Juan Manuel Gouveia-Aguilera is a 27-year-old Venezuelan man convicted for participating in a nationwide cybercrime operation that used malicious software to force ATMs to dispense cash, a technique known as “ATM jackpotting.” Federal prosecutors said Gouveia-Aguilera participated in attacks across several states and held him responsible for more than $3.5 million in losses. In August … Read more
Graeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player who won the World Snooker Championship in 2006. Dott was charged in 2025 with historical child sex offences involving a girl and a boy who were both of primary-school age when the abuse occurred. Following a five-day trial at the High Court in Glasgow in August 2026, … Read more
Tracking former Disney singer Jordan Pruitt’s allegations that Miley Cyrus repeatedly bullied her during their teenage years in the Disney entertainment world, including claims that Cyrus and friend Mandy Jiroux left insulting voicemails attacking Pruitt’s appearance and dancing ability. Cyrus has not publicly responded to Pruitt’s allegations, and the alleged calls have not been independently … Read more
Tracking the human-rights scandal surrounding African Parks and its management of Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of the Congo, where Indigenous Baka people have accused park rangers of rape, torture, beatings, arbitrary detention and forced displacement. An investigation commissioned by African Parks subsequently confirmed that human-rights abuses occurred. Prince Harry served as the organization’s … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding the closure of Air France’s private sauna facilities in its Terminal 2E Hall L Business lounge at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport after reports claimed passengers had engaged in inappropriate sexual activity there. Air France has explicitly denied that account, saying the saunas were eliminated because of low usage and an … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries’ private 2026 meeting with Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and influential outside adviser, as Democrats prepared for a possible takeover of the House and potential investigations into Trump, Kushner and other administration figures. The Private Meeting Jeffries Met Privately With Kushner In New York. Jeffries … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding former NFL reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel after photographs showed them holding hands and embracing at an Arizona resort, prompting questions about their personal relationship and Russini’s professional coverage of Vrabel. Both initially denied that the photos showed a romantic relationship, but additional photographs later … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding The Washington Post’s September 2025 firing of longtime opinion columnist Karen Attiah over social-media posts following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In August 2026, an independent arbitrator ruled that the Post lacked sufficient cause to fire Attiah and ordered the newspaper to reinstate her with full back pay and … Read more
Tracking the controversy surrounding an August 2026 Iranian state television broadcast that explicitly targeted President Donald Trump’s 20-year-old son Barron Trump, purported to map his movements and security arrangements and referred to a $10 million reward connected to killing him. The operational claims and existence of an independently verifiable $10 million bounty have not been … Read more
Kelly Lee Brower Sr. is a 68-year-old Arizona man charged with capital murder in connection with the 1981 killing of 23-year-old Yolanda Herrera in Universal City, Texas. Brower was arrested in Cottonwood, Arizona, on August 19, 2026, after a decades-long investigation that eventually used preserved crime-scene DNA and forensic genetic genealogy to identify him as … Read more