crime

Heinous, if proved accurate.

Some critics say the move is designed to shield those who profited from the dangerous drug.

Before we release new technology into the ether, we need to make safeguards so that bad actors can’t misuse them.

Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won’t end this unethical practice.

Frank W. Abagnale says scammers don’t discriminate — here’s what you can do to protect yourself.

Can treating addiction as a disease work better than treating it as a vice?

The alleged identity theft may be the first space crime.

The FAA is not amused by flame-throwing drones.

Regan Williams, co-founder of Seen and Heard, wants adults to listen to children.

Researchers discover government agencies use facial recognition software on photos from local DMVs.

Are these two words interchangeable?

Activist and Big Think reader Roy M. Arce explains his idea for a new community policing team and how it can halt vicious cycles of PTSD and homelessness.

Conservative journalist Andy Ngo was attacked during marches in Portland on June 29.

In cities, people tend to think of parks as dangerous.

How much bravery can and should we expect from police officers?

Here’s how we can use the concept of “impact impression” for criminal reform.

Hackers are demanding a bitcoin ransom.

What happens to a person’s identity when they are forced to play a hypermasculine role just to survive?

An investigation finds the cause of failed NASA launches and $700 million in losses.

In India, a construction boom is fueling a criminal enterprise around one of the most ubiquitous substances on Earth: sand.

The U.S. has a talent shortage and the formerly incarcerated have paid their debt to society. Let’s solve two problems with one idea.

Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light.

Throughout history, anarchists have been responsible for bombings and assassinations, including some very recent ones.

The controversial protest tactic has a checkered history.

If a scientific study was conducted unethically, should publishers retract it?

One cardinal is accused of covering up sexual abuse. The other faces criminal charges in Australia.

Secretary-General António Guterres said corruption is “an assault on the values of the United Nations.”

Interactive map reveals the horror — and the patterns — of murder in 14th-century London.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions imposed stricter guidelines on marijuana policy during his tenure. It’s still unclear where his replacement, Matthew Whitaker, stands on the issue.

Fox News, NBC, Facebook and CNN have all stopped airing the commercial, which some critics have labelled as inflammatory and racist.