While Vice President Kamala Harris was on a tour of the southern border, surrounded by bodyguards and visiting carefully chosen spots, someone else took a different route. This person went to the Arizona-Mexico border to see what was really happening. What would Kamala have seen if she had gone
The United States has filed charges against two Russian men, Sergey Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov, for allegedly running billion-dollar money laundering services. Ivanov is known to have been active for nearly two decades, while Shakhmametov ran a notorious cybercriminal marketplace called Joker’s S
Imagine this: a respected jail officer falls for an inmate and they run away together. It sounds like a movie, right? But it actually happened. Vicky White was the assistant director of corrections at a detention center in Alabama. Casey White, a prisoner serving time for murder, was transferred to
Last year, New York City’s Global Citizen Festival left a hefty bill for Central Park – $620,000 worth of damage to the iconic Great Lawn. While some might shrug off this incident as collateral damage in the name of charity, it raises important questions about the city's priorities and values. City
Hansel Esparragoza, a 37-year-old man from Staten Island, is facing some serious charges. On September 13, he allegedly punched an elderly woman on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This isn't his first time in trouble with the law. In fact, he has 21 prior arrests and was out on bail for two other
In 2023, the story of crime in the U.S. is a mix of good news and bad news. Let's start with the good: violent crimes are down a bit from where they were before the pandemic hit in 2019. That’s right, the lockdowns of 2020 sent homicide rates soaring by almost 30%, but things have calmed down since
This week, an Ohio woman named Katie Santry made waves on TikTok after finding a mysterious rug buried in her yard. The discovery sparked wild speculation among viewers that it could be concealing a body. Despite being new to this kind of spotlight, Katie's experience shows how ordinary people can b
As Donald Trump aims for a second term in the White House, some Republican election experts are raising concerns about his campaign's strategy. The team is relying heavily on volunteers with unproven technology to get out the vote, which could be risky in such a close race. Historically, elections h
In Chicago, researchers have been trying to figure out if ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft are helping or hurting Black passengers. The study looked at rides before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. They found that even though drivers might cancel on Black passengers more often, it doesn't really
The Department of Homeland Security has some serious concerns about what the next year will bring. They're worried that people with ties to terrorism might try to sneak into the country through our borders. It's not just about who is coming in, but also where they're coming from. The number of peopl
