Five detained after carjacked vehicle found in Annapolis
ANNAPOLIS, MD – It started with a tip about a carjacked vehicle spotted on Jennifer Road, and within two hours, officers had five suspects in custody. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, around 1…
Iran sentences Belgian aid worker to 40 years in prison -Tasnim
(Refiles to remove extraneous word from headline) DUBAI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Distraught family of a Belgian national held in Iran appealed to their government on Tuesday to do its utmost to get him freed…
Journalists detained over footage appearing to show South Sudan president wet himself
NAIROBI – Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself at an official event, the national journalists union said…
Woman Charged with Threatening to Bomb Democratic Campaign Office Detained During Initial Appearance
MACON, Ga. – A northeast Georgia resident charged with threatening to bomb the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee Campaign headquarters in Athens, Georgia, last month and lying to federal investigators was remanded from…
Brittney Griner says she will advocate for Americans detained abroad, resume career
By Brendan O’Brien and Amy Tennery (Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who on Friday left an Army medical center where she had been recuperating following her release from a Russian penal…
Blinken says he spoke to sister of detained American Whelan
(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had spoken on Thursday to the sister of Paul Whelan, the ex-U.S. Marine who is being detained in Russia, on the same…
Peru’s Castillo detained in same jail as ex-leader Fujimori, source says
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Ousted Peruvian leader Pedro Castillo has been detained in a police prison in Lima where another former president, Alberto Fujimori, is also being held, a judicial…
Fiance of U.S. citizen detained in UAE fears he will be extradited to Egypt
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Egyptian-American national detained while visiting the United Arab Emirates fears he will be extradited to Egypt for criticising authorities there ahead of the country hosting the COP27 climate…
CIA Director Meets With Russian Intelligence Chief To Discuss ‘Unjustly Detained’ Americans
CIA Director Meets With Russian Intelligence Chief To Discuss ‘Unjustly Detained’ Americans Micaela Burrow on November 14, 2022 CIA director Bill Burns was set to meet with his Russian counterpart Monday in…
Watch: Innocent man detained, at gunpoint handcuffed after witness spots ‘rifle’ in car in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A man was arrested by Lakewood police officers and handcuffed after a witness called 911 to report a ‘rife’ that fell out of his car in the area of…
West Greenwich Man Detained in Seizure of Six Ghost Guns, Three Silencers, and Ammunition
PROVIDENCE – A West Greenwich man, a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition, is detained in federal custody after federal agents allegedly seized six “ghost guns,” three silencers, and…
Argentine chamber allows release of Venezuelan plane’s detained crew
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine judicial chamber has allowed 12 of 19 crew members of a Venezuelan plane to leave Argentina, local media reported on Tuesday, after the plane was detained…
Russian TV worker who protested war live on air briefly detained
(Reuters) – Russian media worker Marina Ovsyannikova, who staged a protest against the invasion of Ukraine on live state television in March, was briefly detained in Moscow on Sunday, posts on her…
Biden, Harris speak to wife of detained basketball player Brittney Griner
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on Wednesday with the wife of U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who is detained in Russia, the White House said.…
White House: Biden read letter from detained basketball player Griner
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has read a letter from WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than four months, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said…
Oahu Schoolteacher Detained on Charge of Sexually Exploiting Minor Student
HONOLULU – United States Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield yesterday ordered Alden Bunag, 33, of Honolulu, detained in custody pending trial or other disposition of a charge filed in a criminal complaint…
Two Detained on Meth Trafficking Charges
PROVIDENCE – Two men were detained in federal custody today, following their arraignment in U.S. District Court in an ongoing Rhode Island FBI Safe Streets Task investigation that has resulted in the…
Detained WNBA star Griner unable to speak to wife due to logistical issue -State Dept
WASHINGTON – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, detained in Russia for months, was not able to speak to her wife as scheduled due to a logistical error compounded by Russia’s restrictions on…
19-Year-Old Found Dead Inside Braddock Home, Teen Suspect Detained
BRADDOCK, PA – The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit reported that at about 1:35 pm on Sunday, police responded to a home on 4th Street and found a 19-year-old shot and…
Alleged Health Care Fraudster Ordered Detained Pending Trial After Being Arrested on a Jet Ski Headed Toward Cuba
Miami, Florida – Yesterday, a federal judge in Miami ordered that a Hialeah resident who allegedly submitted more than $4 million in fraudulent health care claims to Medicare be detained pending trial,…
Vermont Residents Detained on Federal Drug Charges Arising from Middlebury Incident
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Vermont residents Steven T. Browne, 37, of Shoreham, and Kayla Ramos, 22, of Rutland, have been detained in…
Iran says crew of two seized Greek tankers not detained and are on board
DUBAI – Iran’s state maritime body said on Saturday the crew of two Greek tankers seized by its Revolutionary Guards on Friday had not been detained, and were in good health and…
U.S. top diplomat spoke with wife of detained basketball player Brittney Griner
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with Brittney Griner’s wife, assuring her that securing the release of the American professional basketball player…
Charleston Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in the Death, Detained After Contested Bond Hearing
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A federal grand jury indicted Hasib Muqsit-Rivers, 21, of Charleston, for distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of another and four additional narcotics distributions on subsequent dates. Muqsit-Rivers has…
Orangeburg Man Indicted on Federal Gun Charges Detained After Contested Bond Hearing
Columbia, South Carolina — Marcus Duran Singleton, 38, of Orangeburg, was indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and has been detained following a contested bond hearing…
U.S. State Dept sees ‘limited’ progress on consular access for detained Americans
WASHINGTON – There has been “limited additional progress” on Washington’s demand for consular access to U.S. citizens detained in Russia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, adding that the United…
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