You got a World Cup ticket. It arrived in your inbox with a QR code, professional branding, and a confirmation email that looked like the real thing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. For years, spotting a scam was relatively simple. A suspicious email address, broken English, or an obvious typo were often enough to raise suspicion. But … Read more
When an OB-GYN at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Oklahoma examined Taylor Parker on Oct. 9, 2020, he found no evidence that she had just given birth — or had even been pregnant at all. Parker, 27, who was pulled over driving to the hospital, claimed that she had delivered her baby in her car, … Read more
D wayne Kuklinski was doing a big construction job back in January when he noticed a guy on his crew eyeing him. “You look just like the Iceman,” the man told him, taking in his piercing brown eyes, neat goatee, and imposing frame. The guy was referring to a towering figure in New Jersey history, … Read more
For the past year, Spotify has been quietly purging tens of thousands of podcasts that advertised illegal online pharmacies. A report released Thursday by Senator Maggie Hassan, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, faults the company for acting only after news outlets exposed the content and her office spent nearly a year pressing for … Read more
A Florida man was wrongfully arrested for attempting to illegally lure a child after police relied on a face recognition match that was inaccurate, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, even though he lived more than 300 miles from the scene and says he had never set foot in the city where the crime … Read more
James Handy, who featured in the beloved Nineties film Jumanji and most recently, Top Gun: Maverick, was fatally stabbed to death on Wednesday. The actor was 81. In a statement, the Los Angeles Police Department identified the suspect as his girlfriend’s son, Michael Gledhill, a 44-year-old resident of Tarzana. Handy’s death was confirmed by a … Read more
Musk also shared a video from far-right British agitator Tommy Robinson calling on people to gather outside Southampton Central Police State on Tuesday night, echoing calls from Reform Party leader Nigel Farage for people to respond to the incident with “pure cold rage.” “I heard someone say this wasn’t about race; this is about race,” … Read more