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Mexico's president asks Sinaloa cartel to act 'responsibly' as violence escalates in the north
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act "responsibly” so no one else gets killed, after a week of escalating violence nearly paralyzed the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan. Asked by a...
2 men are charged with stealing a famous Banksy artwork from a London gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday that Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, are alleged to have taken...
'The Roaring Lion' portrait of Winston Churchill stolen from Canadian hotel is found in Italy
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy. Investigators will travel to Rome later this month to retrieve the 1941 portrait of the British leader taken by Ottawa...
Brothers charged with assaulting New York Times photographer during Capitol riot
Two brothers were arrested Thursday on charges that they assaulted a New York Times photographer inside the U.S. Capitol during a mob's attack on the building more than three years ago. David Walker, 49, of Delran, New Jersey, and Philip Walker, 52, of Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania,...
California governor signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state. The new law requires prosecutors to start...
Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life
NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000 from him was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison, Manhattan's district attorney said. Tyrese Haspil, 25, was found guilty in June...
Attorney: Teen charged in shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie shouldn't face attempted murder
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The attorney for a 17-year-old high school senior charged in the daytime shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall said Tuesday that new video evidence supports his theory that the teenager should not be charged with attempted murder. San...
The US sanctions a man it says leads a fuel theft ring for hyper-violent Mexican cartel
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel is a man known as “the tank" who leads its fuel theft arm, supplying it with tens of millions of dollars a year by selling stolen gasoline through a network of seemingly legitimate businesses,...
Women settle lawsuits after Yale fertility nurse switched painkiller for saline
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Dozens of women who say they suffered excruciating pain at a Yale University fertility clinic because a nurse stole fentanyl for her own use and replaced it with saline have settled their lawsuits against the Ivy League school. Patients and their lawyers...
Kansas City Chiefs superfan ChiefsAholic sent to prison for string of bank robberies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced the Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” to more than 17 years in prison for a string of 11 bank robberies across seven states where he stole nearly $850,000 to finance his social media stardom. Xavier...