The New Face of Venezuela’s ‘Pranato’ System
The system of criminal leadership born in Venezuelan prisons, better known as “pranato,” refuses to die despite the government operations that have hit it hard. According to the latest report …
Man gunned down teen waiting for mom to get off work: Cops
Inset, top to bottom: Andres Adan Chavez and Saith Mendez (LA County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The 76 gas station where Chavez allegedly fatally shot Saith in front of his mother …
Bloodlines and Battlefields in Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
The Chapitos are one of the most powerful crime groups in Mexico. Heirs to one of the country’s most infamous crime families, the Chapitos are four of the sons of former …
Stepdad accused of yanking boy by dog collar may avoid jail
Inset: Zachary Perez (Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center). Background: Perez allegedly walking his stepson around the yard in a dog collar (Miami-Dade SAO). A 42-year-old Marine Corps veteran in Florida …
River turbulence can push toxic pollutants into the air
Toxic pollutants from a Southern California river are infiltrating the air. Polluted water surging along a turbulent section of the Tijuana River in San Diego can release toxic gases, including …
Scientists recreate life’s first step: Linking amino acids to RNA
Chemists at UCL have shown how two of biology’s most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have spontaneously joined together at the origin of life four billion …
Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?
Rain? Or shine? Why do the apps get it wrong so often? Rob Watkins/Alamy If you hung out laundry, visited a beach or fired up the barbecue this week, you …
<< em>> Erin Brockovich< poisonous steel spotted in air after LA fires
The unusually tiny fragments of hexavalent chromium can posture a health hazard in spite of low levels, scientists say
A newborn planet munches on gas and dirt surrounding its host star
In a first, astronomers imaged a child planet within a gap in the disk of product around a celebrity, validating forecasts regarding just how rings form.