FBI: Illinois reported fifth highest number of cyber crimes in 2022

5 hours ago | WGN TV

HENDERSON, Ky - The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center released their annual internet crime report showing the number of complaints and estimated losses from cyber crimes in...
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John Jenrette Jr., Congressman Nabbed in Abscam Sting, Dies at 86

23 hours ago | NY Times

Once a rising star of the Democratic Party, he served 13 months in prison for bribery after being targeted in an F.B.I. scam involving a phony sheikh.
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Police: Armed suspect posed as solar worker during driveway carjacking in Lower Merion Twp

1 day ago | ABC

Police in Lower Merion Township are searching for the suspect who carjacked a man in his driveway and forced him to drive to several banks.
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Jamie Foxx Was Target of a $40,000 Scam on Set of New “Nightmare” Netflix Movie: Report

1 day ago | New York Post

Foxx allegedly called the cops on the employee, but the production's rumored troubles didn't end there.
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Google workers tell Sundar Pichai “don't be evil” while conducting layoffs

1 day ago | Business Insider

It's techie Tuesday, buds. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I really enjoy cooking and eating food. That's why this Googler is living my dream life. He's a manager at the search giant...
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Dear Abby: Reader should beware of romance scammers

2 days ago | Boston Herald

Dear Abby: This is in response to “Living a Soap Opera” , the unhappy woman who is married to an alcoholic. She is flattered by the three younger men she's conversing with...
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The GOP's newest culture war target: College diversity programs

3 days ago | Politico

To save free speech on college campuses, Republican lawmakers and governors say it's time to stop talking about diversity, equity and inclusion. A movement to temper difficult...
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Car stolen with child inside, woman killed in ATV crash, SNAP scam warning - top stories this week

4 days ago | WGAL

From a 14-year-old arrested after allegedly stealing a car with a 3-year-old inside to a woman killed in an ATV crash to a warning about a SNAP scam, these are some of this...
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Scammers pose as government workers, claim to help taxpayers access phony 2022 stimulus payments

4 days ago | ABC

Scammers are asking you for personal information, claiming you can get a tax credit if you missed a stimulus payout in 2022. The problem? There was no such payout last year.
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Elderly couple conned out of $6,000 after scammers impersonate grandson and pick up cash in-person

5 days ago | ABC

The son-in-law of the couple in their 90s said the scammers called from a spoofed number, claiming to be their grandson who had just hit a pregnant lady, and needed $3,000 for...
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AP sources: Notre Dame closing deal with PSU's Shrewsberry

Notre Dame is finalizing a deal to make Penn State's Micah Shrewsberry its new men's basketball coach, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated... Read more ...

Why Melissa, Joe Gorga didn't let niece Gia Giudice stay at their beach house

A source tells Page Six exclusively that the Gorgas "didn't feel comfortable" letting the Rutgers University student crash at their place. Read more ...

Ariana, Lala, Scheana get together before facing Raquel Leviss at ‘VPR' reunion

The three "Vanderpump Rules" stars got together for a spa day - complete with sound baths, facials and Starbucks - in Los Angeles Wednesday. Read more ...

Kansas State's Jerome Tang talks about constructing the 2023 Wildcats

Jerome Tang took his time finding the right players to fit into the program he wanted to build at Kansas State. Read more ...

Hedy Lamarr

A woman of many talents, Hedy Lamarr was both an outstanding actress who starred in movies like "Samson and Delilah" and "The Female Animal" and a self-taught scientist who... Read more ...

Stephanie Kwolek

Stephanie Kwolek fell into chemistry almost by accident. Needing a steady paycheck to save up for medical school, she interviewed for-and landed-a role at the DuPont company... Read more ...

Marie Van Brittan Brown

The saying "necessity is the mother of all invention" could not ring more true for Marie Van Brittan Brown's creation, the modern home security system. As a nurse, she worked... Read more ...

Evelyn Berezin

In the late '60s, Evelyn Berezin founded a tech startup on Long Island that would develop the first word processors. The computers, which allowed text to be edited as needed... Read more ...

Ann Tsukamoto

It's not an exaggeration to say Ann Tsukamoto's work has saved the lives of millions. After graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, the California-born... Read more ...

Grace Hopper

Grace Hopper was many things: a New Yorker, a naval officer, a mathematical genius, and a computer pioneer. During her time in the Navy, which began in 1943, Hopper was... Read more ...