Politics Trump Gives Medal Of Freedom To Loyalist GOP Congressman Nunes Trump is awarding the nation's highest civilian honor to a lawmaker, who the White House claims "uncovered the greatest scandal in American history" even though that has no basis in fact. Brian Naylor
National FBI Report: Bias-Motivated Killings At Record High Amid Nationwide Rise In Hate Crime The data for 2019 show a slight overall increase but offenses were more violent than in previous years. About half of the 51 bias-motivated homicides stemmed from the Walmart mass shooting in Texas. Hannah Allam
Politics Preaching peace, but preparing for unrest: Left and right leaders share same fears Heading into to an Election Day fraught with anxiety and uncertainty, voices on both the political left and right say they don’t want to see violence – regardless of the election’s outcome. Casey Martin
Technology As Authorities Probe Twitter Hack, Ex-FBI Officials Warns: 'Get Ready For Copycats' Lawmakers and government agencies say the attack exposes vulnerabilities in the social network's systems that could be exploited to spread disinformation. Shannon Bond Bobby Allyn
National Amid Virus Fears And Protests, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March. Brakkton Booker
World U.S. Officials Believe Ex-FBI Agent Who Disappeared In Iran In 2007 Is Dead Robert Levinson, who went missing while on an unauthorized mission for the CIA, is thought to have died in Iranian custody, his family says. Scott Neuman Michele Kelemen
National Trump Administration Targets Your 'Warrant-Proof' Encrypted Messages Encryption is going mainstream, and some tech companies "throw away the key" so they can't decrypt messages even when police get a warrant. The government says that's taking privacy too far. Martin Kaste
National FBI Arrests 3 Alleged Members Of White Supremacist Group Ahead Of Richmond Rally The three suspected members of The Base had discussed going to Monday's pro-gun rally in Virginia, a law enforcement official tells NPR. The FBI says they also made an assault rifle. Bill Chappell
National 'They Wish Me Dead.' Convict In ISIS Case Faces Backlash For Helping Feds Abdirizak Warsame was among nine Minnesota men who planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS. When the FBI foiled their plot, each faced a decision that would influence their sentencing. Hannah Allam
National Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks. Martin Kaste
