*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Janet Reno, who served as the first woman U.S. attorney general, died early Monday of complications from Parkinson's disease ...

When Janet Reno was confirmed by the Senate to be the first female U.S. Attorney General on March 11, 1993, the standoff in Waco had been going for two weeks and safety concerns were escalating ...

SEE PHOTOS: Janet Reno, first female attorney general Controversy and high drama marked her eight-year tenure: FBI shootouts at Waco, the Elián González, Wen Ho Lee and Unabomber cases, Clinton ...

After Waco, Reno figured into some of the controversies and scandals that marked the Clinton administration, including Whitewater, Filegate, bungling at the FBI laboratory, Monica Lewinsky ...

MIAMI, FL -- Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78.

AP MIAMI — Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as US attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78.

After Waco, Ms. Reno figured into some of the controversies and scandals that marked the Clinton administration, including Whitewater, Filegate, bungling at the FBI laboratory, Monica Lewinsky ...

Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general and the epicenter of several political storms during the Clinton administration, has died. She was 78.

Updated: 12:51 PM EST Jan 4, 2017 Editorial Standards ⓘ Advertisement Janet Reno, former US attorney general, has died Updated: 12:51 PM EST Jan 4, 2017 Editorial Standards ⓘ ...

In this Tuesday, April 13, 2004, file photo, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno testifies before the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Janet Reno lived a historic life. The Miami native died Monday at 78. Take a look at a career punctuated by high-profile prosecutions and controversial tactics.

TALLAHASSEE — Former Attorney General Janet Reno, widely remembered for her handling of a religious cult’s standoff with federal agents near Waco, Texas, will next week deliver her first ...