TOMS RIVER, N.J. — A 27-year-old man is being held without bail in Ocean County after authorities charged him with aggravated assault involving strangulation, false imprisonment, and attempting to cause bodily injury,…
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON – The plight of Americans detained by foreign governments has moved into the spotlight with the case of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who is…
GLEN BURNIE, MD – Police in Glen Burnie are searching for a suspect who robbed a 7-Eleven at gunpoint Sunday night. According to police, at approximately 10:15 p.m., officers responded to the…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Pizza Hut is out, and Downtown Toms River is in as the Toms River Police Department hosts their annual event to raise money for bullet proof vests. Join…
(Fixes typo in headline) MOSCOW – Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday the United States had asked that U.S. fighters detained in Ukraine be recognised as combatants, the Interfax…
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) – Families of U.S. citizens detained abroad are stepping up pressure on President Joe Biden to intervene to try to free them – some held by adversaries including…
(Reuters) – A New York judge on Tuesday held real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield PLC in contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in a probe of former U.S. President…
By Timour Azhari and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT – Lebanon’s top finance lawmaker said prime minister designate Najib Mikati had verbally proposed “very serious” changes to a recently-adopted plan to revamp the collapsed…
(Reuters) – A former U.S. soldier captured in eastern Ukraine said he did not fire a single shot while fighting for the Ukrainian side, in a plea for leniency from separatist authorities…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police in Philadelphia are asking the public to help them identify a pair of attempted car jackers who held up a motorist at knifepoint but were unsuccessful last week.…
WOODBRIDGE, NJ – Brace yourself, New Jersey, big city-style smash and grabs have arrived in the once peaceful Garden State. A crime that we all watched play out countless times in cities…
ASBURY PARK, NJ – On Sunday, Asbury Park will host its annual Pride Parade, but don’t go home with a ticket, or worse a towed vehicle. The Asbury Park Police Department has…
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – Two leading Cuban artist-dissidents faced their first day of trial on Monday after being detained nearly a year ago, part of an ongoing judicial process that human…
PITTSBURGH, PA – A Pittsburgh woman who assaulted and paralyzed a victim at a downtown McDonald’s failed to show up for her trial and now, after being captured will be held in…
JAKARTA – Members of a cohort of suspected extremists arrested in Indonesia at the weekend had made pledges of loyalty to Islamic State via an instant messaging application, the national police said…
EDGEWOOD, MD – Mosiah Fit, who was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a bank robbery that day has been ordered to be held in jail without bail after his initial appearance…
COLOMBIAN AUTHOR ADRIANA ARISTIZÁBAL RELEASES THE SPANISH VERSION OF HER BOOK AT THE 34TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR Tweet this In her book, Caught in the Storm of War: Memoirs of a…
(Reuters) – Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman’s foreign ministry said. The people freed included…
ZURICH – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said on Saturday it was trying to secure the release of a number of Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) staff members who had…
WILKES-BARRE, PA – A Wilks-Barre mom who held a juvenile at gunpoint after a fight involving her son and other juveniles has been charged by police this week. According to police, on…
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Newport News man on charges of conspiring to distribute fentanyl more than a kilogram of heroin, distributing fentanyl resulting in two overdoses, possessing…
(Reuters) – The wife of one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top allies in Ukraine said on Friday that he has been beaten by the Ukrainian security service while being interrogated in…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for three men who carjacked a 33-year-old woman in the area of Sedgley Avenue on April 3rd. According to police, “On April 3,…
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick PBA Local #145 will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at noon. Come take pictures with the Easter Bunny, hunt for eggs,…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A Toms River man, Jesse Rucci, 39, has been ordered to be remanded in the Ocean County Jail until his trial after stabbing a female passenger in a…
LONDON – Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are one of the most popular ways to invest in gold. Shares represent gold bars held in vaults and are easy to buy and sell, freeing investors…