Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024
For its entire existence as a global medium, the internet’s evolution has been caught in a tug of war, pulled by opposing forces: on one side, moderation and control; on the other, disruption and anarchy. This year, the most prominent actors weighing in on the side of disruption were familiar faces: The reckless oligarchs, cybercriminals, […]
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. Here are the maps that show it
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime. The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36 took effect this month. Weeks earlier, in L.A. County, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman was sworn in as the new district attorney and kicked off his administration by reversing […]
Luigi Mangione Isn’t Solely Responsible For UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Death, Poll Respondents Claim
It’s no secret that the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—allegedly by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione—unleashed a tide of rage against the deeply problematic US health care system. But according to a new poll, frustration with the industry is so serious that many Americans believe that Mangione wasn’t solely responsible for Thompson’s death, and that the […]
Prosecutors: Brooklyn businessman will plead guilty to conspiracy charge in case against Mayor Adams
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn real estate magnate accused of working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge tied to the scheme, federal prosecutors said Monday. Erden Arkan, the owner of a real estate construction firm, was […]
NASA’s Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange ‘sideways’ black hole in a cosmic crime scene
Probing a distant galaxy like a “cosmic crime scene” with the Hubble Space Telescope after a “tip-off” from the Chandra X-ray telescope, NASA scientists have discovered a strange black hole that is tipped onto its side. The sideways black hole was discovered in the galaxy NGC 5084, a lenticular (lens-shaped) galaxy located around 80 million […]
You Need to Create a Secret Password With Your Family
Scammers are out of control. Every year, fraudsters and cybercriminals make billions by tricking people into parting with their cash. Romance fraud, business email compromiseinvestment scams, sextortion—the list of ways criminals prey on people is virtually endless and constantly changing. Add to that impersonation scams, where a criminal pretends to be someone known to their […]
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people […]
Can California change a dark culture at Chowchilla women’s prison?
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she could save them all. And it’s her job to try. In July, after 20 years in prison for attempted murder and a gun enhancement, Coleman, 47, became one of three dozen prisoners at the […]
Google Street View helps catch suspect of a grisly crime
You can run, but you can’t hide from Google’s vast mapping capabilities. Spanish authorities say an image routinely captured by one of the search giant’s Street View cameras in the province of Soria has helped them identify and arrest two people connected with a missing person. The image, shared by Spain’s National Policeshows a man […]