUNE 08: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol on June 08, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Gov. Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw joined bill authors, sponsors, legislators and law enforcement members in the signing of bills designated towards enhancing border security along the southern border. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas seems confused about whether a fetus has rights. It’s arguing both sides in different legal cases

By Jake Bleiberg and The Associated Press

Nate Jones

The businessman at the center of the Texas AG scandal is a millennial real estate developer from Austin

By Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, and others

FILE – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, stands with his wife Texas state Sen. Angela Paxton, left, as he is sworn in for a third term in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Ken Paxton has agreed to apologize and pay $3.3 million in taxpayer money to four former staffers who accused him of corruption in 2020, igniting an ongoing FBI investigation of the three-term Republican. Under terms of a preliminary lawsuit settlement filed Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, Paxton made no admission of wrongdoing to accusations of bribery and abuse of office, which he has denied for years and called politically motivated. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The Texas attorney general has to say sorry and pay more than $3 million to former staffers who accused him of corruption—But he gets to use taxpayer money

By Jake Bleiberg and The Associated Press

Winter storm

At least 34 Americans die in deep freeze as massive winter storm stretches from Great Lakes to Rio Grande

By Carolyn Thompson, Jake Bleiberg, and others

The fountain is frozen as temperatures hovered in the mid 20’s at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Millions of Americans are facing blinding blizzards, freezing rain, flooding and life-threatening cold through Christmas as a winter storm of unprecedented scope smashes its frigid way through most of the country.(David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)

Winter storm leads to at least 12 U.S. deaths, poses ‘potentially life-threatening hazard’ for stranded travelers

By Carolyn Thompson, Jake Bleiberg, and others

Alex Jones

The nearly $1 billion verdict against Alex Jones was the easy part. ‘It is usually easier to get a judgment than to enforce it’

By Dave Collins, Michael Hill, and others

The National Riffle Association of America (NRA) headquarters on August 6, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia. – The state of New York announced on August 6, 2020, it was suing the National Rifle Association and its leader Wayne LaPierre for financial fraud and misconduct, aiming to dissolve the powerful conservative lobby. “The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets,” said state Attorneya General Letitia James. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Judge shoots down NRA’s bankruptcy defense, a huge blow to gun group

By Jake Bleiberg, Michael R. Sisak, and others

Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Donald Trump will speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Campaign conference in Florida, his first public appearance since leaving the White House, to an audience of mostly loyal followers.

Twitter sues Texas AG over his investigation into Trump ban

By Jake Bleiberg, Barbara Ortutay, and others