Japan orders tighter immigration procedures after Ghosn flees country
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the…
Men who ran $11M California investment scam sentenced
Three men who ran an $11 million investment scheme that bilked elderly Californians are going to prison January 4, 2020,…
Winner of $400M border wall contract: ‘a gung-ho, smart guy’
BISMARCK, N.D. — Tommy Fisher peered into a Fox News camera and talked up his North Dakota-based company’s ability to…
Tennessee inmates ask court to stop execution scheduling
Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmates argue that mental issues, poor legal representation, newly surfaced evidence, and racism in the…
Woman accused of using Muslim student’s hijab to attack her
A woman in Oregon is accused of trying to choke a Muslim student with her headscarf and then harassing her…
Knife attack near Paris treated as terror-related
French prosecutors said a knife attack on Friday that left one man dead and two women injured in a park…
No bail for Chicago mom charged with killing 2 sons
A 20-year-old Chicago woman has been ordered held without bail on murder charges after police say she killed her two…
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan…
Police: Psychic said girl was possessed, scammed mom of $70K
Police say a Massachusetts woman claiming to be a psychic stole more than $70,000 from a client by telling the…
Police arrest 7 in New Year’s Eve mob sexual assault
A senior security official says police have arrested seven young men for allegedly taking part in a mob sexual assault…
Boys killed in high-rise murder-attempted suicide identified
Investigators have identified two small boys allegedly killed by their mother, but a host of questions remain because Chicago police…
New York education leader appears on child sex crime charge
A high-ranking New York City education official accused of arranging a sexual encounter in Wisconsin with someone he thought was…
2 toddlers dead in Chicago after stabbing, high-rise plunge
Chicago police say two toddlers are dead after a woman believed to be their mother stabbed a 70-year-old man, left…
3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo
Three women are under investigation in Germany for launching paper sky lanterns blamed for igniting a fire that destroyed an…
Illinois governor clears thousands of marijuana convictions
Illinois’ governor has granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions, one day before the state’s new law permitting…
Cyprus court: British teen guilty of fabricating rape claims
A Cyprus court has found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by…
New wife, 26, charged with exploiting husband, 77, for money
A newly married 26-year-old woman has been arrested on charges alleging she tried to cash almost $1 million in checks…
Prosecutors claim Avenatti was over $15 million in debt during alleged Nike extortion
(Reuters) – California attorney Michael Avenatti, known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald…
Nigerian man dies in ICE custody after sex abuse conviction
A Nigerian man has died in federal immigration custody after he was convicted of a sex offense and assault in…
Spanish police investigate British family’s pool deaths
Spanish police are investigating the swimming pool deaths of a British man, his 9-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son December 25,…
Texas man to be exonerated after DNA leads to new arrest
Authorities say they will begin the process to exonerate a Houston man who was convicted in a 2010 fatal stabbing…
Brother of 49ers quarterback killed outside Nashville bar
Police say the brother of an NFL quarterback has been fatally stabbed along with another man in a fight outside…
Macy’s worker shot in parking deck of Atlanta shopping mall
Authorities say a Macy’s worker was shot outside an Atlanta mall on one of the busiest shopping days of the…
Police: Gunmen opened fire on crowd in Baltimore, injuring 7
Police say two shooters opened fire on a crowd outside a hookah lounge in Baltimore, wounding seven people December 22,…
Ex-Miss Kentucky admits to trading sexual photos with teen
A former Miss Kentucky who worked as a teacher in West Virginia has admitted to exchanging sexual photos with a…
3 dead in Montana casino shooting, suspect killed by police
An overnight shooting at a Montana casino has left three people dead and another person injured December 17, 2019, 11:46…
Argentina: British tourist killed in mugging attempt
Authorities in Argentina say assailants shot and killed one British tourist and wounded another while trying to rob them December…
Florida officer charged with violating women’s civil rights
A Florida police officer has been indicted on federal charges following allegations that he sexually assaulted several women December 13,…
Missouri sex offender expert charged with abusing 2 boys
A Missouri forensic psychologist who has worked with national groups on management of sex offenders is facing sexual abuse charges…
NYC paying $625K to mom whose baby was ripped away by police
New York City says it will pay $625,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a mother whose toddler was yanked…
Inmate’s suicide shows need for reforms, advocates say
