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The British Museum names Nicholas Cullinan its new director as it tries to get over a rocky patch

Mar. 28, 2024 09:09 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection. Previous...

Alabama sets May lethal injection date for man convicted of killing couple during robbery

Mar. 27, 2024 13:07 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set the date for the execution by lethal injection of Jamie Mills, 50. The Alabama Supreme Court last week...

German investigators work through hundreds of tips on fugitive Red Army Faction suspects

Mar. 27, 2024 06:53 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — German investigators said Wednesday they were working through hundreds of new tips on the whereabouts of two fugitive suspected ex-members of the left-wing militant Red Army Faction following the arrest last month of their former comrade after decades in hiding. ...

Walz calls for new gun safety measures in State of the State speech at Owatonna High School

Mar. 26, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz used the backdrop of a gleaming new high school Tuesday night to call on the Legislature in his State of the State speech to enact new gun control measures to make schools and communities safer, while touting the achievements of last year's legislative session. ...

The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them

Mar. 26, 2024 21:18 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online. The museum is suing Peter Higgs, who was fired in July 2023 after more than 1,800 items were...

FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied about where money stolen from clients went and who helped him steal

Mar. 26, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn't tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up and whether another attorney not yet identified helped him steal from clients and his law firm, federal prosecutors said in court documents...

Scammer claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress, victims say as she faces extradition to UK

Mar. 26, 2024 00:27 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — She has crisscrossed the country saying she's an Irish heiress, a psychic and good friends with a movie star in order to run scores of scams, her victims say. But now Marianne Smyth is in a Maine jail awaiting a hearing next month that will decide whether she can be...

A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US

Mar. 25, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A London court is due to rule whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gets one final appeal in England to challenge extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Two judges are scheduled to issue a judgment Tuesday morning in the High Court that could put...

California Democratic lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy

Mar. 22, 2024 01:04 AM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Facing mounting pressure to crack down on a retail theft crisis, California lawmakers are split on how best to tackle the problem that some say has caused major store closures and products like deodorants to be locked behind plexiglass. Top Democratic...

Editorial Roundup: New York

Mar. 21, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

Albany Times Union. March 20, 2024. Editorial: Counties must fix a wrong they perpetuated Owners of foreclosed properties sold at a profit deserve to get the money they’re owed. A county in Minnesota took and sold Geraldine Tyler’s home for $40,000...