NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana businessman was charged Friday with engaging in a Ponzi scheme to defraud about 160 investors — mostly elderly people — out of roughly $19.5 million and...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Arun Kumar was born to disabled parents, beaten by his grandparents, ran away from home, got a job in a garment factory and...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita police arrested a pregnant woman after she allegedly robbed homes after asking residents for help. Police said the woman, who is eight months pregnant, had...

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona couple has been indicted in the theft of nearly 1,000 pieces of luggage from baggage claim carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International...

BEIJING (AP) — Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly...

BALTIMORE (AP) — A judge in Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's theft trial told jurors they must stop deliberating and asking questions after he dismisses them for the day.

Visiting...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The woman who bore twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Thursday that she was living in a West Virginia motel around the time...

MIAMI (AP) — Miami-Dade Commissioner Natasha Seijas announced a plan to combat the problem of wage theft — an effort that could serve as a model for cities nationwide.

Thursday...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man and woman who reported to police that robbers stole their marijuana are now facing charges themselves. The 32-year-old man and 29-year-old woman told police five...

MORRISVILLE, Vt. (AP) — What possesses a man to steal his ex-employer's bus, take it for a three-state joy ride and then post a video of the lark on YouTube?

"It was inspired,"...

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Authorities in Colorado say a homeowner who was selling his house returned to the property to find a 24-year-old squatter wearing only underwear.

Police in...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — FBI officials say an elderly, thin, gray-haired man nicknamed the "Geezer Bandit" is responsible for holding up five San Diego-area banks since...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A paparazzo testified Tuesday that an Ohio police chief told him he had access to ultrasound photographs belonging to the woman who carried twins for...

TAMARAC, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida are searching for an alleged bank robber with "notably bad breath" who asked a teller to fill an orange Halloween bag with cash.

The...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two of the seven charges against Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon are being dropped.

A judge dismissed the charges Tuesday during the mayor's theft trial. Prosecutors...

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — A former Cabinet minister and four other defendants are standing trial in the biggest corruption case to go to court in Mozambique since independence in...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai (AHN'-drey loo-TEYE') stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishing 10th overall in the Skate...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey man has been indicted on charges he stole a valuable Internet address and sold it on the eBay auction site to a former NBA player for...

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they try to sell them.

Henry Triplett of...

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Police have arrested a man after he allegedly stole a pencil from a Bellingham store even though he was carrying $600 in cash. The man, 44, was booked into the...

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested five people who allegedly tried to rob a Nevada bank by presenting a false federal search warrant which demanded all of the money...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A police chief on trial in Ohio acknowledges that he joked with paparazzi about working with them to snoop on the woman who carried twins for celebrity...

PARIS (AP) — A French armored car driver suspected of stealing euro11.6 million ($17.4 million) in cash has turned himself in to authorities in Monaco following a massive manhunt, police...

PARIS (AP) — A French armored car driver suspected of stealing €11.6 million ($17.4 million) in cash has turned himself in to authorities in Monaco following a massive manhunt, police in...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two of three Tennessee freshmen football players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery have been dismissed from the team.

"Clearly, their actions...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspected member of a burglary ring that stole cash, jewelry and clothing from celebrities' homes has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles.

Alexis Neirs, 18, is...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three University of Tennessee freshmen players charged with attempted armed robbery will not play Saturday at Mississippi.

Tennessee spokeswoman Tiffany...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman told authorities in December that a man now accused of killing 11 women had beaten her and tried to rape her, and police...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls Police arrested a 20-year-old man on Wednesday when he returned to the scene of a crime to retrieve his cell phone. Police said they got a call...

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A northwest Alabama man is in jail minus part of his nose, which police said was bitten off during a robbery attempt. Police said a 40-year-old man was in custody...

OSLO (AP) — Thieves stole a valuable artwork by Edvard Munch from an Oslo art dealer in the latest of a string of art heists targeting work by the famous Norwegian expressionist,...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Anne Pressly's mother approached defense attorneys moments after jurors spared the life of the Arkansas man convicted of killing her daughter in an...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three freshmen Tennessee football players, including highly touted wide receiver recruit Nu'Keese Richardson and starting safety Janzen...

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Authorities in Prince George's County have charged five people in the large-scale theft of plastic pallets and delivery containers.

State's Attorney Glenn...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Topeka police said a man who was trying to rob a discount cigarette store got stuck in a vent and had to be rescued by firefighters. Police said the man was stuck in a...

AMBRIDGE, Pa. (AP) — Two western Pennsylvania residents need attorneys and, perhaps, a plumber. Police in Ambridge said they arrested 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman after the...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Newly elected Tulsa City Councilor Maria Barnes learned just hours after her election it's like to be a crime victim. Barnes was at her election watch party Tuesday...

MILAN (AP) — Italy's top security official said Thursday that authorities have smashed an international terror cell with the arrest in Italy and elsewhere in Europe of 17 Algerians who...

MILAN (AP) — Italy's top security official said Thursday that authorities have smashed an international terror cell with the arrest in Italy and elsewhere in Europe of 17 Algerians who...