arrest
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The coroner's office in Greenville, South Carolina said crews treated a woman in "cardiac arrest" and her autopsy showed "no signs of trauma".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the time of the indictment, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. request to arrest and extradite Rocha lacked sufficient evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Subsequent investigations, which involved countries in Europe and elsewhere, led to the arrest of the suspect in Romania, who is being investigated by German prosecutors for allegedly preparing attacks and suspected espionage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Video taken after Jando’s arrest shows him being escorted in handcuffs by a squad of Mexican commandos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Corkhill called witnesses to testify about Guiteau's actions before the shooting, his attack at the train station, his arrest, and the president's medical condition.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
There have been a series of arrests in Nigeria, including a logistics company employee and a social media influencer with nearly 700,000 followers on Instagram.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Barrot did not make any reference to the Iranians' arrests in his post on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
They added that as "two French representatives directly witnessed part of these events" Paris should "fully establish the circumstances of these arrests" and "take every necessary step to guarantee their rights, safety and release".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Pavlich declined to say whether any arrests had been made, nor provide any details on how many players were involved.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dede didn’t make up that memory game the night of the arrests.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
In a separate case, Chow was arrested in June 2021 for "inciting" the public to take part in that year's vigil and later found guilty.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was "probably... the first time" a captain is arrested over "the commercial aspect" rather than safety issues, for example, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
They arrested Naugle, who was still in the casino, shortly after arriving, according to authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Plastin was tracked down using mobile phone data and arrested later that day at Stansted Airport as he tried to board a flight to Ireland.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Miss ten Boom, you’re in terrible danger! They’ve arrested Herman Sluring! They know everything! You’ve got to be careful!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
On 15 July, when the annual Hong Kong Book Fair opened, national security police searched two more independent bookshops, Greenfield Bookstore and Have a Nice Stay, arresting five people for sedition.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Most arresting was the oldest opera represented here, Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” given an acute updating by director Eric Einhorn and Kelley Rourke, who devised the brilliantly calibrated English adaptation of the libretto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a combative police interview, Campbell was asked by arresting officer Det Con David Budd if Low's death had been an accident.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Although sulfones are successful at arresting the disease in some patients, they don’t work for all patients, and no one knows why.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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