WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A senior U.S. lawmaker said she urged CIA officials in 2003 not to destroy videotapes of harsh interrogations.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said it will begin a criminal investigation into the CIA's destruction of videotapes showing interrogation of terrorism suspects.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has been asked by the CIA to probe whether a former agency officer acted illegally in describing the waterboarding of a prisoner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Tuesday ordered a hearing to determine if the CIA violated a court order by destroying interrogation tapes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it would not cooperate with congressional investigations into the CIA's destruction of tapes of interrogations.