NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations' refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. Cypriot authorities have reportedly dispatched police patrol vessels …...Read More

Washington, D.C. law enforcement has begun targeting thieves who steal deliveries from residents, sometimes using sting operations to catch these porch pirates, who may face harsher charges from prosecutors, according to local reports. "The once largely seasonal crime grew during the pandemic, when trips to stores were difficult, and has …...Read More

A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime as part of …...Read More

A man died in a fire under an Atlantic City pier near a homeless encampment, authorities said. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Friday that Bruce Elder, 67, died in a fire that began Thursday evening under the Central Pier at the boardwalk and Tennessee Avenue. Fire Chief Scott Evans …...Read More

The U.S. is attempting a new military agreement with Niger, shortly after the country's junta deemed American presence no longer justified. Niger is a key U.S. military outpost in the Sahel, home to a key airbase and rising threats of violence by Islamic militants. "We are in touch with the …...Read More

Tom Selleck is not one to complain about unplugging. In fact, he much prefers it that way. In a new interview, the "Bad Bloods" actor - who is gearing up to release his memoir "You Never Know" - opened up about his lack of motivation to use email or text …...Read More

He Jie, China's top long-distance runner, was stripped of his first-place medal from the Mengniu Beijing Half Marathon on Friday after an investigation concluded that three other runners from Africa had purposely slowed down to let him pass. Organizers announced the decision after footage from the race went viral over …...Read More

This Saturday marks marijuana culture's high holiday of 4/20. The prevailing explanation for the origin of 4/20 is that it started in the 1970s with a group of friends in California who called themselves ‘the Waldos.’ Today, recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states, and 14 more states allow it …...Read More

An appeals court dismissed charges against a Michigan election worker who put a USB flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded the names of voters at the close of a primary election in 2022. The court's conclusion: James Holkeboer's conduct was improper but not a crime. He was …...Read More

A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting. Waylon Kurts, of Montpelier, Vermont, who was then a student at St. Olaf College in Northfield, was charged last April with conspiracy to commit …...Read More