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Italian court set to issue verdict in Salvini's kidnapping trial over migrants blocked at sea
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily is expected to announce its verdict Friday on whether Italy's vice premier, Matteo Salvini, was guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue ship when he was interior minister. Salvini faces up to six years in jail if...
Mexico praises its own migrants with a hymn, while abuses continue against those from other nations
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Wednesday unveiled a bilingual “hymn” to Mexican migrants living in the United States, even as migrants from other countries continue to suffer abuses, delays and hostility in Mexico. President Claudia Sheinbaum used her morning news...
Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man who spent more than 20 years behind bars before he was exonerated of robbing a Memphis music club is suing the city and 10 police officers, alleging they made up evidence that led to his wrongful conviction and a lengthy prison sentence. The federal...
Prosecutor seeks death penalty for 8 charged with kidnapping and killing an Alabama woman
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the eight people charged in the kidnapping, assault and killing of a 20-year-old mother. Jefferson County deputy district attorney Charissa Henrich filed notice with the court on Friday that she would...
Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen abducted at least 50 people, including several women and children, in the...
Passenger who tried to force Mexican plane to fly to US said he was under threat by criminals
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A passenger on a domestic flight in Mexico who tried to divert an aircraft to the United States by force said that he was under threat by criminals who had kidnapped one of his relatives, authorities said. Mexico's Public Safety Department said late Sunday the...
Mississippi authorities search for escaped inmate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A 45-year-old man serving more than 60 years on a range of charges including armed robbery and kidnapping escaped Mississippi's maximum security prison, state officials said Monday. Gregory Trigg escaped the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as...
Colorado man gets 22 years in prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg's ranch
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge sentenced a man to 22 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman from Michael Bloomberg's Colorado ranch during what prosecutors said was a failed attempt to kill the media mogul. Joseph Lee Beecher, 51, had faced up to life in prison after his...
Philippine police checking reports that a kidnapped American has died after being shot
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police officials said Thursday they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, was shot twice with...
Trump names new point person for negotiating the release of hostages, detainees abroad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named a health care executive to serve as his administration's lead hostage negotiator at a time when the U.S. is trying to secure the release of prisoners in Gaza and other regions around the world. Adam Boehler will...
