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The article focuses on the role of state investigators Rangers in reviewing deaths that occur in the custody of local authorities. Topics include the need for outside inquiries to hold the wrongdoers accountable to police-related deaths, the issue on quality and accountability of investigations made by Rangers which can be afflicted by pro-police biases, and the approaches used by several states in investigating disparities in law enforcement such as the patchwork approach and the hybrid model.

The article reports on the review of the U.S. military's vetting system following the incident of shooting at a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida in December 2019. Topics discussed include the policy of U.S. President Donald Trump on the screening of visa application, failure to detect clues from the life of Pensacola assailant Mohammed Ashamrani, and lapses in the selection, screening, and monitoring systems of the Army.

The article reports that the U.S. policy of selling arms to Saudi Arabia, under the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, has resulted in more civilian deaths in the Yemen war. Topics covered include claims that the U.S. supply of weapons has allowed Saudi Arabia to pursue the reckless campaign, evidence of Trump's intervention in the Mideast arms sales, and his disregard for how the weapons are used.

The article reports on warrants which draw on a Google database which turned the business of tracking cellphone users' data into a digital dragnet for law enforcement. Topics discussed include the increasing privacy concerns that have led technology companies under scrutiny over their data collection practices, detectives' use of the warrants for help with robberies, sexual assaults arsons and murders and how Google's database called Sensovault works. INSET: Google's Sensorvault: Here's How It Works..

The article reports that the social media platform Facebook has provided some technology companies more intrusive access to personal data of users than it has disclosed. According to internal records and interviews obtained by the newspaper "The New York Times," Facebook had exempted its business partners from its privacy rules. The records show the benefits of the exchange of data to Facebook, including an increase in its advertising revenue.

The article reports on an accident on a subway track 125th Street in Harlem, New York. It states that the train left the tracks and hit the tunnel walls with enough force to gouge concrete and shear steel, and mentions that workers responsible for the rail that caused the derailment should have removed it, or at least bolted it down. It notes that there were several thousand delays caused by signal and track problems and cites challenges faced in keeping 24-hour subway system up-to-date.

The article reports on the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, stating that the State Department and the Defense Department have failed to assess civilian casualties in the war in Yemen and the use of U.S.-made weapons in the deaths.

The article reports on the delayed repairs of deteriorating railroad track in Pennsylvania Station in New York City by railroad service provider Amtrak. Topics mentioned include the insights of Andrew Keefe, head of track maintenance at Amtrak, on the delayed repairs of railroad track, the promotion of safety meaures in railroad, and the importance of railroad track repairs to prevent accidents.

The article reports on Subway Security Cameras in Brooklyn Station Were Flagged as Faculty 2 Days Earlier.

The article reports on the possible war crime charges that can be filed against the U.S. for selling bombs to Saudi Arabia, which attacked the Houthi rebels in Yemen as of September 2020. The Saudi air attacks reportedly resulted in civilian deaths. Also cited are the move by U.S. President Donald Trump to sell weapons to other Middle East countries like United Arab Emirates, and the U.S. congressional hearings on the issue.

The article relates the role of Michael B. Williams, a White House lawyer and a former lobbyist for a gun industry association, in the decision of the U.S. government to lift the ban on sales of gun silencers to private foreign buyers. Topics covered include reason that the State Department enacted the ban, actions taken by Williams to pressure the State Department to lift the ban and overview of Williams' work as former general counsel of the American Suppressor Association.

The article reports on the role played by lobbyist David Urban in allowing arms maker Raytheon to supply missiles and bombs to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Topics covered include Urban's close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump, and his influence in recommending Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper for administration posts.

The article focuses on the decision of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to fast-track the sale of more U.S. military weapons to Saudi Arabia. Topics covered include the opposition of some members of Congress to the sale based on humanitarian grounds, some concerns about the potential of Saudi Arabia making their own versions of Raytheon's Paveway smart bombs, and the basis for Trump's emergency declaration in May 2019.

