Riots

Since the 1960s, more local police departments have added their own SWAT team.

With all this information technology at our disposal, it's striking how getting to the truth of a matter can still be so tough. Two tech stories from opposite sides of the world today remind us how even in 2012 the flow of information is still tightly controlled.

The company that makes Apple's iPhones and iPads in China has shut down one of its factories following a riot by workers.

Employee riots at India's largest car-maker -- Maruti -- have burned down part of the factory, shut down the plant and killed a human resources manager.

South L.A. resident Everett Courtney reflects on his city's rebirth.

Researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute have come up with a computer model that can predict what regions of the world will erupt...

The phrase "kill the messenger" comes to mind. There was a big meeting on Thursday in London between British officials and representatives of...

Actually, if it's England, I guess we're talking about gaol....

While the UK government is considering whether to shut down Twitter so the people using the service for "ill" won't have a way to communicate, the...

England's Prime Minister David Cameron addressed the House of Commons today in the wake of the recent riots in that country. He noted how social...