Man sentenced to 9 years in prison following far-right riot at hotel in England

LONDON (AP) — A man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum-seekers was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison, the longest punishment handed so far to those involved in last month’s wave of far-right riots in England. At the sentencing hearing at...

The suspect in a French synagogue attack said he wanted to change Israel's actions, prosecutors say

PARIS (AP) — A 33-year-old man was handed preliminary terrorism charges over an arson attack on a French synagogue last weekend that he said was aimed at defending Palestinians and changing Israeli policy, prosecutors said Wednesday. The attack revived concerns about antisemitism...

Baltimore man accused of killing tech CEO pleads guilty to attempted murder in separate case

BALTIMORE (AP) — A man charged with killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of attempted murder in a separate arson and home invasion case that took place just days earlier. Jason Billingsley, 33, entered the guilty plea...

New Jersey man sentenced to 7 years in arson, antisemitic graffiti cases

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti last year, authorities said. Ocean County prosecutors said Ron Carr, 35, of Manchester Township was sentenced Friday on guilty pleas to arson, bias...

Man arrested on accusations of starting the largest wildfire in California this year has been charged with arson

Man sentenced to life after retrial conviction in 2012 murder of woman found in burning home

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the second time following his conviction in a retrial in the death of a woman whose body was found inside her burning home in New Jersey almost a dozen years ago. A Bergen County judge imposed the term Friday on...

Paris prosecutor opens investigation into pre-Olympics rail arson, saying crime carries up to 20 years' prison

Man charged after giving a child fireworks that set 2 homes on fire, police say

LEVITTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man was charged with arson after giving an 11-year-old child fireworks that set a shed and two homes on fire on Independence Day, police said. The Nassau County Police Department on Long Island said Karamjit Singh, 33, told the child to light the...

Arson blamed for fire that destroyed historic home on Georgia plantation site

DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — A man has been charged with starting a fire that destroyed a nearly century-old home on the site of a coastal Georgia rice plantation that's associated with the largest slave auction in U.S. history, authorities said Friday. Firefighters raced to the Huston House...

Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech authorities suspect that Russia may have been behind last week’s attempt to set Prague public transport buses on fire, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said Monday. A 26-year-old suspect was arrested Saturday and charged with terrorism in connection with Thursday's...