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Judges reject call for near ban on Hague prison visits for 3 former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — International judges on Monday rejected a demand by prosecutors for a nearly complete ban on prison visits for three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders on trial at The Hague for war crimes. Kosovo ex-President Hashim Thaci, former parliamentary Speaker...
Deputy on traffic stop in Maine escapes injury when cruiser hit by drunken driver
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in Maine narrowly escaped injury when a drunken driver crashed into his cruiser while conducting a late-night traffic stop, officials said Sunday. Deputy Josiah Cushman was outside his vehicle Saturday night during the traffic stop in...
Bullets scattered on Rhode Island roadway after wild pursuit of vehicle laden with ammo
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Law enforcement officials brought more than 100 counts against a Florida motorist accused of firing shots at a residence before leading officers on a wild pursuit in which two cruisers crashed into a house and several other vehicles were damaged, officials said. ...
Former prep school teacher going back to prison for incident as camp counselor
OSSIPPEE, N.H. (AP) — A former prep school teacher who served 11 months for sexually abusing two students in Pennsylvania is going back to prison for an earlier incident when he was a camp counselor in New Hampshire. Matthew Scavitto, 39, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was...
West Virginia prison inmate indicted on murder charge in missing daughter's death
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia prison inmate whose infant daughter has been missing for more than two years has been indicted on murder and other charges, authorities said. A grand jury in Cabell County indicted Shannon Patrick Overstreet on charges of murder; death of a...
Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd, federal prosecutors said Friday. John Turscak was charged with...
Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols' death had some violations in prior prison guard job
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Before a former Memphis Police officer joined in a deadly beating on Tyre Nichols, prompting murder charges against him and four colleagues, Demetrius Haley incurred some policy violations in a prior prison guard job and faced accusations of excessive force that his...
Ex-correctional officer at federal prison in California gets 5 years for sexually abusing inmates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A former federal correctional officer was sentenced Friday to more than five years in prison for sexually abusing two inmates at a women’s prison in California where the warden and other employees were charged with similar conduct. A federal jury in June...
Bombs are falling on Gaza again. Who are the hostages still remaining in the besieged strip?
JERUSALEM (AP) — A weeklong cease-fire that brought the exchanges of dozens of hostages held by Hamas for scores of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel gave way Friday morning to resumed fighting between Israel and Hamas. As mediators scuttle between the warring sides in a last-ditch effort to...
Man escapes from Philadelphia jail by walking away from orchard in fourth city breakout this year
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police were searching on Friday for an inmate who escaped from a Philadelphia jail by walking away from a work detail, the fourth breakout from a city lockup this year. Gino Hagenkotter, 34, who was serving time on theft and burglary charges, was working in the...
