ROME – Officials in Sicily say they have arrested five people accused of kidnapping newly arrived migrants and extorting their relatives for 200 euros (dollars) apiece to free them so they can continue their journeys north. Wednesday’s arrests marked the latest effort by police to undermine the booming human-trafficking industry …
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KAMPALA, Uganda – The head of Interpol in Uganda says an Islamic extremist leader who was arrested in Tanzania will be extradited to Uganda after Tanzanian authorities agreed to cooperate. Asan Kasingye told The Associated Press Tuesday that Jamil Mukulu appeared Friday in a Dar es Salaam court, charged with …
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I remember years ago when as I was a reporter covering the insider trading scandals of the 1980s a highly respected trader was dragged out of his office in handcuffs. Everyone saw it. The poor guy was in tears. He had been on top of the world — well paid, …
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GARY, Ind. – The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency filed a complaint Friday against a funeral home where the remains of two babies were found inside small boxes above ceiling tiles, a spokesman said. The complaint against Smith, Bizzell and Warner & Son Funeral Home was filed with the Indiana Attorney …
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Miami Beach is installing 50 free sunblock dispensers to help visitors protect themselves against sun damage and skin cancer. The lotion dispensers will be located at public swimming pools, parks and beach entrances near lifeguard stands. Destination Brands and Mount Sinai Medical Center are sponsors of …
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Police in Tennessee say five people were injured late Monday in a shooting near Austin Peay State University. Clarksville Police spokeswoman Natalie Hall told reporters that police responded to reports of gunfire just before 9 p.m. local time. She said the shooting took place about two blocks east of the …
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CHESHIRE, Mass. – The fifth-oldest person in the world and Massachusetts’s oldest resident has died. Bernice Emerson Madigan, of Cheshire, died at a Williamstown nursing center last weekend. She was 115. According to the Gerontology Research Group, she was the fifth-oldest person in the world. Madigan had said her secrets …
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PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh’s new police chief has asked for an internal investigation of himself to determine whether he broke police regulations by retweeting a picture that shows him holding a sign that said “I resolve to challenge racism (at) work” and with the hash tag “end white silence.” “If I’m …
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The national leader of the NAACP says people should not be deterred from pursuing justice while possible hate crimes are being investigated, including an attempted bombing in Colorado Springs near the headquarters of the NAACP. Cornell William Brooks told hundreds of people in Colorado Springs on …
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HANFORD, Calif. – Police in Central California have arrested a man accused of raping his 16-year-old girlfriend and beating her with a tire iron over the course of five days. Hanford police say 19-year-old Eddie Perez was taken into custody on Saturday night. Sgt. Justin Vallin says the girl’s family …
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