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Missing inmate who walked away from NJ halfway house recaptured, officials say
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey have announced the recapture of a man who failed to return to a halfway house after serving a prison sentence for attacking and seriously injuring his parents more than two decades ago. The New Jersey Department of Corrections...
New Hampshire sheriff pleads not guilty to theft, perjury and falsifying evidence
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire sheriff accused of stealing $19,000 in county funds pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of theft, perjury and falsifying evidence. Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave is accused of using his county credit card to pay for travel to...
Over 50 arrested after mobs ransacked Philadelphia stores. Dozens of liquor outlets are shut down
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dozens of people faced criminal charges Wednesday after a night of social media-fueled mayhem in which groups of thieves, apparently working together, smashed their way into stores in several areas of Philadelphia, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing,...
A rocket launcher shell accidentally explodes at a home in southern Pakistan and 8 people are dead
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A shell of a rocket launcher apparently accidentally exploded at a home in a remote village in southern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, including women and children, police said. At least two people were also wounded in the blast in...
California man who spent 28 years in prison is found innocent of 1995 rape, robbery and kidnapping
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate Gerardo Cabanillas in a 1995 attack on a couple sitting in a parked car...
Former Massachusetts transit worker pleads guilty to 13 charges, including larceny, bribery, fraud
BOSTON (AP) — A former employee of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority pleaded guilty Monday to more than a dozen charges, including larceny and procurement fraud, state Attorney General Andrea Campbell said. Timothy Dockery, 57, of Plymouth, pleaded guilty to 13 charges...
Lawn mowers and equipment valued at $100,000 stolen from parking lot at Soldier Field
CHICAGO (AP) — Lawn mowers and other equipment valued at around $100,000 have been stolen from a parking lot at Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears, a spokesperson said. The equipment belonging to a subcontractor was taken sometime overnight Wednesday, stadium spokesperson...
The former head of a Florida domestic abuse agency has been charged with fraud and grand theft
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a nonprofit domestic violence agency is charged with fraud and grand theft two years after she and the agency agreed to pay Florida $5 million to settle a civil lawsuit, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Thursday. The...
'Game of Thrones' creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement
NEW YORK (AP) — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission. ...
Man gets 20 years in prison for killing retired St. Louis police officer during carjacking attempt
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man who was 16 years old when he fatally shot a retired St. Louis police sergeant has been sentenced to 20 years on prison. The retired officer, Ralph E. Harper, was 67 when he was killed during a carjacking attempt in October 2018. Jalynn Garner, 21, pleaded...
