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California voters weigh measures on shoplifting, forced labor and minimum wage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters will decide on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make the state’s minimum wage the highest in the nation. Here’s a look at some of...
'Amateurish' thieves steal 2 Warhol prints, damage 2 more in botched heist at Dutch gallery
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the southern Netherlands and stole two works from a famous series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol and left two more badly damaged in the street as they fled the scene of the botched heist, the...
Men charged in fatal shooting of sheriff's deputy in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Three 18-year-old men believed to be involved in an auto theft ring have been charged four months after the fatal shooting of a suburban sheriff's deputy who pursued a stolen SUV into Detroit. Authorities say the man who shot Oakland County sheriff's Deputy Bradley...
Australian police recover 40,000 stolen 'Bluey' coins
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police said on Wednesday they had recovered more than 40,000 stolen limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s animated series “Bluey.” The Bluey coins, with a face value of one Australian dollar (65 U.S. cents) each, were found on Tuesday...
Malaysian court orders Najib to enter defense in his 2nd graft trial linked to 1MDB scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's High Court on Wednesday ordered imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense in his second corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. Najib set up the 1Malaysia Development...
British chef Jamie Oliver urges followers to help solve the 'grate cheese robbery'
LONDON (AP) — British chef Jamie Oliver is on the case of the stolen cheddar. Oliver, who rose to fame as “The Naked Chef" on TV by stripping food down to its essentials, got cheeky in an otherwise serious plea to his social media followers to help solve the mystery of the...
Man who kidnapped Michigan store manager to steal guns gets 15 years in prison
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man who with his brother kidnapped the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and then stole 123 handguns was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison. The Dunham’s Sports manager was handcuffed and blindfolded outside his home last...
Jailed former Malaysian leader apologizes for fund embezzlement scandal, reiterates his innocence
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak issued a rare apology Thursday over the looting of a state investment fund worth billions of dollars "under my watch" while reiterating his innocence. Najib set up the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...
Guilty plea suddenly called off in major Detroit nonprofit theft
DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for a man accused of stealing more than $40 million from a prominent Detroit nonprofit group suddenly postponed his guilty plea during a court hearing Monday. William Smith, who for years controlled finances at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, told a judge...
Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and spending the money on luxury cars was charged this week with stealing separate state pandemic relief funds. Republican Andy Sanborn, of Bedford, was...
