Mobbed-up soccer hooligans create chaos in southern Europe
This summer, all eyes are on North America as Canada, Mexico, and the United States host the 2026 World Cup. The “beautiful game,” as soccer (or football) is sometimes called, tends to bring people together who otherwise would never cross paths. For instance, citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, welcomed the Algerian national team to set up their home base in the University of Kansas town during the global tournament. But the sport has a dark side, too. Though most fans only want to cheer for their team and enjoy the game, a small subset takes their diehard support a little too seriously, ...
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Did the Chicago Outfit elect John F. Kennedy president?
A number of authors assert, based on claims by individuals who were linked in one way or another to organized…
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Federal law enforcement agencies announce series of major busts
While most of us are focused on the pandemic and the final weeks of the presidential campaign, federal law enforcement…
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Decades of temperance activism led to passage of Prohibition 100 years ago
All the tumult of 2020 makes it easy to forget that it is a huge anniversary in the history of…
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‘Goodfellas’ still going strong after 30 years
In the painting, a man with white hair and beard, his left hand steering an outboard motor, is piloting a…
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Capone, Torrio and the Sunshine City, St. Petersburg, Florida
Ninety-five years ago, during the summer of 1925, Florida was in the midst of a massive land boom. Real estate…
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Frank Cullotta, Chicago Outfit associate who led the Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas, has died
Frank Cullotta, leader of the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas, died early Thursday in…
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Mobsters in the military
Historically, the U.S. military has alternated in size between small standing armies in peacetime and vastly expanded forces during war….
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