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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, on Capitol Hill in May 2017. A former IT staffer who worked for Wasserman Schultz pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of lying on a loan application.

Plea Deal For Former Congressional IT Staffer Debunks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

An attorney for Imran Awan said his client, who worked for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and others, was the subject of "political persecution," fueled by conservative media sites and President Trump.

Billy McFarland (second from right), photographed with (L-R) promoter Matthew Asante and musicians Waka Flocka and Ja Rule in Manhattan in 2016.

SEC Settles Fraud Charges Against Fyre Festival Founder

Billy McFarland, his companies and two of his associates have admitted defrauding $27.4 million from more than 100 investors.

A resident at the Mother Teresa of Calcutta senior home in Caracas. The people at the home were not reluctant to be photographed, says photojournalist Wil Riera: "They want to share their history, to have a voice."

Remembering Wil Riera: The Photographer With An Eye For The Forgotten In Venezuela

In poignant and powerful photographs, Wil Riera draws attention to senior citizens in a country teetering on the brink. Riera died this weekend.

A San Diego County Sheriff's vehicle parked at the department's administration center, San Diego, August 13, 2018.

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies Investigating Two Apparently Unfounded School Threats

Authorities today were investigating reports of an apparently unfounded shooting threat at San Marcos High School and a separate unfounded threat of violence at Santee's West Hills High School, officials said.

When a fellow officer dies, Chicago police wear black bands around their badges as a sign of mourning. At least five Chicago officers have taken their own lives since July.

5 Chicago Police Officers Died By Suicide Since July. Is The Department Doing Enough?

Some officials and mental health experts say the suicides are a sign of deeper problems with the mental health and well-being of Chicago police officers.

San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Music, Old Hollywood And Monsters, Too!

San Diego’s biggest free music festival returns this weekend. Plus there’s a tap extravaganza and a scarily funny monster musical.

Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, was interviewed at the company's offices in Menlo Park, Calif. She faces questions from Congress about combating foreign interference.

WATCH LIVE: Senate Committee Vents About Hijacking Of Big Tech For Information War

The Senate intelligence committee gets an update from Big Tech about how companies are fighting "active measures" like those waged against the U.S. in 2016.

Cleanup workers rake oil-soaked hay along a Santa Barbara beach in 1969, after an oil spill that was then the largest in U.S. history.

How California's Worst Oil Spill Turned Beaches Black And The Nation Green

In 1969, oil from an offshore well left beaches in Santa Barbara, Calif., coated with crude and littered with dead birds. The country's reaction helped create the modern environmental movement.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to receive diplomatic credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors at the Kremlin in Moscow on Oct. 11.

Here's How Russia Runs Its Disinformation Effort Against The 2018 Midterms

Court documents, intelligence reports and other official accounts have now created the most comprehensive picture yet of one key aspect of the "active measures" targeting the West.

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