Late one night, Sarah L. received a strange e-mail… It was around midnight and the email said her order from Grubhub was on the way. Not only had she not ordered the food, but the food was ordered in New York, and Sarah lived thousands of miles away. She contacted Grubhub and notified them of …
Robert B. is a former Tulsa County Sheriff’s volunteer deputy. During an undercover sting operation, Robert assisted with the arrest of a suspect. But as the suspect was being arrested by officers, Robert shot the man. The man died from the gunshot wound. Robert immediately said that he meant to shoot the man with his …
Walt W. was born and raised in Florida, but was visiting North Dakota when he set out on what was supposed to be a two-hour hike. But his hike didn’t go as planned… and his survival skills were put to the test. Walt said, “I love the wilderness, I love camping, I love being outdoors. …
Derrick F. and his family live in a small Georgia town. Around 2:30am one morning, Derrick and his wife awoke to alerts on their phones telling them that the front door of the home had opened. Derrick got out of bed to investigate and grabbed his gun. As he walked into one of the bedrooms, …
During a busy day in Midtown, NYPD officers encountered a depressed man with a knife. The man was a Broadway stagehand who was brandishing an 8-inch knife. The man with the knife became aggressive when he was trying to buy beer at a local convenience store. The store refused to sell him the alcohol and …
According to the USDA, it’s estimated that 13 million Americans (or about 5% of the population) raise chickens in their backyard. But how did it all get started? In the early 1900s, chickens in the U.S. were not considered necessary animals on farms. Chicken meat was a delicacy that was only eaten on special occasions. …
The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center led to reshaping homeland security and the way we respond to a crisis. The terrorist attacks didn’t stop architects from designing massive buildings… But the tragedy of 9/11 did prompt important changes in the way these buildings are built. The National Institute of Standards and Technology issued …
When World War II ended, a new race started. The allies who had defeated Hitler were competing against each other for intelligence. This is why a secret U.S. program recruited Nazis to work for the U.S. government. In 1945, the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency was tasked with identifying German doctors, engineers, and scientists that were …
There are currently over 300 million cryptocurrency users in the world, and around 18,000 companies around the world now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment. Hackers also love to target cryptocurrency. In one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists, hackers stole $600 million. The hackers exploited vulnerability in the Poly Network. This is a platform …
Shipping guns can be confusing. Laws are always changing and you might be breaking the law without even knowing it. But an Alabama man named Eric L. knew what he was doing when he illegally shipped guns. Eric had advertised guns for sale on an online classified website. Turns out, he was operating a business …