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Man Pleads Guilty After Alligator Threat
A man who police say placed a 3-foot alligator on top of another man in Connecticut as part of an extortion attempt has pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
Read moreLawyer for Russian Firm Says Judicial Dustup Spurred Threats
A lawyer for a Russian company indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller complained Tuesday that his team has received death threats after a federal judge called out his court filings as unprofessional.
Read moreBomb Threats Emailed Across US Demand Bitcoin Ransom
A wave of bomb threats swept across the United States on Thursday, prompting evacuations at courthouses, businesses, schools and places of worship.
Read moreAll Clear After Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of CNN Offices
Police have given the all-clear after a phoned in bomb threat forced the evacuation of CNN’s offices in New York Thursday evening.
Read moreUK Intelligence Chief Outlines Threats, Urges More Diversity
Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service director used a rare public speech Monday to outline threats facing Britain and the need for more diversity in secret agent ranks.
Read moreHong Kong Protest Leaders Warn of Threat to Civil Rights
Hong Kong protest leaders who went on trial Monday for spearheading pro-democracy demonstrations in 2014 said their prosecution threatens the future of civil rights in the territory, where fears have grown of Beijing’s growing influence.
Read moreAccused Mail Bomber Cesar Sayoc Indicted on 30 Counts
The United States brought a 30-count indictment Friday against the suspect in a mail-bombing spree that targeted politicians, philanthropists and reporters perceived as critical of President Donald Trump.
Read moreTrump Sued Over Attacks on News Outlets
A literary advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming President Donald Trump’s robust threats to use his powers to punish critical media coverage chills writers’ free speech in violation of the First Amendment.
Read moreCalifornia Man Pleads Not Guilty to Threatening Feinstein
A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to sending an email threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Read moreHomeless Teen Fights Expulsion Over Punk-Rock Snap
The parents of a homeless 17-year-old brought a federal complaint Monday over their son’s recent school expulsion, which they contend was based on a doctored Snapchat.
Read moreBorder Patrolman Sentenced
A former Border Patrol supervisor was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for repeatedly threatening a man because of a family feud.
Read moreConviction Upheld for Man Who Threatened Connecticut Judge
A man given prison time for threatening the judge in his divorce case failed to persuade the Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday that his unsettling emails were constitutionally protected speech.
Read more$50,000 Bond Set for Man Who Threatened Journalists
A California man who made a series of calls to the offices of The Boston Globe threatening to kill journalists was ordered released on bond by a federal judge Thursday despite the objections of prosecutors who painted him as a danger to his community.
Read moreCalifornia Man Arrested Over Threats to Boston Globe
A California man upset about The Boston Globe’s coordinated editorial response to President Donald Trump’s attacks on the news media was arrested Thursday for threatening to travel to the newspaper’s offices and kill journalists, whom he called the “enemy of the people,” federal prosecutors said.
Read moreEU Warns Italy to Refrain From Threats in Migrant Crisis
The European Union is warning Italy to refrain from issuing threats in the continuing migrant crisis after a prominent government member said that Rome could withhold part of its EU payments.
Read moreTrump Warns Cuomo: Anybody Who Runs Against Me ‘Suffers’
President Donald Trump on Monday dared New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to challenge him in 2020 — and warned the Democrat, “Anybody that runs against Trump suffers.”
Read moreMalians Vote in Presidential Runoff Amid Attacks, Threats
Malians voted Sunday in a runoff presidential election to determine if incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will remain in office in this sprawling West African nation threatened by rising extremist violence. He faced off against opposition leader Soumaila Cisse.
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