ALBANY, N.Y. — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with warnings…
Shooting at suburban Atlanta mall injures 1 as shoppers flee
A shooting in a mall food court in suburban Atlanta has left one man wounded and sent shoppers fleeing in…
Recording devices found in downtown Minneapolis hotel rooms
Police are investigating after recording devices were found in guest rooms at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis December…
Mom wanted for crashing car into son’s barber turns self in
Police say a San Francisco Bay Area mother who allegedly rammed her car into her son’s barber following a haircut…
Funeral home owners sentenced after decomposing body found
The former co-owners of a South Carolina funeral home have been sentenced to a year’s probation in connection with a…
Utah police: Body was in freezer 10 years before discovery
Utah police say a man found dead in his wife’s freezer last month had been there 10 years December 12,…
Pelosi on Trump impeachment articles: ‘They’re very strong’
Pelosi spoke as the House Judiciary committee debated the charges. December 12, 2019, 6:37 PM 5 min read House Speaker…
PGA golfer arrested in Florida prostitution sting
A professional golfer was one of 124 people arrested in Florida in a prostitution and human-trafficking sting December 12, 2019,…
Runner apologizes for slapping reporter’s rear on live TV
A Georgia man says he’s sorry for slapping a news reporter’s rear end on live TV while she was covering…
Mom charged after police say she abandoned special needs son
Police charged a mother with cruelty to children after a special needs teenager was found abandoned at a downtown Atlanta…
Texas police officer killed by man fleeing traffic stop
Authorities in the Houston area are searching for a 21-year-old man who they say struck and killed a police officer…
Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into…
United Auto Workers union names reformer Gamble president until 2022
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers international executive board on Thursday named acting president Rory Gamble to head the union…
President Trump’s pardons do ‘serious disservice’ to military members, Sen. Jack Reed claims
A key Democratic senator said Tuesday that President Donald Trump did a “serious disservice” to military members by pardoning several…
Australia’s Westpac loses top two executives in money-laundering scandal
(Reuters) – Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp (WBC.AX) said on Tuesday its CEO will step down and its chairman will bring…
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson To Retire Amid Internal Affairs Probe
Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Thursday announced he is retiring after nearly four years as the city’s top cop…
10-Year-Old Shot In Head On Way Home From School In Philadelphia
A 10-year-old boy was hit in the head by a stray bullet during a drive-by shooting in Philadelphia on Wednesday,…
LafargeHolcim says takes note of French court decision on Syria
FILE PHOTO: The logo of LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest cement maker, is seen at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland March…
Acting UAW head to examine ‘every inch’ of union in scandal’s wake
DETROIT (Reuters) – The acting head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Wednesday that he will examine every…
Scout leader convicted of branding 3 children in a ritual
A Dutch appeals court has convicted a scout leader of branding three children in a campfire initiation ritual. The appeals…
Police: Man using racist slurs killed in Waffle House fight
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man was shot to death at a Waffle House after calling other patrons…
El Salvador archbishop apologizes over priest sex abuse case
El Salvador’s top Roman Catholic cleric apologized Sunday for the alleged sexual abuse by a priest of an unidentified minor…
North Carolina police arrest man pretending to be officer
Police say a North Carolina man has been arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer after he got himself involved…
Norway arrests US far-right activist, seeks deportation
Norwegian authorities have arrested a high-profile U.S. white supremacist scheduled to speak at an international far-right conference in Oslo and…
Florida man fatally shot while charging at deputy
Authorities in Florida say a man was fatally shot after he charged at a deputy with a sword yelling, “Shoot…
Assistant scoutmaster charged with sexually abusing boy, 12
An assistant scoutmaster on Long Island has been charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy at several Boy Scouts of…
Airbnb CEO says company is banning “party houses”
Airbnb Inc. says it’s banning “party houses” in the wake of a deadly shooting at an Airbnb rental in California.…
UAW union president takes leave of absence under cloud of U.S. federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The president of the United Auto Workers union, who has been linked here to an ongoing corruption…
Man surrenders after authorities edit photo to add costume
All it took for one fugitive in Illinois to turn himself in was a little photo manipulation. WBBM-TV in Chicago…