Cyber scams in the United States surged to record levels, causing billions in consumer losses while leaving victims with minimal institutional recourse. An investigative report by The Associated Press and FRONTLINE revealed that Federal Trade Commission estimates placed real 2024 fraud losses near two hundred billion dollars, driven by generative...
The historic intertwining of United States history with its military encounters a persistent structural divide between service members and the general public. Following the abolition of the military draft in 1973 and the transition to an all-volunteer force, military service has become increasingly concentrated within specific geographic regions and multi-generational...
Grammy-winning singer Alanis Morissette has filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles against her former 2025 tour manager, Keren Urinov, alleging a calculated blackmail and extortion campaign. According to court documents, Morissette claims Urinov threatened to frame her for drug trafficking and fabricate false charges unless she met financial demands...
The Department of Homeland Security leadership proposed deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling locations across the United States. Federal officials outlined potential operational scopes for immigration enforcement personnel during active election windows, citing broader federal security coordination efforts. Civil rights organizations and congressional Democrats immediately denounced the measure...
A newly uncovered dark web marketplace claims to offer over 153 million digital scans of driver licenses predominantly from the United States and Canada. The platform, identified as Nexus, also listed millions of identification cards, travel documents, and medical cards before disappearing offline. Cybersecurity researcher Brian Krebs revealed the breach...
USC head coach Lincoln Riley dismissed criticism regarding visible empty seats at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the team's season-opening victory against San Jose State. The Trojans announced an attendance of 51,144 for the noon kickoff, marking the lowest crowd of Riley's tenure and the smallest home opener since...
The Philadelphia 76ers have signed seven-foot-six center Tacko Fall to an Exhibit 10 contract, providing the thirty-year-old veteran an opportunity to return to the National Basketball Association. Fall last appeared in an NBA regular-season game during December 2021, holding career averages of 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds across thirty-seven appearances...
Las Vegas Aces forward NaLyssa Smith has been ruled out for the remainder of the WNBA season and playoffs due to a left leg injury sustained against the Toronto Tempo. The non-contact injury occurred in the third quarter of the August 23 game. Smith, acquired mid-season from the Dallas Wings,...
The United States Department of Energy authorized PJM Interconnection to activate backup generation resources as an intense heat wave elevated power outage risks across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Operating the nation's largest electrical grid, PJM serves sixty-seven million customers from Washington, D.C. to Chicago. Simultaneously, the Midcontinent Independent System...
NASCAR champion Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, and four others died Thursday morning when a Cessna C550 private jet crashed near Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The aircraft took off from the airport and attempted to return shortly before crashing near the runway, resulting in a fatal fire. Federal...
