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With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise April 19, 2025
It started with a seemingly routine reminder for Nancy Hall to update her Norton antivirus software. The 69-year-old Philadelphia resident sat down at her laptop to file her taxes recently and was prompted to call a number that was said to be the software company’s customer support. She had been hacked, the message said. “It […]
Paige Gross
U.S. citizen from Georgia released from jail after arrest under Florida’s new anti-immigration law April 18, 2025
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez held his mother in a tight embrace and wept following his release from the Leon County Jail Thursday evening, where the U.S. citizen was held after his arrest for illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien.” An official with Homeland Security Investigations in Tallahassee took Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old born in Georgia, to […]
Jackie Llanos
Federal judge signals she will temporarily block attempts to revoke visas for international students April 18, 2025
Over 100 international college students and recent graduates who say their immigration records have been abruptly revoked may soon have some temporary relief. In an Atlanta courtroom Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Victoria Calvert said she is inclined to grant that relief. “I just need to figure out the contours,” she said. In the suit […]
Ross Williams