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Apartment building where viral video fueled Trump's claims about city likely will close next year
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — An apartment building that was the scene of a viral video that led former President Donald Trump to claim a Denver suburb had been taken over by a Venezuelan gang will likely close early next year, an official said Friday. The city of Aurora is seeking to close...
UK dismantles massive money laundering operations tied to Russian oligarchs and cybercriminals
LONDON (AP) — British authorities have dismantled two massive money laundering operations linked to Russia that were used by oligarchs, organized crime groups, cybercriminals and drug dealers, the National Crime Agency said Wednesday. The international sting, known as Operation...
Last 2 defendants in Atlanta's Young Thug trial are acquitted of murder and gang charges
ATLANTA (AP) — The long-running gang and racketeering trial that led Atlanta rapper Young Thug to plead guilty in October ended on Tuesday with the last two defendants found not guilty of racketeering, murder and gang-related charges. Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was...
Turkey reportedly arrested suspects in Israeli-Moldovan rabbi's killing in UAE as they left airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkish security forces arrested the three Uzbek suspects in the killing of a rabbi in the United Arab Emirates as they left an airport in Istanbul, local media reported Wednesday. The arrest of the Uzbeks suspected of killing Israeli-Moldovan...
Jurors end 1st day of deliberations without a verdict in the YSL gang and racketeering trial
ATLANTA (AP) — Deliberations are underway in Atlanta after a year of testimony in the gang and racketeering trial that originally included the rapper Young Thug. Jurors are considering whether to convict Shannon Stillwell and Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, on gang,...
Last 2 defendants await their fate as long-running YSL trial ends after a year of testimony
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday that the last two defendants in a long-running gang and racketeering trial committed murder on behalf of an Atlanta street gang co-founded by rapper Young Thug. But defense attorneys said the state slapped together cherry-picked social media...
The number of children recruited by gangs in Haiti soars by 70%, UNICEF says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gangs in Haiti are recruiting children at unprecedented levels, with the number of minors targeted soaring by 70% in the past year, according to a report released Monday by UNICEF. Currently, between 30% to 50% of all gang members in the...
New Zealand police begin arrests for gang symbol ban as new law takes effect
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A ban on New Zealanders wearing or displaying symbols of gang affiliation in public took effect on Thursday, with police officers making their first arrest for a breach of the law three minutes later. The man was driving with gang insignia displayed...
Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in an Athens apartment building
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police said Wednesday they had seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens. The search comes about two weeks after raids on five locations in Athens uncovered large quantities of explosives and firearms...
ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali
THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the west African country of Mali....
