Sights set on curbing gun crime
A community or sub-culture encouraging young men's exposure and obsession with guns—as well as ready access to firearms and drugs—can make gun violence 'all too easy," with Flinders University experts promoting a new direction on managing the glo.....»»
Internet crime in 2022: Over $3 billion lost to investment scammers
“In 2022, investment scam losses were the most (common or dollar amount) scheme reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3),” the FBI shared in its 2022 Internet Crime Report. This category includes crypto-investment scams such.....»»
Places of worship linked with more neighborhood crime in Washington, D.C
A new analysis of crime statistics near hundreds of places of worship in Washington, D.C., shows that these sites are associated with higher levels of violent and property crime—even after accounting for other factors commonly linked with crime. Ja.....»»
Chris Evans and Ana de Armas fight crime in first trailer for action rom-com Ghosted
Apple released the first trailer for the new romantic action-adventure Ghosted starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas......»»
What’s new on Peacock in March 2023
Here's what's new on Peacock in March 2023. You'll find a new true-crime documentary, a new dating series, the Poker Face season finale, live sports, and more......»»
Meta cracks down on a growing crime against teenagers
Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of "revenge porn" images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram......»»
Gun violence spills into new neighborhoods as gentrification displaces drug crime, according to new study
Gentrification doesn't erase drug crime and gun violence. Instead, research from West Virginia University economist Zachary Porreca shows that when one urban block becomes upwardly mobile, organized criminal activity surges outward to surrounding blo.....»»
Crime Blotter: "Mardi Gras bandits" arrested for stealing iPhones in New Orleans
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, an Apple Store theft in New Jersey, a carjacker forces victim to drive home for Apple ID, and Nigerian celebrities fight over a stolen iPhone.The Apple Store in Short Hills, NJ The latest in an occasional AppleInsid.....»»
5 shocking revelations from Netflix’s Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal
With the trial of Alex Murdaugh well underway, the Netflix true crime docuseries Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal brings to light shocking revelations......»»
Algorithms were supposed to reduce bias in criminal justice, but do they?
Algorithms were supposed to remake the American justice system. Championed as dispassionate, computer-driven calculations about risk, crime, and recidivism, their deployment in everything from policing to bail and sentencing to parole was meant to sm.....»»
Everything coming to Peacock in March 2023
True-crime docuseries Who Killed Robert Wone?, the Poker Face season finale, and more Premier League games highlight the March 2023 new arrivals on Peacock......»»
As livestock theft becomes a growing problem in rural Australia, new technologies offer hope
Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property in a highly sophisticated rural crime operation. Such large-scale rural theft is increasin.....»»
Keira Knightley hunts a serial killer in Boston Strangler trailer
See the untold true story of how two reporters broke the story about a 1960s serial killer in the first trailer for the true crime thriller Boston Strangler......»»
Bonkers Republican bill in Idaho would make mRNA-based vaccination a crime
It's unclear if the two lawmakers know what messenger RNA is exactly. Enlarge / The Comirnaty (Pfizer/BioNTech) and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. (credit: Getty | Marcos del Mazo) Two Republican lawmakers in Idaho have intr.....»»
Everything coming to Hulu in March 2023
Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part II, true-crime drama Boston Strangler, and season 1 of Wreck highlight Hulu's new arrivals in March 2023......»»
Newly identified tsetse fly pheromone may help in curbing disease spread
Yale scientists have for the first time identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery offers new insights into how t.....»»
Crime blotter: Man accused of using Siri in cop car to set up alibi
In the latest Apple Crime Blotter, the bust of Apple Store theft ring in California wasn't the first, iPads are stolen from a car near Graceland, and a real estate scam was centered on Apple products.The Palo Alto Apple Store The latest in an occasio.....»»
Seven Russians sanctioned over ransomware cyber-crime
UK and US announce rare joint action against the men, including freezing their assets......»»
Waste crime: How online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping
The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the U.K. waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. He tells the sto.....»»
Proposals but no consensus on curbing water shortages in Colorado River basin
6 of 7 states proposed downstream reductions, but California wants to avoid cuts. Enlarge / A view of the Colorado River from the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon, Arizona on Aug. 31, 2022. (credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images).....»»
Improving social access beyond the inner city
Improving suburban public transport access has a societal benefit through better health, increased employment and reduced crime, according to a new study from the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney Business Schoo.....»»