Cartels Use Drones to Smuggle Drugs Washington Times Drug cartels don't have to rely on faulty hidden compartments in cars or busted balloons in human mules when they smuggle hard drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border. Meth and heroin are lighter than marijuana, so they can fly over the border attached to drones. Cartels can now pinpoint delivery spots using drones all while avoiding major border patrol inspection sites. What Made Dylann Roof Hate GQ Dylann Roof became the first person sentenced to die for a federal hate crime in the history of the U.S. after he gunned down nine praying church members in Charleston, South Carolina. From his white working-class origins and few friends in school to an obsession with his own ancestry and the "purity" of his blood, GQ dives deep to see what drove him to murderous hate. Oil Money Flows to College Administration, Not Students Texas Tribune The fracking boom created a huge windfall for some public universities in Texas with land rights in the oil fields, but that money didn't stop rising tuition costs. Texas law directs some oil revenues toward capital and administrative costs, but UT Austin only spent a fraction of the remaining money on financial aid. Now critics are grilling the university system chancellor. Bad Healthcare in a Georgia Prison Atlanta Journal-Constitution The medical director of Macon State Prison is facing charges that she did not provide adequate medical care to prisoners under her supervision. One patient had a seizure and had to be helicoptered to a hospital and put on a ventilator. A diabetic patient had his leg amputated after a small cut got infected. A third inmate suffered a horrific genital herpes outbreak with little aid. Getting Away with Murder in Small-Town India New York Times A man living in poor Indian village tells a reporter he killed his wife. He has little fear of being arrested because his family has bribed the police and intimidated the victim's family. It is not a rare case, the constable explains, "I can show you four guys here who can rape a woman as easily as plucking the feathers off a bird, but they never get arrested." Obama, Trump and the Me Presidency The Conversation For all their difference, presidents Trump and Obama share two things in common on the stump - they love to talk about themselves and to tell other people what to do, according to an analysis of their speeches. Using presidential speeches and computer software to compare the language used by Obama and Trump to that of previous presidents, scholars report that on two key dimensions, Obama and Trump look similar - and stand in marked contrast to all other presidents. |