Domestic spying
FILE - This Thursday, June 6, 2013 file photo shows the National Security Administration (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The number of targets of secretive surveillance in national security investigations fell sharply last year amid the coronavirus pandemic and continued scrutiny of the FBI’s wiretapping authorities arising from the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Steep drop in national security surveillance during pandemic

By Nomaan Merchant And Eric Tucker Apr. 30, 2021 01:11 PM EDT

Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, Monday, Sept 22, 2021. The Beijing court was expected to put on trial second Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges

By Sam Mcneil Mar. 22, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

Young men scroll on their smart phones in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. In the early days of the pandemic, a panicked Israel began using a mass surveillance tool on its own people, tracking civilians’ mobile phones to halt the spread of the coronavirus. But months later, the tool’s effectiveness is being called into question and critics say its use has come at an immeasurable cost to the country’s democratic principles. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Israel's virus surveillance tool tests its democratic norms

By Tia Goldenberg Jan. 01, 2021 01:19 AM EST

Tennessee updates virus cases as system gets upgrade

Oct. 31, 2020 01:58 PM EDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — After saying it may not provide updated COVID-19 case data this weekend as it upgrades its national electronic disease surveillance...

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press Jun. 08, 2020 06:03 PM EDT
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Weakening FISA Toledo Blade ...

FILE- In this March 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump talks during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington, as Attorney General William Barr looks on. Legislation to extend surveillance authorities that the FBI sees as vital in fighting terrorism was thrown in doubt Wednesday as President Donald Trump, the Justice Department and congressional Republicans all came out in opposition. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Democrats pull surveillance bill after Trump veto threat

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker May. 28, 2020 11:07 AM EDT

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing for Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May. 5, 2020. The panel is considering Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Senate votes to renew federal surveillance powers

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Eric Tucker May. 14, 2020 08:26 AM EDT