Naperville named safest city in America Another Chicago suburb, Joliet, was named eighth safest, according to the MoneyGeek survey based on FBI crime data. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2023
House 'Weaponization' hearing to take aim at Justice Department - Roll Call The House special subcommittee probing the federal government’s “weaponization” will hold its first hearing Thursday. Roll Call · Feb 8, 2023
Ex-Twitter execs to face GOP questioning on Hunter Biden House Republicans are expected to question former Twitter executives about the platform’s handling of reporting on Hunter Biden, the president's son The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
Idaho murders - update: Bryan Kohberger prosecutors file new documents as cold cases probed Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023
State, federal agents investigating whether school threats across Michigan were coordinated OKEMOS, Michigan — Local, state and federal law enforcement teams were deployed Tuesday to at least seven high schools across Michigan after false threats known as "swatting" were made in what some officials called a "coordinated campaign," causing students to be evacuated or sent into lockdown mode. Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2023
China’s Spy Balloons May Have Used Ground Penetrating Radar, Former Navy Seal Says The FBI lab will uncover the satellite's secrets by examining the wreckage in the coming weeks. Zenger · Feb 7, 2023
Shooting at Nebraska Target highlights gaps in gun laws The man who entered an Omaha Target with an AR-15-style rifle and began firing before he was killed by police had been repeatedly sent to psychiatric hospitals because of his schizophrenia The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
First Thing: Turkey and Syria earthquake death toll ‘could pass 20,000’ World Health Organization official warns that number killed could quadruple. Plus, efforts to save the pink river dolphin The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023
Idaho murders – update: Bryan Kohberger case gag order fought by victim Kaylee Goncalves’ family Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023
Rep Eric Swalwell weighs in on Alex Murdaugh murder trial California congressman was recently removed from the House Intelligence Committee by Republicans The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls’ campaign lost $150,000 in wire fraud theft The Texas Republican’s campaign, which recouped most of the money, has reported the case to the FBI. The Federal Elections Commission is also looking into it. The Texas Tribune · Feb 6, 2023
Maryland woman, Florida man charged with planning attack on Baltimore's power grid BALTIMORE — A Maryland woman and a Florida man were federally charged with conspiracy to attack a Baltimore power grid, the U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland announced Monday. Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023
Fears Frank Reagan 'fires' grandson Joe Hill after breaking FBI protocol in Blue Bloods Blue Bloods viewers could watch Frank Reagan 'fire' his grandson Joe Hill after he breaks FBI protocol during a joint task force mission in an upcoming episode Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier in plea for clemency after 47 years in jail Exclusive: Peltier, 78, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in 1975, tells Guardian of desire to return home to tribal land The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023 Shoot-down of Chinese balloon draws GOP criticism of Biden administration Republicans accused China of using the balloon to surveil military sites. China says it ‘reserves the right to take necessary measures to deal with similar situations.’
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023 Ted Cruz is arguing for a two-term Senate limit but can’t explain why he’s running for a third term “I’ll tell you what, when the socialists and when the swamp are ready to leave Washington, I will be more than happy to comply,” Mr Cruz said
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023 US officials offer Congress briefing on Trump documents The Biden administration has offered to brief congressional leaders on its investigation into the classified documents found at former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023 Idaho murders – update: Source reveals victim ‘grabbed knife’ as Kaylee Goncalves’ family appeals gag order Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023 The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe review – through hell and high water Published in the UK for the first time, the Empire of Pain author’s tireless investigation of human trafficking from China to the US reveals the desperation of the migrants and the woman at the heart of it
ABC News · Feb 5, 2023 China's spy balloon has been shot down by the US, now the recovery operation begins Following days of alarm and discussion about how to deal with the surveillance balloon, the US is now racing to recover the wreckage. But what technology do they expect to find?
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023 Idaho murders – update: Victim’s family appeals gag order as FBI denies losing track of Bryan Kohberger Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho
Salon · Feb 4, 2023 Durham's dud is worse than it looks Trump’s attempt to bring disrepute to the Mueller report just backfired spectacularly
Reuters · Feb 4, 2023 China's balloon over the U.S. seen as bold but clumsy espionage tactic China's flight of a suspected surveillance balloon over the United States appears to mark a more aggressive - albeit puzzling - espionage tactic than relying on satellites and the theft of industrial and defense secrets, security experts said.
Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023 FBI offers $25,000 rewards for information in recent attacks on NC power substations RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities are offering rewards of up to $25,000 for information that could help investigators identify and arrest the people responsible for two separate attacks on North Carolina electrical substations over the past two months.
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Microsoft: Iran unit behind Charlie Hebdo hack-and-leak op After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran’s ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit struck back in early January with a hack-and-leak campaign intent on striking fear with the claimed pilfering of a big subscriber database