Fla. cops: Wife, lover faked abduction to scam hubby _ and the sex and lies are on audiotape

Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby

China sentences gang ‘godmother’ to 18 years in prison amid crackdown

China sentences gang ‘godmother’ to 18 years’ jail

Prosecutors respond to Wash. man accused of threatening family of Colo. abortion doctor

US responds to man accused in abortion doc threat

Former NY Senate GOP leader Bruno, 80, faces trial on federal corruption, influence charges

NY Senate leader Bruno, 80, faces corruption trial

Bahamas judge says ‘rightly ridiculed’ lawmaker who caused Travolta mistrial won’t be charged

Bahamas lawmaker not charged in Travolta mistrial

Judge in Ky. denies request for mental evaluation of woman accused in Pitino extortion plot

Judge: No mental eval in Pitino extortion plot

Bahamas lawmaker apologizes for remarks that caused mistrial in Travolta extortion case

Bahamas lawmaker apologizes for Travolta mistrial

Scandal rocks Italian opposition party on the eve of crucial primary to select new leader

ROME — A scandal has rocked Italy’s main opposition party on the eve of a nationwide primary Sunday designed to select a new leader and relaunch the party’s sagging fortunes.

Sources: Bahamas MP who caused Travolta mistrial summoned to court by judge

NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas lawmaker who caused a mistrial in the John Travolta extortion case has been ordered to appear before the judge to explain why he announced an acquittal before the jury had declared a verdict, officials said Thursday.

NJ airport guard pleads not guilty to threatening Obama; bail doubled to $200K

NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities say in an arrest warrant that a private security guard at a New Jersey airport was overheard saying he would “cut a hole in a fence to be able to shoot” President Barack Obama.

NJ airport security guard faces court appearance on charge of threatening Obama

NEWARK, N.J. — A security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport charged with threatening President Barack Obama is due in court.

Radovan Karadzic threatens to boycott his genocide trial, says he needs more time to prepare

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Radovan Karadzic has threatened to boycott his genocide trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, saying in a letter released Thursday he needs more time to prepare.

Bahamas judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case, citing possible juror misconduct

NASSAU, Bahamas — The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.

3 found guilty in sex videotape blackmail plot to try to force out Atlantic City councilman

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — Jurors weighing the fate of three men accused of setting up a videotaped sex sting of an Atlantic City councilman determined that the camera doesn’t lie, convicting each on nearly all charges Wednesday.

Lurid mob trials transfix Chinese as Communist government cracks down on gangs

BEIJING — After she refused a corrupt cop’s demand that she turn her teahouse into an illegal casino, three thugs beat Chen Yanling with electric batons, sending her to the hospital for nearly a month.

3 found guilty in sex videotape blackmail plot to force out Atlantic City councilman

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — Three men have been convicted of setting up a videotaped sex sting designed to blackmail an Atlantic City councilman.

NJ defendant says he thought sex sting against Atlantic City councilman was part of FBI probe

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Floyd Tally said he was doing his patriotic duty when he helped find a prostitute for an Atlantic City Councilman.

Records: Man accused of threat to VA hospital has history of menacing behavior involving guns

ST. LOUIS — An Army veteran being held on charges that he threatened a shooting rampage at a Veterans Affairs hospital in southern Illinois has a history of menacing behavior involving family and firearms, court records show.

Court files: Letterman ‘concerned’ about impact blackmail threats would have on family, job

NORWALK, Conn. — David Letterman felt “threatened, alarmed and concerned” about the impact to his family life and career after a newsman tried to blackmail him by disclosing his sexual affairs, according to court documents released Thursday.

Court files opened in case of newsman accused of attempting to blackmail David Letterman

NORWALK, Conn. — Newly released court documents say the newsman accused of blackmailing David Letterman about his sexual affairs told the TV host’s attorney that his client’s world was about to collapse around him.