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A tough-on-crime approach is back in US state capitols
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Within minutes of his inauguration Monday, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime. The tone-setting move reflects a national trend. After a period of relaxed sentencing laws, a tough-on-crime approach is back...
An ex-Green Beret behind a failed Venezuela raid in 2020 lashes out at CIA and FBI
MIAMI (AP) — A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out Friday at the CIA and FBI, claiming they sabotaged his efforts to oust the leftist leader. His lawyers asserted that he had the Trump administration’s support...
Man who fatally stabbed attacker on NYC subway won't be charged, prosecutor says
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was attacked on a New York City subway and fatally stabbed one of his assailants will not be criminally charged, a prosecutor said as four men were indicted on assault and robbery charges. The 69-year-old man was sleeping on a train in Queens early on the...
Man pleads guilty in failed ransom plot that may have been linked to $240M crypto heist
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with the carjacking and kidnapping of a Connecticut couple, in what authorities called a failed ransom plot that may have been linked to a $240 million cryptocurrency heist. Michael Rivas, 19, of Miami, was...
Former French President Sarkozy denounces 'plot' at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the Libyan government led by former leader Moammar Gadhafi. ...
Expected guilty plea for man in 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his attorney told the court that the man is hospitalized. U.S....
France's former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya's Gadhafi
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Sarkozy, 69, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, did not speak to the press...
Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were transported on Sunday, Congolese Minister of Justice Constant...
Man accused of hiding stolen 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers plans to plead guilty, attorney says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of sequined ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” plans to plead guilty, his attorney confirmed Friday. The slippers were stolen in 2005 from the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand...
Second Homeland Security agent in Utah charged with selling illicit drugs from evidence
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A second Department of Homeland Security agent has been charged in federal court with using a confidential informant to sell illicit drugs that were seized as evidence. Nicholas Kindle, a special agent in Utah tasked with investigating illegal narcotics...
