Illegal alien ‘pirate’ who hijacked plane to US freed by Clinton-appointed judge

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Cuban national convicted of hijacking an airplane in the wake of 9/11 has been ordered released in Florida despite a standing order for his removal from the U.S. Maikel Guerra Morales and several others assaulted a flight crew and hijacked a Cuban commuter airplane in 2003 … Read more

Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

WASHINGTON — A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to rights advocates. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, of the underground Zion Church, arrived in … Read more

Humpback whale caught in fishing rope freed off Massachusetts:

A young humpback whale was freed from entanglement in fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. The Provincetown-based Center for Coastal Studies said boaters spotted the “relatively small whale” struggling in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, which encompasses 842 square miles between Cape Ann and Cape Cod. The Marine Animal Entanglement Response … Read more

California standoff suspect dead, hostages freed

A man who took several people hostage at a California bank building is dead and all hostages have been freed, police said Wednesday following a roughly 15-hour standoff. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The suspect had barricaded himself inside the building on Chester Avenue and … Read more

Years of ignored warnings freed a children’s pastor to sexually abuse girls, lawsuit says

Survivors described the same devastating cycle: children who tried to warn adults, pastors who minimized or ignored allegations, and church leaders who extended grace and protection to abusers, clearing the way for more children to be harmed. Davis’ account was one of the starkest examples. After NBC News’ investigation was published, more women came forward … Read more

Sons of Utah woman convicted of murder worry she would hurt them if she was ever freed from prison

SALT LAKE CITY — The young sons of Utah children’s author Kouri Richins said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if she was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father. Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony … Read more

Ex-NYPD sergeant freed from jail while he appeals his conviction for deadly cooler throw

NEW YORK — A former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter and died, a judge ruled Friday. The decision by a state appellate court judge came a week after a … Read more

Man cleared in the killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay could soon be freed

NEW YORK — A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC could be freed within days after a judge granted him $ 1 million bond on Monday. Karl Jordan Jr. wasn’t automatically let go because he still faces drug charges unrelated to the pioneering DJ’s 2002 … Read more

New York man freed after 19 years in prison for robbery he didn’t commit

NEW YORK — A man who spent nearly two decades in prison for a roughly $550 robbery was exonerated and freed Monday, after prosecutors said they now agree he didn’t commit the crime. “It cost me 20 years, but they said they corrected it now. So that’s all that matters. So I’m good with that,” … Read more