Pulpy Crime Thriller

Crime up 10% over past year in England and Wales, ONS says

The latest figures show offences including robbery and violence returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Voters divided on whether Harris, Trump would be best for jobs, crime: Survey

Voters are split on whether Vice President Harris or former President Trump would be best to tackle issues such as jobs and crime, a recent survey found. The poll, conducted by The Associated ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

The Menendez Brothers: How True Crime Is Re-Examining Old Cases

A thriving genre built on podcasts and documentaries, coupled with younger generations’ more skeptical worldview, helped revitalize interest in this case and others like it.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Prop 36 supporters say it will combat California's retail theft. Here's what to know.

CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.

Lebanese PM denounces Israeli 'war crimes' as media workers killed

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Abercrombie ex-CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty in sex crimes case

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and associate James Jacobson face sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

U.N. Warns of ‘Atrocity Crimes’ in Gaza, and Jordan Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, appearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said that Israel was conducting “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Eric Adams follows Donald Trump's tough on crime approach

Former President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have both embraced the "tough-on-crime" mantra, with Adams' leadership resulting in a dramatic increase in stop-and-frisk stops, ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

The Middle East Drug Fueling War, Crime and All-Night Parties

Captagon is bringing in billions for Syria’s Assad regime and Iran-backed militias including Hezbollah—and it’s triggering a health crisis.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

Over 100 sentenced for drug-related crimes in Belgium’s largest trial

Decryption of Sky ECC messaging system leads to 119 convictions

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Anna Kendrick gives away fee from true crime hit

The director and actress says she would have felt "gross" profiting from Netflix's Woman of the Hour.

UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’

Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990s. A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s , ...

World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago

D.C. police investigate assault of gay model as a hate crime

A 22-year-old gay man was assaulted by multiple people in Washington, D.C., after not saying "excuse me" to one of the assailants, according to police.

West Ridge a hotbed of anti-Jewish hate crimes, police data show

Chicago recorded about 70 anti-Jewish hate crimes this year, including vandalism and bomb threats, with West Ridge hit more than any neighborhood in the city.

AP source: Canada expels six Indian diplomats after police link Indian agents to violent crimes

World - ABC News - October 14

ICC prosecutor announces renewed probe into alleged crimes in conflict-torn eastern Congo

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is renewing an investigation in Congo and focusing on allegations of crimes committed in the conflict-torn North Kivu province in the central African ...

World - ABC News - October 14

Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over assassination

Canada says it has identified India’s top diplomat in the country as a person of interest in the assassination of a Sikh activist there and expelled him and five other diplomats

World - ABC News - October 15

This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look

Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.

Tech - Wired - October 15

Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both point to different crime data sources, but experts say Harris' claim is closer to reality.

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity, prosecutor says

World - ABC News - October 17

Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members

A data breach has exposed personal information of over 500 officers from a newly launched elite crime fighting agency in Greece

World - ABC News - October 18

Malaysia charges 22 members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, for organized crime

Twenty-two members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, have been charged for being part of an organized crime group after hundreds of children believed to have been sexually abused ...

World - ABC News - October 23

Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules

Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced ...

IDF soldiers should refuse orders that may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC

A former senior security official tells Fergal Keane that Israel might be committing war crimes in northern Gaza.

Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected accusations from Beijing that his country is “plagued by systemic racism and hate crimes” after an Australian diplomat led a group of ...

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

IDF spokesman says strikes are a response to ‘months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran’, as blasts reported in Tehran and nearby city of Karaj. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Lebanese minister accuses Israel of war crime after journalists reportedly killed in IDF strike

Israel is being accused of committing a war crime by Lebanon's information minister after an Israeli strike reportedly killed three journalists in southeast Lebanon. Meanwhile, Israel says five of ...

A man who abused up to 3,500 girls online has been sentenced for crimes including manslaughter

An online predator who blackmailed as many as 3,500 girls around the world has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

Child actor Kaylin Hayman fought back after she learned that a man had used AI to make child sex abuse materials from images on her Instagram page. Last year, Kaylin Hayman walked into a Pittsburgh ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

On the anti-youth violence frontline: how outreach workers fight to save children from crime

Targeted youth workers in hospitals and police stations can make a huge difference in a young person’s life – but there are fears their funding is at risk. It’s 2pm on a Friday at a south London ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

The notorious Menendez murder mansion becomes a draw. Beverly Hills is reeling

Netflix's 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' has drawn true crime fans from all over the world to see the mansion where the 1989 murders occurred.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Community leaders call for hate crime charge as Jewish man shot on his way to synagogue

A Chicago man has been charged with 14 felonies after shooting a Jewish man who was on his way to a local synagogue.

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Crime up 10% over past year in England and Wales, ONS says

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The Menendez Brothers: How True Crime Is Re-Examining Old Cases

Prop 36 supporters say it will combat California's retail theft. Here's what to know.

Lebanese PM denounces Israeli 'war crimes' as media workers killed

Abercrombie ex-CEO Mike Jeffries pleads not guilty in sex crimes case

U.N. Warns of ‘Atrocity Crimes’ in Gaza, and Jordan Accuses Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

Eric Adams follows Donald Trump's tough on crime approach

The Middle East Drug Fueling War, Crime and All-Night Parties

Over 100 sentenced for drug-related crimes in Belgium’s largest trial

Anna Kendrick gives away fee from true crime hit

UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’

D.C. police investigate assault of gay model as a hate crime

West Ridge a hotbed of anti-Jewish hate crimes, police data show

AP source: Canada expels six Indian diplomats after police link Indian agents to violent crimes

ICC prosecutor announces renewed probe into alleged crimes in conflict-torn eastern Congo

Canada, India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over assassination

This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look

Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check.

Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity, prosecutor says

Greek police data leak exposes details of elite crime-fighting unit members

Malaysia charges 22 members of an Islamic business group, including its CEO, for organized crime

Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules

IDF soldiers should refuse orders that may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC

Australia's leader rejects Beijing's claims that his country is rife with 'racism and hate crimes'

Middle East crisis live: Israeli military says it is carrying out strikes on military targets in Iran

Lebanese minister accuses Israel of war crime after journalists reportedly killed in IDF strike

A man who abused up to 3,500 girls online has been sentenced for crimes including manslaughter

A predator used her 12-year-old face to make porn. She helped pass a law to make that a crime

On the anti-youth violence frontline: how outreach workers fight to save children from crime

The notorious Menendez murder mansion becomes a draw. Beverly Hills is reeling

Community leaders call for hate crime charge as Jewish man shot on his way to synagogue

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