Chief Investigative Correspondent
Helena Vance is a Chief Investigative Correspondent specializing in international security, government transparency, corporate accountability, and deep-dive investigative reporting.
Privacy advocates and civil liberties organizations are urging the Canadian government to intervene over a data-sharing agreement involving Thomson Reuters and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing the arrangement raises serious concerns about privacy, transparency, and cross-border data protection.
The FBI says the man accused of setting a fire outside 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan has been identified as a U.S. Army veteran. Federal investigators are examining the suspect's background, possible motives, and the circumstances surrounding the incident while authorities continue to assess any broader security implications.
A federal civil rights agency is moving to eliminate a decades-old requirement for collecting demographic data, marking a significant policy shift that supporters say reduces regulatory burdens while critics warn it could weaken civil rights enforcement and anti-discrimination oversight.
U.S. federal prosecutors have indicted four of the world's largest container manufacturing companies and seven current and former executives, alleging they participated in a long-running global conspiracy to manipulate prices and restrict competition in a market affecting billions of dollars in international commerce.
Federal officials have withdrawn subpoenas issued to three journalists after acknowledging procedural and legal errors in the approval process, ending a dispute that had raised concerns about press freedom, confidential sources, and government compliance with media protection policies.