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Editorial Roundup: Ohio
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: COVID-19 winning as Akron and Ohio politicians spin their wheels Akron Beacon Journal Nov. 22 Two votes in recent days illustrated how COVID-19 continues to exploit our divided politics as it sickens record numbers of people. With no...
Central Illinois man gets probation for threatening lawmaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man who pleaded guilty to making a threat against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has been sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health counseling. The federal judge who sentenced Randall Tarr, 65, on Friday also also ordered the Rochester man...
Lincoln man accused of waving chain saw at neighbor
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln man is accused of waving a chain saw at a Black neighbor and yelling racial epithets at her. The Lincoln Journal Star reports a woman was entering her apartment building Saturday afternoon when a 41-year-old man allegedly confronted her with a chain saw, told her to leave the...
Alabama man arrested, charged with sexual extortion
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A 20-year-old Alabama man was arrested and accused of sexual extortion, authorities said. Aden Willis Yeager faces several charges including sexual extortion and possession and dissemination of obscene matter containing persons under age 17. The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task...
Feds charge 3rd Cincinnati councilman with corruption
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati city councilman who has been planning to run for mayor has been indicted on federal corruption charges. An indictment Thursday shows that Democrat P.G. Sittenfeld faces six federal counts related to bribery and extortion. It states that Sittenfeld solicited $40,000 in...
US drops case against ex-Mexican general after pressure
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States on Wednesday dropped a high-profile drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, an extraordinary reversal that followed an intense pressure campaign from Mexico. The full scope of Mexico’s pressure was not clear and...
FBI: Missouri man charged with child porn accused of threats
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A rural eastern Missouri man charged with child porn counts has also been accused by the FBI of threatening to kill the heads of various online platforms, including YouTube and Twitter. Matthew Bryan Thilges, 56, of Jefferson County, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in St. Louis’ U.S....
Woman arrested for online threats to Florida politicians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A woman is facing criminal charges for making a threat on social media to shoot Florida's governor and two U.S. senators, adding that the politicians were “looting" the state. Karen Jones, 55, was arrested at her South Florida home last Saturday. She is facing three...
Maine woman charged with making threats against Sen. Collins
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman was arrested Monday for allegedly threatening U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in voicemails after the election. Katrina F. Preble, 56, of Bangor, is charged with two counts of making interstate threats because the server that stores the voicemails is not located in Maine, the...
Ex-Giant Baker cleared of robbery; victims' lawyer arrested
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker was cleared of robbery charges in Florida on Monday after his alleged victims' attorney was arrested on extortion charges. The Broward County State Attorney's Office announced it was dropping all charges against Baker shortly...
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