Articles by Pritha Mallick

Texas university shooting: 2 women killed, 10-year-old injured

Texas university shooting: Two women killed, child shot, in stable condition, according to the police

Feb 4, 2020

Man dies after getting shot in head following argument over Super Bowl in Fresno

An argument over team San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs and who would win the Super Bowl quickly deteriorated

Feb 4, 2020

Oregon man charged with sexually assaulting minors posing as high school student

Lafayette A Castillo allegedly targeted teens using Snapchat and Instagram posing as a high school student.

Jan 27, 2020

Rising gun violence in US: Woman shot dead in Seattle, 9-year-old injured outside California school

The Seattle incident took in front of a McDonald's as "people pulled out guns, shots rang out, people ran in various directions"

Jan 24, 2020

Police finds fifth body in Tijuana property, says suspect in custody could be serial killer

Authorities said they believe the suspect may have lured people using offers related to car sales before killing them

Jan 22, 2020

Honolulu shooting: 2 police officers die in line of duty, first time since 2003

Officers were responding to a call on Sunday evening and found a woman with a stab wound to her leg.

Jan 20, 2020

Texas teen held for shooting 19-year-old friend in school showing no remorse, says police

The police said the suspect has been calm, hasn't shown any remorse and is refusing to corporate with the investigation

Jan 16, 2020

Texas high school shooting: 19-year-old shot dead, teen suspect arrested

A 911 call about a shooting in Bellaire High School was reported at 4 pm. The caller told the emergency assistant that a student was shot and the shooter had fled from the scene

Jan 15, 2020

Kentucky woman charged for murder after she uses her pit bull to attack man

Officers who responded to the distress call said they encountered a very aggressive dog who was mauling the man while the accused woman continued to punch the victim

Jan 14, 2020

Hong Kong watchdog agency's report on police brutality reveal 'several shortcomings' during protests

The report will then be sent to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam in the upcoming weeks before being officially published

Jan 14, 2020

Missing journalist, 26 body bags found in Mexico after 13-year-old American killed in shooting

The statement released by the Jalisco state prosecutor's office said that they initially collected 14 bags of body parts in Tonala municipality on the outskirts of Guadalajara

Jan 10, 2020

Note written 10 years ago by Utah man found in freezer baffles police

Police suspect pension fraud as the woman, Jeanne Sourone-Mathers, received $177,000 in Veteran Affairs benefits by keeping her husband Paul Edward Mathers in the freezer since 2009.

Dec 19, 2019

US court rejects fresh plea trial for crime podcast 'Serial' case convict Adnan Syed

The case gained momentum after the first season of the podcast shed light on the inaccuracies in the court proceedings that led to the life imprisonment of the then 18-year-old Adnan Syed in 2001

Nov 26, 2019

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australian PM calls Chinese political interference claims 'deeply disturbing', Beijing slams 'fugitive'

ASIO stated that an investigation into alleged Chinese plot to install a spy in the federal parliament had been launched prior to the reports released on Sunday

Nov 25, 2019

Ex-CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee sentenced to 19 years for disclosing US secrets to China

Jerry Chun Shing Lee received more than $840,000 from China in exchange for intelligence information regarding details of covert US human sources and his knowledge of spycraft.

Nov 23, 2019

China asks US not to let Taiwan leaders attend Trump inauguration

China warns Taiwan of disastrous consequences after independent election comment

Tensions between Taiwan and China have escalated since Sunday after the anti-Beijing President Tsai Ing-wen announced 'Taiwanese independence worker' and former premier William Lai as her vice-presidential candidate

Nov 21, 2019

US Senate calls for national policy against China's intellectual property theft, FBI regrets not acting fast

A recent Senate's subcommittee report revealed the federal agencies were late to respond to the issue of China recruiting American researchers, resulting in US taxpayers funding China's economic and military growth.

Nov 20, 2019

Latest coal export restrictions by UN add teeth to North Korea sanctions

North Korea dismisses US-South Korea military drill postponement, calls for complete scrap

The statement came in response to the statement issued by US on Monday postponing the planned joint military drill with South Korea in order to facilitate the nuclear talks with North Korea

Nov 19, 2019

Abandoned nuclear missile bunker now up for sale at $395,000 in Arizona

To have a tour of the property, interested buyers must prove they have the money to cover the cost of the property and sign a liability waiver before descending a 40ft staircase into the bunker.

Nov 18, 2019

China warns US military against provoking and escalating tensions in South China Sea

The statement came a day after US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Beijing was increasingly resorting to coercion and intimidation to advance its strategic objectives in the South China Sea.

Nov 18, 2019

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