The race for the open seat in Massachusetts’ Sixth Congressional District is turning into a money‑heavy showdown. Candidates are pouring personal wealth and outside donations into their campaigns, creating a crowded field of hopefuls from every corner of the region. One standout is a former finance
A man who lost his home to a robbery found that the police only saw a 13% chance of getting his stuff back. He felt the system was slow and decided to create a software that could help detectives work faster. The program, called Longeye, started in San Francisco last year and is now talking to polic
A political consultant from Annapolis, known for working with Republicans like former Gov. Larry Hogan, has been charged by federal authorities. The indictment says he took money from at least one elected official and a community group to buy a yacht. The case lists six criminal counts: three for
A New Jersey cloud firm, CoreWeave, has pulled in $8. 5 billion from a coalition of banks and investors to expand its data‑center reach. The money is backed by the company’s own GPUs and a contract with Meta that guarantees usage of those chips. The deal is the biggest ever of its kind, using a comb
North Korean hackers infiltrated a widely used software tool, Axios, and slipped malicious code into it for several hours on Tuesday. The attackers gained control of a developer’s account and pushed bad updates to any business that pulled the package during that brief window. Companies across health
The Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center (SPARCC) is launching a full‑month program to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April. Their plan mixes learning, outreach and chances for the public to back survivors. Instead of waiting for a single event, SPARCC has lined up weekly activities that spa
Bahrain has shared a new version of a United Nations draft that aims to keep ships safe in the Strait of Hormuz. The change removes a clear link to strong enforcement rules, but still keeps wording that could allow countries to act if needed. The waterway is vital because about 20 % of the world’
China has taken a major step against an international money‑laundering ring that operated out of Cambodia. The chief, Li Xiong, a Chinese national who once led Huione Group, was seized in Phnom Penh and sent back to China. Authorities say he helped hide illegal profits and ran casinos, among other s
A 45‑year‑old man named Steven Lyons, known in criminal circles as a high‑level organizer of drug smuggling and money laundering, was taken into custody on Indonesia’s popular island of Bali. He had been fleeing law enforcement for months after a murder in Spain put him on the country’s wanted list.
In the early hours of Wednesday, April 1, police in Queens responded to a frantic call about gunfire inside an apartment on 84th Street. Officers discovered two young people, an 18‑year‑old woman and a 20‑year‑old man, both fatally wounded. The victims were reported to be in a relationship and share
