AUSTIN, Texas — A group founded by liberal billionaire financier George Soros has poured $500,000 into a campaign to defeat a proposal in Austin that would bulk up the city’s police department. Proposition A, an Austin ballot proposal for the Nov. 2 election backed by the group Save Austin Now, would require at least two Austin police officers for every 1,000 Read More >

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. — Sgt. Steven Licon of the California Highway Patrol was killed by Michael Callahen in a 2019 DUI crash. On Friday, the 39-year-old man was sentenced to prison for 15 years to life after he was convicted in the sergeant’s death, according to prosecutors. Callahen’s sentencing came five weeks after a jury Read More >

CHICAGO — An Illinois state trooper has died following a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway Friday afternoon, local news agencies are reporting. Police responded to the area of 43rd and the Dan Ryan about 1:45 p.m. regarding the report of a shooting. A state trooper was shot and transported to the University of Chicago Read More >

City officials defended Chief Vanessa Wilson, saying she is responsible for necessary but “unpopular” decisions

10/1/21 Anthrax Attacks Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Twenty years ago this month the United States experienced the scary anthrax letter attacks, which targeted major media outlets and members of Congress. The anthrax spores were sent in letters, killing five people and sickened several more. read more

10/1/21 Bioweapons Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Scientists are making dramatic progress with techniques for “gene splicing” – modifying the genetic makeup of organisms. read more

10/1/21 Bioweapons Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Gregory Koblentz, director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University recently wrote an article on the California biosecurity bill. read more

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida man was so burdened by guilt that he confessed to the unsolved murder of a woman found strangled and dumped in a remote area in 2011, authorities said Thursday. The penitent suspect was identified as 43-year-old Benjamin Moulton who walked into the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and admitted Read More >

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed eight police reforms bills into law on Thursday

9/30/21 Cybersecurity Enable IntenseDebate Comments:  Enable IntenseDebate Comments Modern society is inundated with different types of smart devices designed to make people’s lives easier, from virtual assistants to household appliances and health-monitoring devices — not to mention smartphones. read more