The phenomenon of the flash mob — masses of people organized using social media — began innocently enough and quickly mushroomed. Among the highlights in recent years: One hundred people danced to ...

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - The July 4 fireworks display in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights was anything but a family affair. As many as 1,000 teenagers, mobilized through social networking ...

Area residents dressed in festive costumes gather on Maplewood Road to perform for trick-or-treaters as the crowd watches during a Halloween flash mob Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Riegelsville. The ...

Common police strategy for preventing flash mobs has been tightening of curfews. Aug. 27, 2011— -- When a massive flash mob rampaged outside the Wisconsin State Fair injuring 11 fairgoers on Aug.

It's been more than 40 years since Michael Jackson's watershed "Thriller" song and video hit the mass market. Since then, millions have enjoyed this "killa, thrilla" and taken part in countless flash ...

The dramatic video footage often appears on TV news and social media: A large group of people storm into a store, smashing display cases and snatching loose merchandise before escaping in minutes ...

A term originally associated with fun has turned more menacing.In popular culture, flash mob has also come to be associated with a large outpouring of violence, such as those that have plagued the ...