This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

Four people were arrested and charged in an alleged New Year’s Eve pipe bombing plot that targeted at least five locations across Southern California, the FBI announced on Monday, Dec. 15. The ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Federal authorities on Monday announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group who are suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks on New Year's Eve ...

One of the biggest points of contention between Apple and the European Union regarding the Digital Markets Act is the upcoming requirement to allow third-party devices to display notifications ...

Explosive devices were intended to detonate on New Year's Eve, officials said. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that the FBI disrupted a "massive and ...

Two Virginia twin brothers were arrested for their alleged roles in deleting government databases hosted by a federal government contractor, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. Muneeb and ...

Two Texas men, one who joined the Air Force to learn combat skills, are accused of trying to take over a small island off of Haiti. By Nicholas Slayton Published Nov 22, 2025 3:19 PM EST An Air Force ...

This article was originally published in the Daily Maverick. The Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Johannesburg will be a historic gathering. The first time an African country holds the group presidency ...

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books. In recent years, some of the most talked-about literary novels have not given their readers much to talk about ...

The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group pleaded guilty in New York City to trying to recruit people for violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities. Federal prosecutors said Michail ...

The literary landscape of the 21st century seems more and more divided when it comes to one particular aspect: plot. Some books have it; others don’t. The have-nots have gotten a lot of critical ...