U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani along with federal and local leaders will gather during a press conference to discuss a kidnapping for ransom and human smuggling case, according to a release.

Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with FBI Houston Special Agent James Smith, who recently announced he will be transferring to the New York Bureau.

Sextortion is a crime that involves using someone’s nude or intimate pictures to extort them for money. It’s been around for years but now the FBI is saying more perpetrators are altering innocent photos using artificial intelligence to commit the crimes.

In the face of mass shootings in Texas, state leaders have made it easier to access guns.

A prosecutor says a hostage rescue that left a suspect fatally shot Thursday in Houston began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county.

The FBI has accepted Sheriff Ed Gonzalez’s request to review two deaths that occurred inside the Harris County Jail, the sheriff’s office announced Monday.

A total of 14 men were jailed after being charged in various crimes, including drug trafficking, possessing a “Glock switch” and being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Thursday.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has temporarily suspended campaign activities as he leads the state’s response to Hurricane Ian.

Canadian police say one of the suspects in the killing of 10 people in a series of stabbings has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted.

A series of stabbings at an Indigenous community and at another town nearby in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, Canadian police say as they search for two suspects.

Houston Newsmakers: New FBI Houston Division’s Special Agent in Charge talks priorities such as violent crime

Director Christopher Wray has named James Smith as the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Houston Field Office . Smith most recently served as a chief of staff to the associate deputy director at FBI headquarters in Washington.

Retail sales in Britain slipped back in May as people ventured out to spend money at restaurants and pubs instead.