Arson

U.S. News

Arson arrest made in LA wildfire that forced evacuations

18:24 05/17 LOS ANGELES — An arson suspect was arrested in connection with a Los Angeles wildfire that forced evacuations in canyons where thick vegetation hasn't burned in more than 60 years, authorities said Monday.

Fires

Police: 2 arson suspects detained in Los Angeles wildfire

02:53 05/17 LOS ANGELES — A smoky wildfire churning through a Los Angeles canyon community gained strength Sunday as about a thousand residents remained under evacuation orders while others were warned they should get ready to leave, authorities said.

Religion

The Latest: Police say 4 officers shot in St. Louis protests

06:37 06/02 The Latest on the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

Arson

Japan police arrest man in Kyoto anime arson that killed 36

01:25 05/27 TOKYO — Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own severe burns to respond to the police...

Israel

Jewish extremist convicted in arson that killed Arab toddler

07:35 05/18 JERUSALEM — An Israeli district court on Monday convicted a Jewish extremist of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents, a case that had sent shock...

Michael Brown

Federal hate crime charge in Missouri Islamic center fire

18:39 05/12 O'FALLON, Mo. — A man accused of setting a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri has been charged with a federal hate crime, the U.S. Attorney’s office in St. Louis said...

Michael Brown

Man charged with hate crime over fire set at Missouri mosque

15:00 04/30 O'FALLON, Mo. — Prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man accused of setting fire to a Missouri mosque last week with a hate crime and other counts.

Arson

Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus

07:58 04/21 LONDON — The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man...

Religion

Guilty plea to federal charges in black church burnings

19:19 02/10 LAFAYETTE, La. — The aspiring ‘black metal’ musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring pleaded guilty Monday to four federal...

Wildfires

Correction: Australia-Wildfires-Arson story

05:13 02/06 CANBERRA, Australia — In a story February 1, 2020, about the cause of recent wildfires in Australia, The Associated Press erroneously reported arson researcher Janet Stanley's title. Stanley...

Arson

Statue mocking Donald Trump torched in Slovenia

11:43 01/09 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — A wooden statue mocking U.S. President Donald Trump was burned to the ground Thursday in Slovenia, the birthplace of his wife Melania, authorities said.

International News

3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo

12:03 01/02 Three women are under investigation for launching paper sky lanterns for New Year's that apparently ignited a devastating fire at a German zoo, killing more than 30 animals, officials said...

Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar team contesting genocide court case

02:10 11/21 YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar said Wednesday its leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head the legal team contesting a genocide case filed against it in the International Court of Justice over the...

Wildfires

The Latest: Man accused of arson in California wildfire

01:21 10/31 SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — The Latest on California wildfires (all times local):