Crime & Public Safety

World Sep 30

MacArthur Foundation Awards $800,000 Fellowships to 20 Scholars and Artists

The 2025 MacArthur Fellows include a disability justice lawyer, an environmental health researcher, and a theater artist, each receiving an $800,000 no-strings-attached grant.

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Politics Sep 30

Trump and Rubio Question UK Handling of Air Base Plot After 5 Men Released on Bail

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pressing Britain over its handling of a suspected plot against a US air base after five men arrested in the case were released on bail.

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Politics Sep 29

CNN, Politico and MS NOW Ask Court to Keep Blocking Trump's Press Ban

Three news outlets filed a joint motion asking a federal court to extend an order that keeps the Trump administration from barring their reporters from White House press events.

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World Sep 29

Ex-Auburn staffer charged with stealing recruiting secrets, sending them to rivals

David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, turned himself in Monday on felony charges of theft of trade secrets and computer tampering. Police say he sent Auburn recruiting information to competing schools.

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Technology Sep 29

Trump Signs Voluntary AI Safety Pact With Tech Giants at White House

The agreement sets no legal requirements, relying on companies to police themselves on AI safety, transparency and child protection.

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World Sep 29

Gershkovich Says He Knew He Was Being Set Up When FSB Arrested Him

The Wall Street Journal reporter recounts the moment masked men surrounded him at a Russian restaurant, calling his espionage case a fabrication designed to make him a "valuable hostage.

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Politics Sep 29

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport Migrants to Third Countries

The high court lifted a lower court's block on removals to nations with no ties to the migrants, clearing the way for expedited deportations.

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World Sep 29

New York Times Engineer Shot Dead in California; In-Laws, 77, Charged With Murder

Jonathan McKinsey, 40, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Dublin, California parking lot. His wife's parents, both 77, face first-degree murder charges.

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World Sep 29

Jury Convicts Former American Idol Contestant in Murder Trial

A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of a onetime American Idol hopeful, closing a case that drew national attention.

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World Sep 29

Dutch Police Arrest ShinyHunters Leader Accused of Plotting Two Murders

A 24-year-old Amsterdam man linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group was arrested in September and is being held on suspicion of planning two killings, Dutch authorities confirmed.

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World Sep 29

Utah Man Freed on Bail After 41 Years on Death Row as New DNA Evidence Emerges

Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, walked out of a Utah jail Monday after prosecutors said newly analyzed DNA evidence does not link him to the 1985 murder that sent him to death row.

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Politics Sep 29

Rubio Says Foreign Actor Tied to UK Terror Plot That Killed Two

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed a foreign actor was involved in the UK terror attack that killed two people, as British police arrest multiple suspects.

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Business Sep 29

Comer Expands Prediction Market Probe, Targets Crypto.com and PredictIt

House Oversight Chair James Comer is demanding records from three more prediction platforms as part of a widening insider trading investigation.

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Politics Sep 28

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge on Social Media Age Verification Laws

The justices will decide whether states can require platforms to verify the age of users, in a case with sweeping implications for online speech.

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