A controversial decision has come to light: the US Department of Justice has approved taxpayer money to fund a gender reassignment surgery for a prison inmate. This inmate, who was convicted of serious crimes, including mailing bomb threats to government buildings, is set to undergo surgery in the near future.
A shocking fire broke out at a house in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday, and the body of an elderly man was found inside. Local news station KABC-TV reports that the fire started at a property on Lookout Mountain Avenue. Firefighters arrived quickly, with 45 firefighters working together to put
Pope Francis is leading the Catholic Church in tackling a controversial issue: whether “spiritual abuse” should be recognized as a formal crime under Church law. This move aims to stop priests from using supposed mystical or supernatural experiences to control or harm others. Last week, Cardinal Victor Fernandez, head of
A high-profile case in Vietnam has captured international attention, where a billionaire real estate tycoon faces the death penalty for one of the biggest financial scandals in the country’s history. Truong My Lan, 68, was convicted of massive fraud involving over $12 billion and could be executed by lethal injection
Spanish police have shut down a major drug-smuggling operation that used drones to carry hashish from Morocco to southern Spain. But these weren’t just any drones—these were advanced “narcodrones” made in Ukraine, specially built for the job. Smugglers Go High-Tech The Strait of Gibraltar, where Spain and Morocco are just
In November 2024, a shocking crime rocked India. Baba Siddiqui, a prominent Mumbai politician and three-time state legislator, was brutally murdered. The case gained national attention not just because of Siddiqui’s high-profile connections—he was associated with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan—but also because of the people and forces allegedly involved. The
When you think of a bank, you imagine a place of trust and responsibility. But for nearly a decade, TD Bank, the U.S. branch of Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank, played a very different role. This major bank didn’t just fail to prevent crime—it actively became a gateway for some of the
Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been arrested in Oslo on suspicion of rape. The 27-year-old man, who was detained late on Monday, is facing a serious charge: he is accused of having sexual intercourse with someone who was unconscious or unable to resist. Marius
Russian authorities have arrested two people they claim were involved in the assassination of a senior naval officer, Captain 1st Rank Valery Trankovsky, in Sevastopol last week. The Federal Security Service (FSB) says the operation was orchestrated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). A Targeted Attack Trankovsky, the deputy commander of