The article reports that a New York grand jury has subpoenaed evidence from at least two smart phone makers as part of a federal criminal investigation of the data-sharing deals of Facebook with other technology companies. Topics covered include some of the tech companies which have forged data-sharing deals with Facebook and outcome of the inquiry into Facebook's relations with Cambridge Analytica that harvested user data and worked with the 2016 campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article reports that social networking service company Facebook has faced criticism last December 2018 for failing to disclose the extent of its data-sharing deals. It discusses proposals by lawmakers in the U.S. and Great Britain to have greater oversight of Facebook. Also mentioned are statements made by Facebook's chief, Mark Zuckerberg, while defending the company.

The article reports on the failure of social media company Facebook to closely monitor device makers after granting them access to personal data of users. According to a previously unreported disclosure to the U.S. Congress, Facebook did not inform its users about the loose oversight after it was detected by the company's privacy monitor in 2013. Senator Ron Wyden received details of the oversight practices.

The article reports that administration of president Donald Trump is pushing sale of packages of weapons in Taiwan including long-range missiles allowing Taiwanese jets to hit Chinese targets and mentions concern of U.s. on deterrence weakening as Chinese military capabilities grow.

The article discusses that Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred U.S.-made weapons to al Qaeda-linked fighters, hardline Salafi militias, and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the U.S.

The article reports that inspector general of the U.S. State Department has found that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the proper procedures in declaring an emergency in 2019 to push through billon dollars in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The article discusses the plans of the U.S. president, Donald Trump administration to allow the sale of advanced armed drones to other nations and bypass part of an international weapons export control agreement of U.S.

The article offers information on the plans of the U.S. president, Donald Trump administration officials to end a process for congressional review that has allowed lawmakers from both parties to block weapons sales to foreign governments over humanitarian concerns.

The article informs that senior official, Marik String who helped Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bypass a congressional freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pushed the agency's inspector general to drop an investigation into whether that effort was illegal.

The article reports that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration has cut off health care programs and other aid in Yemen, rejecting pleas by humanitarian groups and some members of Congress to delay the decision as the coronavirus spreads across the Middle East.

The article reports on the data-sharing partnerships of social media group Facebook with four Chinese electronics companies to give private access to some user data to telecommunications equipment companies like Lenovo and Oppo. Topics include the flagging of Huawei by U.S. intelligence officials as a national security threat, the effort to push more mobile users onto the social network in 2007, and a social phone application that let users view messages and social media accounts in one place.

The article offers information on the issues faced by the local officials of Palm Beach, Florida after elections of the U.S. president Donald Trump. Topics discussed include Trump issues with the federal government over income and tax audits, requisition of Boeing 727 airplane which was used by Trump and he failed to pay a noise violation fee, and property tax challenges faced by the Trump Organization pending from New York City to Los Angeles County.

The article reports on an admission by U.S. federal prosecutors that one part of their case against Maria Butina, who has been charged with acting illegally in the U.S. as an agent of the Russian government, is incorrect.

The article reports on the Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina who was accused of being a Russian agent.

The article discusses the argument of attorneys Robert N. Driscoll and Alfred D. Carry that their client, Russian gun-rights activist Maria Butina, did not trade sex as part of a secret influence campaign and that the government distorted old text messages from Butina and quoted others out of context.

The article examines the accomplishments of U.S. Senator David Perdue, who is facing a runoff elections in Georgia on January 5, 2021. Topics include Perdue's move to focus on his international experience as a chief executive officer and consultant in his campaign, his support on the free-enterprise system, and how Perdue allegedly brought jobs to foreign countries as an outsourcing expert.

The article discusses the influence of politics and bad decisions in the failures of the New York City subway system, focusing a series of derailments that prompted New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to declare the system under a state of emergency. It mentions how politicians steered funding away from addressing the problem with the system plagued with aging tunnels and track routes, with the budget of Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the maintenance of the subway has barely improved.

The article reports on the influential friends gained by alleged covert Russian agent Maria Butina in the U.S. Topics explored include the reputation of Butina as a gun-rights activist particularly on social media, the meeting between Butina and Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of former U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the interaction between Butina and former National Rifle Association (NRA) president David Keene.

