From switchboards to cellphones, the ways people connect with each other has long been exploited for phone thrillers.

Mikal Mahdi, 42, chose to die by three bullets to the heart instead of lethal injection or the electric chair.

Ukraine war latest: US envoy meets Putin - as Trump tells Russia to 'get moving' on peace deal The UK has accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet on a Ukraine ceasefire at a meeting of allies ...