A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. Many people assume scams are obvious and avoidable.

State leaders are proposing new laws and standardized reporting systems to help agencies better communicate and catch criminals.

St. Louis prosecutors have charged a 25-year-old man with multiple felonies for his role in what police say was an organized theft ring responsible for $2.6 million in theft and damages in the city ...