Hong Kong’s newly appointed police chief has pledged to step up international cooperation to tackle the low detection rate of rampant scam cases, while strengthening local tools to protect residents from fraud. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming, who assumed the top job on April 1, added that the force would not ban all protests…
Egg prices in Hawaii have risen sharply in the first quarter of 2025, with the cost of local and mainland eggs in Honolulu now nearly on par. However, Hawaii continues to face egg prices that are almost double the national average. What You Need To Know The price of local eggs has risen by 20%…
A group of Chinese construction workers was hung from a gate by their harnesses at a building site as a training exercise after they forgot to wear safety gear at work. A video of the “training” that many onlookers saw as a punishment and public shaming had 7.5 million views online after a passer-by filmed…
Leaders from the state Correction Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) came out Wednesday appearing to feel isolated from its members and the state as the wildcat strike its members are partaking in hit its 17th day. Executive Vice President Matt Keough acknowleged that members at this point do not trust union leadership. “Have we acted in…
WAKE COUNTY — After nearly a year on the run, Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo has been extradited back to the United States following his arrest by Mexican authorities in May 2023, officials said. Marin-Sotelo is accused of killing Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd on Aug. 11, 2022. He faces charges for first-degree murder. In a statement posted to…
“With the rapid development of the low-altitude economy, some national security risks arising from the sector … warrant attention,” the Ministry of State Security said in a social media post on Sunday. The ministry said a large amount of sensitive data had been generated during aircraft production and flight, and this had to be managed…
PLANO, Texas — A former Guatemalan congressman was sentenced in the U.S. to 18 years in federal prison last week after pleading guilty to being involved in an international drug trafficking conspiracy, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday. Jose Armando Ubico Aguilar, 45, was sentenced Feb. 11 by U.S. District Judge Michael Truncale in…
Modern police work challenges law enforcement officials to combine their own observations with vast quantities of data – information spanning everything from public records and databases to book-sized manuals and real-time communications. Thanks to the latest Samsung technologies, America’s second-largest police force now has secure access to these critical resources in the field, and can quickly…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Two people have been charged in the death of a Fort Campbell soldier who was stabbed nearly 70 times last year, police said Saturday. Sofia Rodas, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, the Clarksville Police Department…
A Hamilton County EMS ambulance stop on US-27 south took a turn Wednesday afternoon as the patient began wrestling with EMS staffers. But a Hamilton Co. Sheriff’s Office lieutenant who turned around on the highway to offer assistance proved to be a helpful decision. HCSO says that the patient, later identified as Christopher Liles, was…