Officials: Man who led escape had help from jail teacher
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and ROBERT JABLON he probable mastermind in the brazen escape of three inmates from a California jail had help from a woman whose English classes he was…
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OJ Simpson appeal rejected by Nevada Supreme Court
By KEN RITTER A lawyer for O.J. Simpson says they’ll decide their next step after the Nevada Supreme Court rejected the imprisoned former football star’s latest appeal of his 2008…
UAE says army frees British hostage held in Yemen
The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its military freed a British hostage held by al-Qaida in Yemen who had been kidnapped 18 months ago while working as a petroleum…
Croatia says 2 groups were involved in Salopek’s abduction
By AIDA CERKEZ Two separate groups were involved in the kidnapping of Tomislav Salopek in Egypt — one that kidnapped him and asked for a ransom before handing him over…
Nigeria’s new president pledges fight against Boko Haram
By MICHELLE FAUL Nigeria’s new president was sworn in on Friday and pledged to tackle Boko Haram “head on,” asserting the fight against the Islamic extremists wouldn’t be won until…
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…
Kayla Mueller’s boyfriend describes effort to free her
By FELICIA FONSECA Kayla Mueller was in a detention cell in Syria, face to face with her boyfriend who was posing as her husband. Had she told her captors she…
Video purports to show IS militants beheading hostages
By ASHRAF KHALIL AND MAGGIE MICHAEL A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State…