The article discusses the findings of the U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Senator Purdue's stock sales for possible insider trading. Topics mentioned include the total number of Purdue's stock trades during his six years in office from 2015, the companies who had business dealings with him including Regions Financial and BWX Technologies, his capital gains from repurchasing shares in First Data, and the amount of Pfizer stocks that he bought in February 2020.

The article reports that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went along with a plan for U.S. President Donald Trump to sell advanced weapons to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Topics mentioned include Netanyahu's effort to secure a diplomatic breakthrough normalizing ties between Israel and UAE, his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jerusalem in August 2020, and concern over a shift in the balance of military power in the Middle East.

The article focuses on the call from U.S. lawmakers and consumer advocates for tough action against social network company Facebook for misleading users about the manner in which their information was shared. Topics covered include the controversy involving Facebook and the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and the plan of the Federal Trade Commission to discipline the company. Enforcement official James A. Kohm's views on the Cambridge Analytica scandal is also cited.

The article reveals that retired General Lloyd J. Austin III of the Army, a member of the board of defense contractor company Raytheon Technologies, has been named by U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. to be the next secretary of defense.

The article discusses the State Department inspector general fired by President Trump was in the final stages of an investigation into whether the administration had unlawfully declared an "emergency" to allow the resumption of weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for their air war in Yemen.

The article reveals that a number of individuals have sought favor from U.S. President Donald Trump. An investigation by "The Times" revealed that more than 200 companies, special interest groups and foreign governments patronized the president's properties while getting favor from him and his administration. Among those who received a favor from the president are businessman Elliot Brody and Franklin Haney.

The article examines concerns over social media Facebook's partnership with device companies to give them access to vast amount of its users' personal information. Sege Egelman, privacy researcher at University of California Berkely provides insights on the implications of the partnership to privacy and security risks. Facebook vice president Ime Archibong discussed how its data sharing is consistent with the platform's privacy policies and with U.S. Federal Trade Commission consent decrees.

The article focuses on protests and tensions at Columbia University surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict. It discusses the closure of the campus due to demonstrations, competing pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies, and an assault on an Israeli student, highlighting the emotional responses and divisions among the students.

The article discusses the influence of the signalling system and the new safety rules to the delays of the arrival of trains of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City.

The article discusses an intelligence report from the U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Administration which found that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia has ordered the killing of "Washington Post" journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Topics mentioned include the Administration's reason for not punishing MBS for Khashoggi's assassination, and the penalties that were imposed against Saudis involved in the killing including visa restrictions and travel ban.

The article reports on Frank R. James never seemed to stay in one place for very long. But as he drifted from the East Coast to the Midwest over the course of his adult life, trouble often followed, according to interviews and records from four states.

The article reports on an accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates that could presage a realignment in the region. Topics mentioned include the decision of Israel to suspend annexation of occupied West Bank territory, the opening of embassies in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, and thoughts from Israeli security expert Amos Gilead about any steps toward normalization.

The article discusses an investigation into contributions made to U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign on behalf of Cindy Yang, a Chinese immigrant owner of several day spas in Florida, to gain entrance to the Republican National Committee's reception at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Topics include the arrest of Robert K. Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, in a prostitution sting at one of Yang's previously owned spas, and Yang's GY US Investments which promises Chinese business people access to U.S. politicians.

The article discusses ties between the consulting firm McKinsey & Company, its hedge fund McKinsey Investment Office (MIO), and pharmaceutical firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals, particularly focusing upon scrutiny about McKinsey's roles as an adviser to Valeant about drug prices and merger and acquisition opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry.

The article describes the experiences of children who had been separated from their undocumented immigrant parents and sent to government-contracted detention facilities in the U.S. The children were not allowed to share their food, use nicknames or touch another child, even their siblings, among other rules. More than 2,800 children remain at the detention facilities, which are said to be a rough blend of boarding school, daycare center and medium security lockup.