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
‘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.
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.”
Breaking Bad in Hawaii? Prosecutors say Kauai councilman ran crystal meth ring
A county councilman who federal prosecutors say secretly ran a methamphetamine ring in between his civic duties pleaded not guilty Friday to running a covert gun and drug smuggling ring.
Second case of unexplained coronavirus appears in California, raising fears of community infection
The nation’s second case of unexplained coronavirus – in which a person emerges with the infection with no obvious indication of how the virus was transmitted – has been reported in California
Eight killed in hookah lounge attacks in Germany; motive unknown
A manhunt is underway in Germany after at least eight people were fatally shot Wednesday in shootings, possibly drive-bys, at two hookah lounges in the city of Hanau