WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of FBI searches of a vast foreign intelligence repository for information about Americans and people in the United States plummeted over the last year from the prior 12 months, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. The release of the annual report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence comes more than a week after a bitterly divided Congress voted to reauthorize a surveillance program that administration officials say is crucial for national security but that civil liberties advocates say results in privacy abuses of Americans. The program, known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, permits the U.S. government to collect without a warrant the communications of targeted foreigners located in other countries — including when those subjects are in contact with Americans or other people inside the U.S. |
J.K. Dobbins signs with Chargers, continuing the trend of former Ravens heading to LACaitlin Clark fans won't receive Indiana Fever jerseys until August due to Nike blunderBrowns' draft still affected by Deshaun Watson trade. Team without firstLawsuit filed over new Kentucky law aimed at curbing youth vapingWith Anthony Richardson on board, Colts will look beyond quarterback in NFL draftA homeless man is reunited with his family after 13 years thanks to a Ford Mustang and a viral clipFormer Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Peter Barca announces new bid for CongressQuentin Tarantino SCRAPS plans for his final film The Movie Critic which had Brad Pitt set to starRuud beats Thompson for tourKate Beckinsale sheds light on her recent health woes as she wears 'tummy troubles survivor' T