Dognapping Victim Says Media Attention Made Cops Investigate French Bulldog Theft

The woman who jumped on a moving car to try and stop thieves from stealing her French bulldog says cops are finally taking her case seriously … all thanks to the media. Play video content TMZ.com Ali Zacharias is the poor woman who had her dog, Onyx, taken from her in broad daylight in downtown … Read more

The Pokémon Company says it will ‘investigate’ Palworld

You can all stop calling now — The Pokémon Company’s lawyers are on the case. In a statement posted on the company’s website, The Pokémon Company says it’s aware of a “game released in January 2024” and plans to “take appropriate measures to address any acts that infringe on intellectual property rights related to the … Read more

A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Black woman hired by a northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints the year after a 10-year-old Black student died by suicide says that she, too, experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal opportunity office, alleges in a … Read more

Mexican authorities investigate massacre after rival criminal groups clash in remote desert

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities in the violence-plagued southwestern state of Guerrero said they were investigating a gruesome massacre that took place in a part of a remote desert where two rival criminal groups have been fighting for control. Police investigators had found five burned bodies stacked onto a burned vehicle when they arrived … Read more

UN chief closes tribunal founded to investigate 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister

BEIRUT — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has closed an international tribunal that was created to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the U.N. chief’s spokesperson said Sunday. Over the years, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held in absentia proceedings and found three members of the militant Hezbollah group guilty in … Read more

Anti-corruption authorities to investigate Zambia’s foreign minister over cash-counting video

LUSAKA, Zambia — Anti-corruption authorities in Zambia said they will investigate after a video posted on social media allegedly showed the foreign minister receiving piles of cash from a Chinese businessman. Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned but denied wrongdoing and said he had stepped down because he didn’t want to cause a distraction for the … Read more

Right groups say Greece has failed to properly investigate claims it mishandled migrant tragedy

ATHENS, Greece — Two leading international human rights groups on Thursday accused Greek authorities of failing to properly investigate the circumstances around a migrant boat sinking six months ago that killed hundreds. In a joint report, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said “little meaningful progress” has been made in examining allegations by some survivors … Read more

Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats

Judge James Donato is overseeing Epic v. Google, a case that could determine the future of the Android app store — but testimony in this case may have more repercussions for Google too. On Friday, Judge Donato vowed to investigate Google for intentionally and systematically suppressing evidence, calling the company’s conduct “a frontal assault on … Read more

Philippines’ Marcos Rejects Helping ICC Investigate Duterte’s Drug War

November 24, 2023 3:05 AM EST Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood by his position against an international probe on former leader Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, underlining his efforts to keep the ruling alliance intact. “It’s not right for outsiders to tell us who to investigate, who the police will arrest or detain,” Marcos told … Read more

US Justice Department Urged to Investigate Gunshot Detector Purchases

The United States Justice Department (DOJ) is being asked to investigate whether a gunshot-detection system widely in use across the US is being selectively deployed to justify the overpolicing of mainly Black neighborhoods, as critics of the technology claim. Attorneys for the nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)—a leading US-based civil liberties group—argue that “substantial … Read more