Tag: Violent crime
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
KYIV, Ukraine — As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk,...
Man accused of shooting, injuring 3 in Times Square charged
NEW YORK — The man accused of shooting and injuring three people in Times Square earlier this the month has been charged after arriving...
Family of American killed in Kenya wants separate probe
NAIROBI — The family of an American investor of Somali origin whose body was found with torture wounds days after he went missing in...
London teenager charged in shooting of BLM activist
LONDON — A teenager from south London appeared in court Saturday on charges that he was involved in the shooting of a prominent member...
As South Carolina execution looms, firing squad debated
COLUMBIA, S.C. — It's been more than a decade since Randy Gardner's brother was the last U.S. inmate executed by firing squad, years the...
Standoff south of St. Louis leaves man dead, officer wounded
CEDAR HILL, Mo. — A St. Louis-area man was shot to death and an officer was wounded in what authorities said was an hourslong...
100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, Black mistrust remains
TULSA, Okla. — There’s been undeniable progress in the relationship between the Tulsa police and the city's Black community in the past 100 years....
UK magnate’s daughter-in-law held in Belize police death
MEXICO CITY — The daughter-in-law of a politically influential British magnate was in custody in Belize on Saturday, under investigation in the shooting death...
14 abducted from Nigerian university released after 1 month
LAGOS, Nigeria — Fourteen university students and staff abducted from their school in northwestern Nigeria were released Saturday after spending more than a month...
Pope sends envoys to German diocese in church abuse crisis
BERLIN — Pope Francis is sending envoys to the German archdiocese of Cologne to investigate possible mistakes by senior church officials in handling past...