Incredible Tech Detects Gunfire Across America New York Post/Fox News Police departments in many cities are implementing a new tool called ShotSpotter that can detect the sound signatures of gunshots and even the types of weapon fired. The technology is already deployed at more than 90 installations across the U.S. and the world, including in New York City and Wilmington, N.C. Predator Drone Retires, but the Reaper Lies in Wait Bloomberg The Air Force is phasing out unmanned Predator drones, used in aerial surveillance and strikes against terrorist targets across the world. They will be replaced by the more advanced MQ-9 Reaper, which is more than twice as fast as the Predator and can fly higher and over longer ranges. Brazil: Widening Probe Finds Corruption Everywhere Wall Street Journal A three-year-old nationwide corruption investigation known as Car Wash is inspiring prosecutors in cities across the country to dig into hundreds of bribery scandals. The staggering degree of corruption being uncovered across all levels of government is paralyzing the management of many cities. Kentucky: State Shelters Falling Short, Failing Animals Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting More than half the state's county dog-and-cat shelters were in violation of three or more provisions of the Kentucky Humane Shelter Act, a study found. Visiting several, reporters found "very substandard" conditions. âI really was appalled,â said a woman who sued "because it was the right thing to do: to be a voice for the voiceless.â When a Fertility Doctor Secretly Becomes a Sperm Donor, and Your Father Hazlitt Imagine finding out your father wasnât the man you thought he was. Imagine finding out he was your motherâs fertility doctor. That's what Kat Palmer learned after she began questioning how two blue-eyed parents could conceive her, a brown-eyed girl. That is not all she learned. |