Prisons

Andrew Tate placed under house arrest as new human trafficking allegations emerge involving minors

2024-08-23 08:50:02 BUCHAREST, Romania -- A court in Romania's capital Thursday placed the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate under house…

3 months ago

Britain takes emergency action to prevent prisons in northern England from becoming overcrowded

LONDON -- Britain has taken emergency action to prevent prisons from becoming overcrowded as hundreds of people are sentenced in…

3 months ago

Biden signs order to establish 1908 Springfield race riot monument as he looks to burnish legacy

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday designated a national monument at the site of the 1908…

3 months ago

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny’s death, his widow says

Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in…

3 months ago

Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons

OUTSIDE OFER PRISON, West Bank -- Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have described to The Associated…

3 months ago

Brittney Griner lets tears flow during national anthem after winning gold

2024-08-12 03:15:04 PARIS (AP) — Standing on the medal stand with her third gold medal draped around her neck, Brittney…

3 months ago

Albania’s governing Socialist Party wins mayoral poll in a town with ethnic Greek minority

QEPARO, Albania -- Preliminary results Monday showed Albania's governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo won the mayoral election in the…

4 months ago

Paris prosecutor opens investigation into pre-Olympics rail arson, saying crime carries up to 20 years' prison

Paris prosecutor opens investigation into pre-Olympics rail arson, saying crime carries up to 20 years' prison

4 months ago

Ethnic Greek politician returns to prison in Albania after attending European Parliament opening

TIRANA, Albania -- TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison Saturday after a…

4 months ago

UN panel calls on Belarus to release Nobel Peace laureate from prison

FILE - Ales Bialiatski, the head of Belarusian Vyasna rights group, sits in a defendant's cage during a court session…

4 months ago

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg released from jail after serving perjury sentence

NEW YORK -- Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg was released from New York City's Rikers Island jail on Friday…

4 months ago

Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison

A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced…

4 months ago

Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro, just released from prison, gets roaring applause at RNC

2024-07-18 20:10:03 MILWAUKEE -- Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro took the stage at the Republican National Convention to enthusiastic…

4 months ago

Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro gets roaring RNC reception

2024-07-18 09:55:02 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro took the stage at the Republican National Convention to…

4 months ago

What to know about the growing number of treason and espionage cases in today’s Russia under Putin

Treason cases were rare in Russia 30 years ago, with only a handful brought annually. In the past decade and…

4 months ago

France’s Bastille Day parade meets the Olympic torch relay in an exceptional year

2024-07-15 03:35:02 PARIS -- Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up…

4 months ago

At least 8 killed in shootout during failed jailbreak in the Somali capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Five prisoners and three soldiers were killed Saturday in a failed attempt by some inmates to break…

4 months ago

Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff, dies at 82

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Former U.S. Rep. Tommy Robinson, who gained notoriety as an Arkansas sheriff for tactics that included…

5 months ago

Gypsy Rose Blanchard pregnant soon after release from prison for conspiring to kill abusive mother

2024-07-10 08:40:02 Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who recruited her former boyfriend to kill her mother after years of being forced to…

5 months ago

Belarusian authorities are forcing political prisoners to publicly repent to be freed, activists say

TALLINN, Estonia -- Human rights activists on Monday accused Belarusian authorities of setting unacceptable conditions for the release of political…

5 months ago