Tag: Public Safety

Arizona Mother Warns About AI Voice Cloning After Kidnapping Scam

An Arizona mother received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, only it wasn’t actually her daughter calling. Jennifer DeStefano’s 15-year-old daughter called her while out of town on a ski trip, so DeStefano didn’t assume anything was out of the ordinary. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, ‘Mom!’ and…


Feds Won’t Pursue Charges in Death of US Tourist at Mexican Villa

Prosecutors will not pursue federal charges in connection to the death of a 25-year-old American woman who died last year while vacationing with friends in Mexico, officials announced on Wednesday. In a statement released on April 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met with the family of Shanquella…


Minneapolis to Pay $8.9 Million Over Chauvin’s Actions Before Floyd

The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move on George Floyd. John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and Zoya Code will receive $1.375 million….


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


LIVE NOW: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


Suspect Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco supervisor says an arrest was made early Thursday in the downtown stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin said the suspect was apprehended in Emeryville, a San Francisco suburb. He was not told the suspect’s name. San Francisco police did not immediately respond to…


US Cyber Watchdog Can’t Guarantee Security of Military Phone Network: Senator

The top U.S. agency for cyber security has no confidence in the safety of FirstNet, the nation’s military and first responders cellphone network, according to a letter written by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and published April 12 (pdf). Wyden, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed concerns about the fact that an expert from the Cybersecurity…


Deep Dive: The Brutal War Between Mexico’s Drug Cartels

The war between Mexico’s drug cartels has reached new heights as older major cartels have fragmented, increasing competition between the splinter groups and leading to more grisly acts of violence, even against Americans. The most recent example of the brutality by Mexican drug cartels against U.S. citizens is that of the four kidnapped Americans in…


LIVE 10:07 AM ET: How Health Security Strengthens National Security: A Hudson Institute Event

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price discusses the future of American health security at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 13 with Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt in an event held by Hudson Institute. …