Supreme Court of Canada to examine role of rape shield law in sexual services case

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the application of the rape shield law in the case of two individuals accused of acting as pimps for a woman who worked from a house they rented. Section 276 of the Criminal Code, known as the rape shield …

Your Perfume Might Be Destroying Your Skin’s Anti-Pollution Shield

For as much as science fiction writers have dreamed about force fields, there really isn’t anything close to it in real life. Or so we thought. We just never imagined it would have more to do with scent than with a bulletproof energy shield. The human …

Missile shield for Guam faces organizational gaps, GAO warns in damning report

The Pentagon's ambitious plan to ring Guam with a state-of-the-art missile defense system is running into fundamental obstacles that could delay or disrupt the project's completion, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. GAO, …

Man slapped NYPD shield from off-duty Queens cop’s hand before attacking him: prosecutors

A 23-year-old man accused of attacking an off-duty cop in Queens smacked the NYPD shield out of the officer’s hand before jumping him, prosecutors said Thursday. Police Officer Juan Guzman was sitting on a park bench near 81st St. and Northern Blvd. in  …

Operation Safe Shield Donates A Patrol Vehicle To The New Snook Police Department

Screen shot from the Operation Safe Shield Facebook page. The local non profit assisting law enforcement agencies announces the donation of a new patrol SUV to the newly created police department in Snook. The Facebook page for Operation Safe Shield has …

Camperdown wins cross-country shield

Bulgaria Still Lacks Coordinated Shield Against Disinformation, Expert Warns

Bulgaria has yet to build a reliable shield against disinformation, Todor Galev, Director of Research at the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) told BTA on Thursday. He emphasized the absence of a coordinated national policy to address the issue. …

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota adds New Virtual Options for Treatment of Eating and Substance Use Disorders

EAGAN, Minn., May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced a collaboration with two virtual care providers – Equip and Pelago Health (Pelago) – to further improve access to specialty behavioral care …

SEBI to shield investors from social media scams with bold new measures

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is gearing up to introduce a comprehensive set of measures to shield investors from the growing wave of fraudulent activities sweeping through social media platforms. With India’s retail investor base now …

Trump’s ‘golden dome’ missile shield draws inspiration from Israel’s multitiered defence

U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque US President Donald Trump's …