Tag: crime
How mobsters’ own words brought down Philly’s mafia − a veteran...
George Anastasia, Rowan University
The bloody mob war that is the focus of the new Netflix series “Mob War:...
Philadelphians will soon choose their next district attorney − so what...
Richardson Dilworth, Drexel University
Philadelphia’s race for district attorney is one to watch in this odd-year election cycle, when...
Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure...
Carla Lewandowski, Rowan University and John A. Shjarback, Rowan University
Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during...
Online romance scams: Research reveals scammers’ tactics – and how to...
Fangzhou Wang, University of Texas at Arlington
In the Netflix documentary “The Tinder Swindler,” victims exposed notorious con artist...
40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids...
Julie Ellen McConnell, University of Richmond
A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the...
Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank...
In January 2020, Debi Gamber studied a computer screen filled with information on scores of check deposits. As...
Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with...
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are...
Why are there prisons? An expert explains the history of using...
Joshua Long, UMass Lowell
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
EXPLORING NATURE
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...
Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania
A two-toed sloth at the...
