A Colombian drug lord dubbed “the Prince of Semi-Submersibles” was sentenced to 20 years in prison for operating a fleet of narco-submarines
Author: Michael James, USA TODAY
Gunman kills 8 in rampage at Texas outlet mall in nation’s 200th mass shooting of 2023
Multiple people were shot at an outlet mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, on Saturday, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic.
New cryptocurrency bill targets crypto crime and ‘rampant fraud’ across US
New York bill targets cryptocurrency fraud that until now has faced little federal and state regulation
Ex-Apple employee hatched a scheme to bill the company millions for its own products. It didn’t work.
A former Apple employee has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay back over $19 million that he defrauded the company.
‘A free pass to seize and sift’: Federal court upholds terrorism conviction in controversial mass surveillance case
Jamshid Muhtorov — whose email communications were searched by the U.S. government under Section 702 of FISA — has spent years in federal custody.
New COVID variant dubbed ‘omicron’ by WHO; vaccine makers already have contingency plans: Latest updates
A COVID-19 variant in South Africa has been dubbed “omicron” and classified as a highly transmissible “variant of concern.”
Blissful video, troubled travel: Police bodycam footage is latest twist in Gabby Petito mystery
A Florida woman’s disappearance while on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé has created an intense mystery for police and the public.
‘Treated with particular cruelty’: Minnesota attorney general requests severe sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd killing
Prosecutors filed paperwork Friday asking that Derek Chauvin be given a more severe prison sentence in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that the former Minneapolis police officer inflicted torturous deadly methods as Floyd pleaded for his life.
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FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare system: At least 5 hospitals have been hit this week
Federal officials said “malicious cyber actors” could lead to “data theft and disruption of healthcare services.”
California governor signs bill giving prisoners battling wildfires a shot at becoming pro firefighters
Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a bill that will give prisoners battling California’s massive wildfires a chance to become firefighters after their release.