## Murders plummeted more than 20% in U.S. last year, the largest drop on record, study shows

Authored by cbsnews.com

Alongside homicides, which dropped 21% from 2024, carjackings have declined 61% since 2023, while shoplifting is down 10% since 2024.

Researchers pointed toward multiple reasons for the large drop in homicides, but cautioned that "identifying decisive factors with certainty is challenging.".

"It is possible that these rates reflect a longer-term downward trend punctuated by periods of elevated homicides," Lopez said.

Richmond, Virginia, saw a drop of 59%, Los Angeles saw a drop of 39% and New York City dropped by 10%.

CCJ data recorded a drop of 14% in Atlanta's murders in 2025 from the previous year.

Schierbaum said a fair number of murders in Atlanta were the result of "escalating dispute," and called on the community to consider "conflict resolution.".

The key question is which neighborhoods are sustaining gains, and which are not," Johnson said. »

### “I just can’t do it”, Wife cancels thanksgiving and christmas with her husband’s family because they all voted for trump

Authored by wtfdetective.blog

Author Andrea Tate wrote in HuffPost that her household reached a breaking point after Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.

Facing the upcoming holiday season, Tate told her husband she would not attend Thanksgiving with his family or host Christmas.

“Also, tell your family I love them, but I will not be coming for Thanksgiving, and I won’t be hosting Christmas. »

### We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower

Authored by wired.com

Your explicit geopolitical goal is to undermine trust in the United States on the world stage.

What exactly would you do differently with your marionette other than enact the ever more reckless agenda that Donald Trump has pursued since he became president last year?.

To put that in context: According to a 2022 survey, about 13 percent of Americans believe in Bigfoot. »

### Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

Ubisoft has announced that it has cancelled six games currently in development – including its remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – and delayed seven others.

This means the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been cancelled, as well as four unannounced titles, including three new IPs and a mobile title.

“We’ve made the difficult decision to stop development on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. »

### Jack Smith: 'President Trump engaged in criminal activity'

Authored by ms.now

‘Weaponization, corruption’: Dem Rep. reacts to Trump’s post during Jack Smith hearing 04:48.

Smith: Trump ‘was not looking for honest answers’ on if there was fraud in the election’ 06:10.

Jack Smith: ‘President Trump engaged in criminal activity’ 04:57. »

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