Cheap tech and widespread internet access fuel rise in cybersex trafficking

The low cost of child cybersex trafficking makes it easy to operate and difficult to prevent.

The Latest: Police: Newspaper shooting was ‘targeted attack’

Police say the shooting at a Maryland newspaper was a “targeted attack on The Capital Gazette.”

Cyber crime poses a massive threat to businesses, thanks to remote workers using unsecured public wifi

The rise of virtual and augmented reality also means that employees can attend meetings despite being on the opposite side of the globe.

Unfortunately, these flexible working habits present a big cyber security risk, which companies and employees often aren’t prepared to tackle.

FBI Warns of Dramatic Increase in Business E-Mail Compromise (BEC) Schemes

The FBI is warning potential victims of a dramatic rise in the business e-mail compromise (BEC) scheme that targets businesses and has resulted in massive financial losses in Nashville and other cities.

If North Korea is denuclearizing, why is it expanding a nuclear research center?

New satellite images made public by 38north, a web site devoted to analyzing North Korea, show that “improvements to the infrastructure at North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center are continuing at a rapid pace,” three 38north analysts concluded in a paper.

New Egypt High School shooting threat: New details emerge

Matthew V. Vanderbeek got thrown out of Brick Center vocational school in May after he threatened to “shoot up the school” at graduation, advising students that the “safe color to wear” was orange, authorities said.

California fire captain dead, another firefighter wounded in shooting at apartment complex

A Southern California firefighter was killed and a second was wounded after an early Monday shooting at a California senior-living apartment complex, officials said.

Firefighters responding to a report of an explosion at Covenant Manor in Long Beach were met with gunfire, fire department Jake Heflin said.

Saudi driving ban ends as women’s rights activists remain jailed

Six female driving activists remain jailed as their peers take to the road legally for the first time in Saudi Arabia.

Legal marijuana will roll out differently in Canada than in U.S.

With marijuana legalization across Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up to look different from the way it does in nine U.S. states that have legalized adult recreational use of the drug. Age limits, government involvement in distribution and sales, and access to banking are some big discrepancies.

Suspected battery explosion at London subway station injures 5; man arrested, police say

A man was arrested Wednesday after a suspected battery explosion at a London subway station left five people injured, police said.