Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died Tuesday morning at the age of 84, according to a statement released by his family. Jackson, a prominent figure in the US civil rights movement and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, passed away peacefully, though his cause of death has not been released. He had previously been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy and was hospitalized late last year.
Jackson's life was marked by his activism and his efforts to bridge the gap between activism and major-party presidential politics. He was a key figure during the US civil rights movement of the 1960s. He was also the first African-American to make the jump from activism to major-party presidential politics. He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice. Tributes poured in for the prominent activist, including from former President Barack Obama.
In other news, authorities in Pima County, Arizona, announced that a glove discovered during the investigation into the kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie produced no DNA matches. The glove was found approximately two miles from Guthrie's home and appeared to match one seen on the hand of a suspect in doorbell-camera footage from the night she went missing. DNA testing was conducted on the glove, but it yielded no matches in the FBI's CODIS database of known offenders. Guthrie has been missing since February 1, when investigators believe she was taken from her home against her will.
In technology news, a specialist online investigator, Greg Squire, used a clue on a bedroom wall to locate a 12-year-old girl who was a victim of abuse. Disturbing images of the girl were being shared on the dark web, an encrypted corner of the internet. Squire was able to determine the girl's location despite the abuser's efforts to cover their tracks.
Finally, a recent report claims that Kenyan authorities used Israeli technology to crack the phone of pro-democracy activist Boniface Mwangi. Mwangi, who plans to run for president in 2027, noticed that one of his phones was no longer password protected after it was returned to him by authorities following his arrest last July. The report suggests that Cellebrite software was used to break into Mwangi's phone. "I know that my phone calls are monitored and my messages are read," Mwangi stated.
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