Ex-Rhode Island speaker to plead guilty to federal charges
Former House Speaker Gordon Fox was charged and agreed to plead guilty to bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return following an investigation that included a dramatic federal…
Crime
Thousands march in Russia to mourn Putin critic Nemtsov
By LAURA MILLS and LYNN BERRY Carrying flowers, portraits and signs that said “I am not afraid,” tens of thousands of people somberly marched Sunday in Moscow to mourn opposition…
6 women accuse hot yoga founder of sex assaults, groping
By BRIAN MELLEY A yoga guru who founded a rigorous routine of exercises practiced in steamy rooms around the world is facing lawsuits by six women who claim he sexually…
Mayor: At least 8 dead in Czech restaurant shooting
By KAREL JANICEK A man opened fire Tuesday in a restaurant in the Czech Republic, an attack that left at least eight people dead, the town’s mayor said. It was…
States predict inmates’ future crimes with secretive surveys
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and RONNIE GREENE On a hot Friday last July, a parolee was mowing a lawn in a small cul-de-sac on the west side of the city when…
Lawyer: Man accused of luring teen via Facebook not a killer
Attorneys for a Maine man accused of luring a 15-year-old to her death via a fake Facebook page say someone else kidnapped and killed the girl. The trial of Kyle…
Former Maldives president dragged into court by police
Police on Monday dragged the Maldives’ former president into a court, which ordered his detention throughout his trial over a decision to arrest a senior judge three years ago. Mohamed…
Egypt postpones retrial of 2 Al-Jazeera English journalists
By HAMZA HENDAWI The retrial of two Al-Jazeera English journalists who face terror-related charges in a case widely criticized by human rights organizations and media groups has been postponed to…