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Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology

Dec. 20, 2024 15:15 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The statuette of Jesus lying in a manger, stolen from a public display in downtown Fort Collins early Sunday, was dropped off anonymously at a...

Andrew Tate can have over $3 million seized from him in tax dispute, British court says

Dec. 18, 2024 12:18 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Wednesday that police can seize more than 2.6 million pounds ($3.3 million) to cover years of unpaid taxes from influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The Devon and Cornwall Police force went to court to claim the money, held in seven...

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Dec. 16, 2024 21:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-'til-you-make-it startup culture. In one example, another Ozy executive...

Man sues city of Memphis and police officers for wrongful conviction in music club robbery

Dec. 16, 2024 17:43 PM EST

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...

Syrian rebel force deploys to a village near Damascus to stop looters

Dec. 16, 2024 07:20 AM EST

HUSSEINIYEH, Syria (AP) — A rebel force deployed to a village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex and set some apartments on fire. The raid by the rebel force comes a week after the fighters marched on the Syrian capital in their lightening...

Japan's largest bank apologizes over theft of millions of dollars from safe deposit boxes

Dec. 16, 2024 06:26 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s biggest bank apologized Monday for the alleged theft by an employee of more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from customers’ safe deposit boxes. The bank, formally known as Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., said Monday that it was investigating and...

Remains of missing Illinois man discovered in pickup buried in Mississippi River

Dec. 14, 2024 14:28 PM EST

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Human remains discovered three months ago in a pickup truck in the Mississippi River have been identified as a man who was reported missing in 2019, Illinois authorities said. “The East Moline Police Department continues to investigate this incident as a...

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden's clemency list

Dec. 13, 2024 22:23 PM EST

A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. A social worker who fosters animals. A postdoctoral researcher. They are among the roughly 1,540 people whose sentences were commuted or who were pardoned by President Joe Biden on Thursday in what was the largest single-day...

North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs

Dec. 12, 2024 15:16 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with U.S. companies — workers who then funneled their wages to North Korea for development of ballistic missiles and other weapons, the head of...

Ex-West Virginia school system employee accused in scheme to steal $3.4 million

Dec. 11, 2024 17:25 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former maintenance director of a southern West Virginia county school system was charged in a scheme to steal about $3.4 million from a local board of education. Michael David Barker appeared in court Wednesday after his indictment on one count of...