Tag: Crime
US seeks to drop Chinese researcher’s visa fraud case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. prosecutors sought Thursday to drop their case against a Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military...
Man sentenced for deadly ‘swatting’ scheme over username
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison this week for his role in an international “swatting” scheme that...
Fowler, Vegas, Merritt tied for 3M Open lead in Minnesota
BLAINE, Minn. — Rickie Fowler’s improved driving helped him shoot a 5-under 65 on Sunday in the final round of the British Open.
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FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case
CINCINNATI — The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to using dark money groups to...
Volunteers hunting for Mexico’s ‘disappeared’ become targets
MEXICO CITY — The mainly female volunteers who fan out across Mexico to hunt for the bodies of murdered relatives are themselves increasingly being...
Eritrean refugees under attack in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of Eritrean refugees are increasingly caught in the middle of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where witnesses and U.N....
Police: Armed person stole ambulance with patient inside
HOUSTON — An armed suspect stole an ambulance early Friday while a patient and a firefighter were inside, Houston police said.
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Trump’s sway tested in race for open mid-Ohio US House seat
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The crowded Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio is testing the ongoing political sway of former...
El Salvador seeks arrest of former president for corruption
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Prosecutors in El Salvador have issued an arrest warrant for former president Salvador Sánchez Cerén on charges of embezzlement...
El Salvador seeks arrest of former president for corruption
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Prosecutors in El Salvador have issued an arrest warrant for former president Salvador Sánchez Cerén on charges of embezzlement...