Feds in NYC: Hackers Stole $45M in ATM Card Breach A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday. More
Man who faked his way into cockpit pleads guilty to fraud The man who conned his way into the cockpit of an US Airways flight in March pleaded guilty Wednesday in Philadelphia to one count of fraud in connection with an identification document. More
3-D-printed gun fires real bullets A Texas group run by a self-described anarchist has posted what appears to be the first video of the live firing of a handgun created with a 3-D printer. The 53-second video shows a single shot being fired from The Liberator, a plastic handgun that, with the exception of its metal firing pin, was assembled from parts made with a 3-D printer, according to Defense Distributed. More
Abused disabled Iowa plant workers awarded $240M A Texas company has been ordered to pay 32 mentally disabled workers $240 million in damages for what government lawyers described as years of around-the-clock abuse. More
From 25 years in prison to just four months: Inside the final verdict on a crypto billionaire CEO archrivalry The criminal judgment of bitcoin billionaires Changpeng Zhao and Sam Bankman-Fried was completed this week, the final chapter in starkly different crypto sagas. 05/5/2024 - 3:46 am | View Link
Hansen's Notebook: Arizona men's tennis no underdog under Clancy Shields, and the data backs it up Notebook: The Star's longtime columnist on Arizona's history of Pac-12 coaches of the year, how Augie Busch's replacement at UA swim coach should have an easier go of it in Big 12, Pima hoops' ... 05/4/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Charged with battery on a woman carrying coffee because their hallway wasn't wide enough Seems somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed and a senior citizen with a history of battery convictions has been behind bars ever since. 05/3/2024 - 7:15 am | View Link
Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering Dueling groups of protesters have clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another. Hours earlier, police burst ... 05/1/2024 - 4:39 pm | View Link
Ranking the best players in the NCAA men’s basketball transfer portal The men's basketball transfer portal is more crowded than ever, so we're here to help you determine the names you most need to know. 05/1/2024 - 6:14 am | View Link
The generation’s favorite coffee chain is now serving up one of its most beloved beverages.
Boba, or bubble tea, is having a moment. It seems that new bubble tea joints are popping up everywhere you turn. Chains like Kung Fu Tea and Gong Cha are easy to come by, and there are even at-home boba kits for sale in grocery stores so you can have boba anytime.
Dropping out of the workforce can be an attractive option for educators with young children, which adds to retention challenges already facing schools.
When Christina Zimmerman returned to teaching last year after maternity leave, she grappled with postpartum depression that she says could have led to quitting her job.
The companies argue that the law violates the U. S. Constitution on a number of grounds, including running afoul of First Amendment free speech protections.
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance said on Tuesday they filed suit in U. S. federal court seeking to block a law signed by President Joe Biden that would force the divestiture of the short video app used by 170 million Americans or ban its use.
Operation Wetback’s main objective was not to remove Mexican immigrants but rather to frighten U. S. farmers, especially in Texas, into hiring them legally.
While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters if he were elected again: “Following the Eisenhower model, we will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history,” he said.
Fashion designers aren’t usually shy about their politics. So why didn’t they use the Met Gala to express their views on the Isreal-Gaza conflict?
Zendaya wore a blue layered gown, reminiscent of a peacock. Kim Kardashian wore a floral corset with an absurdly cinched waist. Lana Del Ray had branches in her headdress.
After a month of back-and-forth involving AI and other technology, the beef between the two rappers is still sizzling—and represents an evolutionary leap for how diss tracks are made and distributed.
The long-simmering battle between hip-hop heavyweights Drake and Kendrick Lamar escalated dramatically over the weekend. With a rapid-fire volley of deeply personal diss tracks, the feud has now left the realm of playful, mutually beneficial name-calling, and crashed, jarringly, somewhere between a blood vendetta and an actual combat zone.