ForensicsUnlocking Unique Chemical Signatures in Tires Published 28 April 2021 Skid marks left by cars are often analyzed for their impression patterns, but they often don’t provide enough information to identify a specific vehicle. A new approach could provide law enforcement new tools to track down those who flee a crime scene. Skid marks left by

Flood plainsHomes in Floodplains Are Overvalued by Nearly $44 Billion Published 28 April 2021 Analysis of sales data and flood risk data over two decades indicates that housing markets fail to fully account for information about flood risk. The findings suggest that policies to improve risk communication could influence market outcomes. Buyer beware: Single-family homes in

MigrationU.S .Pledges Central America Aid, Programs to Address Migration Published 27 April 2021 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to speak Tuesday with community organizations in Guatemala, a day after the United States announced economic and other efforts to help Guatemala and its neighbors slow uncontrolled migration. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to

ImmigrationIncreasing Immigration Vital to the U.S. Continued Global Economic Leadership: Study Published 27 April 2021 A new report presents data which show that increasing immigration is vital to the U.S.’ continued global economic leadership, and how the U.S. must raise immigration levels in order to remain the world’s largest economy, maintain a strong, competitive workforce,

Alternate realityQAnon Hasn’t Gone Away – It’s Alive and Kicking in States Across the Country By Sophie Bjork-James Published 27 April 2021 By this point, almost everyone has heard of QAnon, the conspiracy spawned by an anonymous online poster of enigmatic prophecies. Perhaps the greatest success of the conspiracy is its ability to create a

ExtremismDHS Announces Domestic Violent Extremism Review at DHS Published 27 April 2021 DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday announced an internal review to address the threat of domestic violent extremism within DHS. A cross-departmental working group comprising senior officials will begin a comprehensive review of how to best prevent, detect, and respond to threats related

Truth decayNew Tool Helps Spot False Information on Social Media Published 27 April 2021 University of Nebraska students have developed a tool — Info Window – which aims to help audiences look at their social feeds more critically, learn how to spot false information online, and understand how these tools can be used for malicious purposes.

Military spendingWorld Military Spending Rises to Nearly $2 Trillion in 2020 Published 26 April 2021 Total global military expenditure rose to $1981 billion last year, an increase of 2.6 per cent in real terms from 2019, according to new data. The five biggest spenders in 2020, which together accounted for 62 per cent of global

PandemicBeijing Urges WHO Leader Not to Pursue ‘Lab Leak’ Theory By Natalie Liu Published 23 April 2021 China is lashing out at the chief of the World Health Organization for suggesting that more study is needed into the possibility that the coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic initially escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. China

Securing soft targets Students Collaborate to Solve Homeland Security Challenges Published 23 April 2021 In the parlance of homeland security, soft targets are places that are easily accessible to the general public and relatively unprotected. Last month, innovative students from Arizona State University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas competed in “Hardening Soft Targets”