Lori Berenson

(Newser) - Lori Berenson arrived at Newark Airport this morning, her first time in the United States since she was arrested for aiding Peruvian guerrillas in 1995, reports the AP . Berenson was supposed to leave Peru on Friday, but she was denied permission to leave when she arrived at the Lima airport...

(Newser) - Lori Berenson was supposed to be home in New York today for the first time since being arrested in Peru in 1995 for plotting a coup, reports AP . Berenson has been on parole since last year , and a Peruvian court gave the 42-year-old permission to go home for the holidays....

(Newser) - Peru has granted parole to Lori Berenson, an American who has spent the last 15 years in prison on charges that she helped leftist guerrillas, reports Reuters . An appeal is expected, but Berenson is expected to be released tomorrow. The former New Yorker, now 40, was jailed after moving to...