The former head of the Vatican bank, Angelo Caloia, has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for money laundering and aggravated embezzlement.
Suspect in murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia pleads guilty
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Vincent Muscat, one of the three suspects accused of the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has pleaded guilty to murder, according to his lawyer. Attorney Marc Sant told CNN, "There was a plea b...
Man dies after police kneel on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family says in wrongful death claim
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A 30-year-old Northern California man undergoing a mental health episode died days after police officers kneeled on the back of his neck for nearly five minutes to subdue him, lawyers for his family said. Angelo Qui...
British aristocrat sentenced to 10 months in prison for sexual assault at his castle
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London A relative of Queen Elizabeth II has been jailed for 10 months for sexual assault, after forcing his way into a woman's bedroom and attacking her at his Scottish castle last year. Simon Bowes-Lyon, the Earl of...
This restaurant owner spent $2,000 from his advertising money to promote his competitors
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A Wisconsin restaurant owner is using his own money to help struggling local restaurants during the pandemic. Adolfo Melendez, owner of Tex-Mex restaurant El Mezcal in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, has bought more than...
Alexey Navalny remains in jail after Moscow appeals court confirms prison sentence
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Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny will remain behind bars after a Russian court partially rejected his appeal over a two-and-a-half year prison sentence handed down earlier this month. The court did shorten the activist...
Man kills wife then shoots Dallas officers who responded to call, police chief says
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Two Dallas police officers were shot and wounded this week responding to a domestic violence call, Police Chief Eddie Garcia said Friday. The man who shot the officers Thursday morning -- identified as 57-year-old ...
Don’t be silent: How a 22-year-old woman helped bring down the Tokyo Olympics chief
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When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far. But in less than two weeks, Mom...
James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former rogue FBI informant handler John Connolly granted conditional medical release from prison
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The former rogue FBI informant handler for mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger will be released from a Florida prison on a conditional medical release, a spokesman for the Florida Commission on Offender Review told CNN. ...
After 68 years in prison, America’s oldest juvenile lifer was released
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Joe Ligon, believed to be the oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer in the United States, has been released from a Pennsylvania prison after spending nearly seven decades behind bars. Ligon was incarcerated in ...
Washington Post: GOP donor who donated millions for voter fraud investigation wants money back
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A Republican donor who gave $ 2.5 million for a voter fraud investigation by a conservative nonprofit has come to regret his decision and doubt the conspiracy theories that fueled the effort, The Washington Post re...
Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
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Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights campaigners, has been released after more than 1,000 days in prison for what critics have described as politically-motivated charges. Hathloul...
Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell dies in prison
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An Ohio serial killer who strangled women and hid their corpses in and around his Cleveland home has died in state prison, an official said. Anthony Sowell, 61, died Monday afternoon after being admitted to an end-o...