US extradites suspect in high-profile kidnapping to MexicoMEXICO CITY — The United States has extradited to Mexico a woman wanted in a kidnapping that grabbed headlines after the victim’s mother outperformed police in finding several suspects. 83 people arrested, $50,000 in property damage done at protests of G-20 summit in PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh public safety officials say 83 people were arrested at protests and other events during the Group of 20 summit and about $50,000 in property damage was done. FBI agents in two terrorist bomb cases let their sting operations play out to the endCHICAGO — As Hosam Maher Husein Smadi prepared to remotely detonate what he believed was a powerful bomb underneath a Dallas skyscraper, his comrade-in-arms, who was actually an undercover FBI agent, offered him earplugs, authorities say. Civil liberties groups: Police overreacted to G-20 protesters, should have focused on vandalsPITTSBURGH — Police used all the nonlethal tools at their disposal to thwart protesters at the Group of 20 summit this week, firing bean bags, hurling canisters of smoke and pepper spray, using flash-bang grenades and batons and deploying a high-tech sound-blasting device meant to push back crowds. Juvenile charges filed against Southern California teen suspected in arsons; details withheldSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities say charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected in more than a dozen Southern California arson wildfires, but details were not being made public. 5 men accused of 45 Mexico murders, including 28 killed in rehab center attacksCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Police have arrested five men accused of dozens of murders, including two mass killings at drug treatment centers in this northern Mexico border city. No reports of pledged G-20 business protestsPITTSBURGH — An umbrella group of Group of 20 protesters had encouraged morning demonstrations at various Pittsburgh businesses, but police say there are no reports of large gatherings or vandalism. Pittsburgh police prepare for possible 2nd day of clashes with protesters near G-20 summitPITTSBURGH — Authorities braced for scattered protests at dozens of businesses and organizations Friday, one day after riot police turned back hundreds of demonstrators on the first day of the Group of 20 summit, arresting nearly 70 people. Randy Quaid, wife freed after Texas arrest for allegedly skipping out on $10K Calif. hotel tabMARFA, Texas — Actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been released from a West Texas jail after their arrest for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill. Pittsburgh officials: More than dozen arrested in G-20 protests, swift action limited damagePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials say nearly 20 people protesting the Group of 20 summit were arrested during a chaotic march outside downtown. Pittsburgh officials: 19 arrested in G-20 protests, but swift action limited property damagePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials say 19 people protesting the Group of 20 summit were arrested during a chaotic march outside downtown. Randy Quaid, wife arrested in Texas for allegedly skipping on $10K hotel bill in Santa BarbaraMARFA, Texas — Actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been arrested in West Texas for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill. Jordanian man arrested on charges he plotted to bomb office tower in downtown DallasDALLAS — A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper, federal officials said. Investigators probe possible links in more than a dozen California fires after arrest of teenSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy arrested for investigation of arson is under investigation in connection with more than a dozen Southern California wildfires, authorities said Thursday. Like son, like father? Nebraska dad arrested for DUI after bailing out son on same chargeLEXINGTON, Neb. — Authorities say a 53-year-old Nebraska man whose son had been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving was arrested on the same charge after bailing out his son. Federal prosecutors: 2 NC terrorism suspects plotted against military; had maps of Marine baseRALEIGH, N.C. — Two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to kill U.S. military personnel and one of them obtained maps of a Marine Corps base in Virginia to plan an attack, prosecutors said Thursday. Federal prosecutors say 2 NC terrorism suspects plotted to attack US military personnelRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal prosecutors say two North Carolina terrorism suspects plotted to kill U.S. military personnel and obtained maps of a Marine base in Virginia to plan an attack. G-20 march turns chaotic as police, protesters battle on streets of PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke and rubber bullets at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows. Police disperse hundreds marching toward G-20 summit site in PittsburghPITTSBURGH — Police are throwing canisters spewing smoke after ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. Investigators say teen suspected in up to 14 Southern California wildfiresSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy is suspected of starting more than a dozen wildfires east of Los Angeles. Man charged with plot to bomb Springfield, Ill., federal courthouse, kill employeesCHICAGO — A 29-year-old man who idolized American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh has been arrested after attempting to set off what he thought was a powerful bomb in a van outside a federal courthouse in the Illinois capital of Springfield, officials said Thursday. Greenpeace activists arrested in Pittsburgh G-20 protest; hang banner, dangle off bridgePITTSBURGH — Activists engaged in a precarious-looking stunt beneath a heavily traveled bridge and others gathered for a union-backed, pro-green jobs rally on the eve of the Group of 20 summit Wednesday. Greenpeace hangs banner from Pittsburgh bridge, protesters dangling over river arrestedPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say 14 people from Greenpeace were arrested Wednesday on two of the city’s bridges. On eve of G20 economic summit, nations spar over key issues, US warns about complacencyPITTSBURGH — On the eve of a summit of the world’s 20 top economies, the Obama administration pressed leaders on Wednesday to overcome differences and work together more closely in confronting thorny financial and environmental problems. Kosovo: EU police arrest 4 Serbs suspected of committing war crimesPRISTINA, Kosovo — Four Serbs were arrested Wednesday under suspicion of committing war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians during the 1998-99 Kosovo war, EU police said. Sheriff: 4 arrested in ‘horrific’ dogfighting operation run out of Illinois home day careCHICAGO RIDGE, Ill. — A home day care was the site of a dogfighting ring, authorities said Wednesday, and investigators who raided the house found a blood-spattered garage floor and battered and malnourished dogs not far from where the children played. 2 van drivers arrested after federal agents fire at suspected smugglers at Calif. crossingSAN DIEGO — San Diego police have arrested two of the three drivers who tried to storm their immigrant-filled vans past border inspectors. The driver of a third van has fled to Mexico. Spanish police arrest former Argentine navy officer for alleged ‘dirty war’ crimesMADRID — An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country’s 1976-1983 “dirty war,” authorities said Wednesday. Arrest of drug dealer deals ‘hard blow’ to trafficking in Puerto Rico, official saysSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities have captured an alleged dealer they say led a violent drug ring in at least two sprawling housing projects in Puerto Rico and trafficked narcotics to the U.S. mainland. Authorities: 4 slain in small Va. college town bludgeoned to death; suspect is aspiring rapperFARMVILLE, Va. — Four people found slain in a small Virginia college town were bludgeoned to death, authorities said Tuesday, and the aspiring rapper suspected of killing them befriended two of the victims through a subculture of violent, macabre music. |
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