3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area

3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles San Francisco Bay Area

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck near San Leandro on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 8:30 am. Its epicenter was about 2.4 miles north of San Leandro and about 5 miles from Oakland and Alameda, USGS data shows. The earthquake was initially measured at 4.1, but was revised downwards … Read more

Bulldozers rip into Big Bend National Park, driving anger and heartbreak

Bulldozers rip into Big Bend National Park, driving anger and heartbreak

Big Bend National Park, Texas — The towering cliffs, rugged mountain tops and harsh desert climate of the Big Bend region of Texas have long proven to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of ​​needing to build physical structures to stop illegal migration was considered “crazy,” … Read more

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official indicted over payments to informants

Ex-Southern Poverty Law Center official indicted over payments to informants

A former top official at the Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted Wednesday on fraud charges, an escalation of the Justice Department’s ongoing case against the famed civil rights organization. Federal prosecutors accused Heidi Beirich, an expert on political extremism and former director of the nonprofit’s intelligence project, of overseeing payments to informants working undercover … Read more

3 in custody after shots fired at Seattle police during undercover investigation

3 in custody after shots fired at Seattle police during undercover investigation

SEATTLE — Three people are in custody after shots were fired at Seattle police officers during an undercover investigation Wednesday night, according to the Seattle Police Department. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers were conducting an undercover investigation near Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Cloverdale Street when police said someone in a dark-colored … Read more

2 soldiers killed as Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashes in Salado, Texas

2 soldiers killed as Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashes in Salado, Texas

Two soldiers were killed when a U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday, military and local law enforcement officials said. Bell County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Bill Coleman said two people were aboard the helicopter and were pronounced dead at the scene around 2:30 p.m. local time. Coleman said the … Read more

ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks

ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks

According to the DHS note, GLOVE would be used by officers and agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), which targets transnational criminal organizations, and Removal Operations (ERO), which is responsible for arresting, detaining and deporting people who violate immigration laws in the United States.

Flock camera map: Check your neighborhood for devices

Flock camera map: Check your neighborhood for devices

Flock cameras are quickly becoming the bane of citizens’ existence, and America’s network of automatic license plate readers (ALPR) is increasingly under public scrutiny. Now, there’s an app that can show you how many devices owned by surveillance company Flock Safety are in your neighborhood. As reported by the New York Times, DeFlock Maps is … Read more