Former Hamas hostage criticizes Pulitzer board for honoring writer who questioned captivity claims
KFAR AZA, Israel — Emily Damari, an Israeli woman held hostage by Hamas for over 500 days, publicly condemned the Pulitzer Prize Board on social media last week for awarding a prize…
US Puts Special Operations Troops On Alert For Potential Hostage Rescue In Gaza: REPORT
US Puts Special Operations Troops On Alert For Potential Hostage Rescue In Gaza: REPORT Micaela Burrow on October 10, 2023 U.S. special operations troops stationed in a European country are on a…
Paraguay’s biggest prison set ablaze, rioting inmates take guards hostage
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Inmates at Paraguay’s largest prison rioted on Tuesday, taking 11 guards hostage and setting fire to facilities in the crowded Tacumbu penitentiary on the outskirts of the capital. Two…
Ford CEO says UAW holding labor deal ‘hostage’ over fate of battery plants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley on Friday accused the United Auto Workers union of holding up a new U.S. labor agreement in a bid to…
‘We Never Paid Ransom’: Trump Blasts Biden Over Iran Hostage Swap
‘We Never Paid Ransom’: Trump Blasts Biden Over Iran Hostage Swap Harold Hutchison on August 17, 2023 Former President Donald Trump blasted President Joe Biden over a reported hostage swap that includes…
Jailed US resident excluded from Iran hostage deal begins hunger strike, his son says
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. permanent resident detained in Iran since 2016 has begun a hunger strike in protest of his exclusion from last week’s deal…
Two Hostage Suspects Killed in Shootout with Police
VANDALIA, OH – The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed that both suspects involved in a hostage situation on Wednesday morning have died from their injuries. The male suspect was pronounced dead at…
Watch: Career Criminal Killed by Florida Deputy After Hostage Standoff
PENSACOLA, FL – A five-hour hostage standoff in the 4700 block of Helton Lane, northwest of Pensacola, Florida, ended after a single shot from an Escambia County deputy killed the hostage-taker. Ronnie…
‘Held Hostage’: Landowners Sue Indian Tribe Over Road Blockades In Neighborhood
‘Held Hostage’: Landowners Sue Indian Tribe Over Road Blockades In Neighborhood Katelynn Richardson on March 2, 2023 Nearly 40 Wisconsin landowners filed a federal lawsuit against a local American Indian tribe for…
Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage
Smugglers Get More Than A Decade In Prison For Holding Illegal Immigrants Hostage Jennie Taer on February 21, 2023 Two individuals involved in a smuggling operation that held illegal immigrants hostage were…
Rescue operation for Australian professor, others taken hostage in Papua New Guinea -police
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -A police operation is underway to rescue an Australian university professor and three researchers taken hostage in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Pacific island…
New Zealand pilot taken hostage in Indonesia – Papuan rebel group
By Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s Papua region have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after setting a small commercial plane alight when it landed…
Following Griner’s release, U.S. lawmakers want a “National Hostage” day
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Days after the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, Democratic and Republican U.S. lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish…
Woman held hostage during a standoff with police in Frostburg
FROSTBURG, MD – A woman was held hostage inside a home by a man with a high-powered rifle and a knife. According to the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office, at around 11:30 am,…
Yellen says debt ceiling should ‘not be held hostage’ by Congress-CNN
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that both she and President Joe Biden agree that the federal debt ceiling should not be held hostage by Congress and…
Man Who Sold Pistol Used in Synagogue Hostage Crisis Sentenced to 95 Months in Prison for Gun Crime
The man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Texas synagogue was sentenced today to nearly eight years in prison for a firearm crime, announced…
India’s RBI likely sells dollars as surging U.S. yields hold rupee hostage – traders
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian central bank likely sold dollars via state-run banks on Wednesday as rising Treasury yields and mounting risk aversion pushed the rupee to a record low, traders said.…
Chautauqua County Man Sentenced for Holding Victim Hostage in College
BUFFALO, NY (ERIE COUNTY PRESS RELEASE) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 44-year-old Hiram R. Rivera of Dunkirk was sentenced this morning before Acting State Supreme Court Justice…
Third Man Pleads Guilty in the Hostage Taking that Resulted in the Death of a U.S. Citizen
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Mario Peia and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-9706/6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 28, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Luis Armando Dorantes Rivera Jr. of Tijuana pleaded guilty in…
Third Man Pleads Guilty in the Hostage Taking that Resulted in the Death of a U.S. Citizen
Assistant U. S. Attorneys Mario Peia and Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-9706/6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – July 28, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Luis Armando Dorantes Rivera Jr. of Tijuana pleaded guilty in…
Germany Now ‘Hostage’ To Putin After US Poured Billions Into Defending It From Russia
Germany Now ‘Hostage’ To Putin After US Poured Billions Into Defending It From Russia Micaela Burrow on July 24, 2022 Russia’s cuts to natural gas exports have crippled Germany’s economy after a…
Haitian Gang Member Charged with Hostage Taking for Kidnapping of 16 U.S. Missionaries in Fall 2021
WASHINGTON – A criminal complaint was unsealed today charging Jean Pelice, a Haitian national, also known as “Zo,” with hostage taking for his role in the…
Man Who Sold Pistol Used in Synagogue Hostage Crisis Pleads Guilty to Gun Crime
The man who sold Malik Faisal Akram the gun he used to kidnap hostages in a Texas synagogue pleaded guilty today to a federal firearm crime, announced United States Attorney for the…
Homeless Man Indicted for Holding 15-Year-Old Hostage in New York City For Months
NEW YORK, NY – In one of the more heinous crimes coming out of New York City these days, a homeless man who held a teenage girl hostage and engaged in human…
Gun Control Activist Wants To ‘Hold America Hostage,’ Calls For Mass Protests
Gun Control Activist Wants To ‘Hold America Hostage,’ Calls For Mass Protests Harold Hutchison on June 2, 2022 Dave Cullen, a guest on MSNBC’s “Deadline” called for protests to “hold America hostage”…
Fourth Suspect Wanted for Homicide and Taking a Man Hostage in Basement Arrested
Canton, OH – This evening, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Andrew Williams, 28. Williams was wanted by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office for complicity to commit…
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