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Ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agency, prosecutors allege

Rush, a Virginia resident, held a senior management position in the CIA, which came with top secret-level security clearance.

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(Illustrative) Gold bars of different sizes are displayed at the Austrian Gold and Silver Refinery (Oegussa) in Vienna, Austria, on February 3, 2026. European and Asian stock markets struggled for direction February 4, 2026.
FBI wanted poster for Monica Elfriede Witt, a former US Air Force counterintelligence specialist wanted on espionage charges related to Iran.

FBI offers $200,000 reward for former US Air Force specialist accused of spying for Iran

The FBI said it believes Monica Witt defected to Iran in 2013 and may still be assisting Tehran’s activities.

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at the Justice Department, December 4, 2025; illustrative.

Democratic lawmakers grill FBI’s Kash Patel over report alleging excessive drinking

At a hearing before a Senate budget panel, Patel defended his leadership of the FBI against Democratic accusations that his conduct had undermined national security and demonstrated poor judgment.

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(ILLUSTRATIVE) Four thousand US dollars are counted out by a banker counting currency at a bank in Westminster, Colorado November 3, 2009.

Dozens charged in global insider trading scheme after making millions in illicit profits

Two of the defendants, according to the Massachusetts DA, are located in Russia and Israel and considered fugitives. 

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US charges former F-35 pilot for training China's air force

Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., a former F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot who had commanded sensitive units with responsibility for nuclear weapons delivery systems, was arrested on Wednesday.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByREUTERS
An F-35 pilot prepares for take off from the Vermont Air National Guard Base with the flag of the United States, in South Burlington, Vermont, US, May 22, 2020

FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Trump probe

Patel portrayed the seizing of his phone records by the FBI and efforts to conceal them as an example of overreach by unelected government officials under Biden.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByREUTERS
: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Rep. Robert Garcia: DOJ withheld key FBI documents on Trump, Epstein-related allegations

"The fact that DOJ is suppressing documents alleging President Trump’s commission of sexual abuse of an underage victim only heightens my genuine concerns about a White House cover-up," Garcia wrote.

FEBRUARY 26, 2026ByREUTERS
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) holds up a photo of US President Donald Trump with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a meeting of the the House Oversight and Accountability Committee to markup a resolution and report to hold Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress, January 10, 2024; illustrative.

Nancy Guthrie's family offers $1 million reward for information leading to her recovery

There has been no sign of the 84-year-old Arizona woman since her kidnapping in the early morning of February 1, 2026.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026ByREUTERS
A sign reads stands amid yellow flowers left at the house of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home on February 1, in Tucson, Arizona, February 21, 2026.

US Secret Service shoots, kills man trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort

According to the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office, Secret Service agents and a PBSO deputy identified the intruder as a white man carrying a shotgun and a canister of gasoline.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
US President Donald Trump’s motorcade drives near the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, US, January 10, 2026.

FBI arrests three Silicon Valley engineers suspected of leaking Google, technology secrets to Iran

A federal indictment accused sisters Samaneh and Sorour Ghandali and Mohammad Javad Khosravi of conspiring to commit trade secret theft, attempted theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A closer view of the FBI building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

Nancy Guthrie’s abduction highlights shared anguish between US, Israel - opinion

On Feb. 1, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother, was abducted from her home in the early morning hours.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByHAYIM LEITER
A rock left by supporters reads "please pray, bring her home" at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, US February 9, 2026.

JFNA chief Eric Fingerhut outlines security demands ahead of State of Jewish Union

“We are united in our commitment to America and to Jewish life," said the president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, Eric Fingerhut.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
The president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America, Eric Fingerhut, gives the organization's first “State of the Jewish Union” address on Feb. 19, 2026.

Glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home fails to produce DNA match

The glove was found discarded in a roadside field about two miles from the elder Guthrie's Tucson-area house.

FEBRUARY 18, 2026ByREUTERS
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona , US February 1, 2026, poses with Savannah in an undated photograph. 

CODIS, the FBI's DNA database that could help solve Nancy Guthrie's disappearance case

CODIS is a national DNA database managed by the FBI that contains profiles from offenders and crime scenes, assisting in investigations.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A notice circulated by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office requests information on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona , U.S. February 1, 2026.