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Murder charge in Detroit Jewish leader's slaying dismissed — but suspect won't avoid jail time
“If lying was an Olympic sport, you would get a gold medal, sir,” the judge told Jackson-Bolanos as she noted he was a repeated offender.
Bug-eyed attorney looks soaking wet after he's arrested for smuggling phones, drugs into prison
Dale was caught with a briefcase full of marijuana, tobacco products, scales and two cellphones with chargers, photos released by the sheriff’s office showed.
Russian-American journalist opens up about 'nightmare' in Russian prison after prisoner swap
"I’ve been waking up from that nightmare,” the mother-of-two said. “I had a feeling I fell asleep 10 months ago and now I’m getting out of it.”
WSJ's Gershkovich is back home and free: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 5, 2024
NY Post readers discuss the release of The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich and others from Russian custody.
Putin welcomes Russians freed in prisoner swap as heroes: 'Never forgotten you for a moment'
In return, US journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-US Marine Paul Whelan were among those released by Moscow in a complex deal negotiated in secrecy for more than a year.
Inmate learns his fate in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Massachusetts gangster Paul J. DeCologero was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to an assault charge for his role in the killing of James “Whitey” Bulger.
WSJ reporter Gershkovich, Marine Whelan greeted by Biden, Harris before emotional reunion with loved ones
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich finally touched down on US soil late Thursday night after spending more than a year in a hellish Russian prison over spying allegations.
Plea deal for 9/11 mastermind resurrects specter of Guantanamo's closing — will it ever happen?
A plea deal with the alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks has resurrected questions about the future of Guantánamo Bay – the military prison where the US has lodged suspected...
Evan Gershkovich made a stunning final request before he was freed in the historic prisoner swap
As he was finally being freed as part of a hectic, top-secret deal to release three Americans imprisoned in Russia, Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich requested an interview with...
Mother of American hostage left behind in Russia slams Biden administration for failing to free him
The 95-year-old mother of Marc Fogel, the American teacher imprisoned in Russia for the past three years, slammed the Biden administration for not including her son in the latest prisoner swap that...
Who the West gave up in the prisoner swap that freed Evan Gershkovich
The West yielded a hitman, a convicted hacker, and several alleged Russian spies on Thursday as part of the largest prisoner exchange in modern history — as three imprisoned Americans,...
Who is Paul Whelan, US Marine freed in Russia prisoner swap after spending five years detained?
Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich were freed as part of a historic prisoner swap on Aug. 1, 2024.
Who is Evan Gershkovich, WSJ reporter freed in Russian prisoner swap?
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich made international headlines when he was detained in Russia under accusations of spying in March 2023.
Female prison guard admits to having sex with inmate in recorded cell romp, faces possible life sentence
Linda De Sousa Abreu, the British female prison officer arrested after being allegedly filmed having sex with inmate Linton Weirich inside his prison cell, pleaded guilty to misconduct.
'Too Hot To Handle' star marries prisoner who proposed after just 6 weeks together
He's got a wife sentence: "Too Hot Too Handle" star Laura Gehrke married convicted killer Joshua Stewart who proposed to her after they'd been dating for just six weeks.
Ohio brothers stuck in Dubai after mysteriously waking up in cop car after yacht party
“Unfortunately, they’re both now facing potential charges and prosecution that could leave them both in prison for several years.”
Convicted upstate NY killer rapist busted for violating parole again after spending 6 days on the run: officials
Edward Kindt, who raped and killed mom Penny Brown in 1999, was picked up after violating his parole for the second time since his controversial release on parole in upstate...
Ruthless LA gang leader 'Wicked' shanked to death in vicious prison attack: officials
Ezequiel 'Wicked' Romo, the violent leader of a ruthless California street gang serving life in prison, was attacked by three other inmates Sunday and slashed to death, authorities announced.
GOPers slam Dem bill that would strip Trump of security detail in prison: 'Ask Mr. Epstein's family'
GOP lawmakers Tuesday slammed a Dem bill that would strip former President Donald Trump of his security detail if he goes to prison, with one noting Jeffrey Epstein’s fate behind...
A former women's prison in this posh NYC neighborhood is slated to become housing
The Chelsea building that previously housed the Bayview Correctional Facility has a fresh life sentence.