Tag: Extortion and threats
Kosovo doctors protest colleague’s arrest, suspension
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovar doctors on Friday threatened to take action in support of a colleague who was arrested for refusing to treat a...
Rapper Mystikal breaks silence on dropped rape charge
New York — After spending more than four years under the “bad dream” of rape and kidnapping charges that were recently dismissed, rapper Mystikal...
Rome judge orders arrest of Vatican suspect in London deal
ROME — A Rome judge ordered the arrest Monday of an Italian businessman living in London who is a prime suspect in the Vatican’s...
Inmate charged in Iowa prison deaths had threatened before
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An inmate charged with beating two Iowa prison employees to death with a hammer had threatened to assault staff at...
Hackers try to extort University of Colorado in cyberattack
BOULDER, Colo. — Hackers are trying to extort the University of Colorado after a cyberattack that potentially compromised personal information from more than 310,000...
Turning off AC ends California airport standoff
OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland International Airport was closed for nearly four hours Tuesday after a knife-wielding man threatened to harm himself but police managed...
Capitol stormer who wore ‘I Was There’ shirt to stay in jail
A federal judge refused Thursday to set bail for a Texas man who was wearing a T-shirt that said, “I Was There, Washington D.C.,...
US questions legality of Bolivian arrests of ex-officials
LA PAZ, Bolivia — The United States said Saturday that it is concerned about increasingly ″anti-democratic behavior and the politicization of the legal system”...
Former teacher guilty of mailing white powder to schools
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters containing white powder to elementary schools where she previously worked as...
Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by ‘anarchists’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders and elected officials in Portland, Oregon, came together Monday to demand an end to violence, criminal destruction and intimidation by...