The Latest News by Associated Press
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Man in GoFundMe scam gets 27-month federal prison sentence
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who conspired with his then-girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and... More
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Foster parents plead not guilty to abusing rescued children
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Three members of a Southern California family pleaded not guilty Friday to abusing their nine foster children, including two girls from... More
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Jury deliberations underway in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury in Michigan started its deliberations Monday in the trial of... More
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Suspect faces murder charge in northern Nevada kidnapping
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A man kidnapped and killed an 18-year-old woman whose body was found in a remote grave... More
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Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found... More
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Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge refused to throw out Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction Friday,... More
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Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap
By LYNN ELBER AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of... More
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Tinder death suspect extradited from CA to face NY charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Connecticut man was jailed without bail Friday after being extradited from California to face charges in the strangulation death... More
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93-year-old German jailed again for denying Holocaust
BERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court has sentenced a 93-year-old German woman to 12 months in prison for denying that Jews were systematically murdered during... More
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Man who parked weapons near Capitol on 1/6 gets prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Alabama man who parked a pickup truck filled with weapons and Molotov cocktail components near the U.S. Capitol on... More
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Appeals court upholds $25M judgment against Oberlin College
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it... More
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$14M jury award for protesters could resonate around US
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled... More
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Jury hearing closing arguments in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot... More
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Defense rests after 1 day in Ohio doctor’s murder trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawyers representing an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths wrapped up their case Thursday one day after calling only a... More
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Man charged in deadly parade crash says jail isn’t safe
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he allegedly drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in Waukesha says... More
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Police: Mom who blamed toddler’s death on road rage arrested
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who said her 3-year-old son was killed in a road-rage shooting has been arrested on a child endangerment charge,... More
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Historian sues NY prisons over ban of Attica uprising book
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the revolt at the Attica Correctional Facility in... More
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Hermit a no-show at disputed woodlot hearing, faces fines
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former hermit in New Hampshire who went back to live on the wooded property he... More
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Police: Student shoots peer at South Carolina middle school
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A student was shot and taken to the hospital Thursday at a South Carolina middle school after being shot by another... More
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Alex Jones agrees to appear at deposition in Sandy Hook case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has agreed to appear at a deposition in Connecticut to answer questions in a... More
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LGBTQ groups sue Florida over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gay rights advocates sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to block a new law that... More
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Defense rests in trial of 4 men in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
By ED WHITE Associated Press Defense attorneys quickly rested their case Thursday after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen... More
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Greek woman charged with murder after deaths of 3 daughters
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 33-year-old woman from southern Greece has been charged with the murder of her 9-year-old daughter, and the deaths of her... More
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Judge moves Kristin Smart trial out of California county
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the Kristin Smart murder trial moved out of San Luis Obispo County in central... More
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Parkland judge to decide if jurors will tour shooting site
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz and his prosecutors argued vociferously Wednesday over whether... More
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Body of missing Nevada woman found, suspect charged
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Authorities discovered the remains of an 18-year-old northern Nevada woman who was kidnapped over two weeks... More
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Minnesota trial set for Florida man in human smuggling case
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Florida man will stand trial in Minnesota this summer on human smuggling charges following his January arrest after authorities... More
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Prosecutors rest their case in Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial
By ED WHITE Associated Press A man accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was “antigovernment” and believed officials were out... More
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Florida secures $860M from CVS, others to settle opioid case
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The CVS drug store company and pharmaceutical companies will pay Florida a combined $860 million... More
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Supreme court rulings open door for man sentenced to life
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — After serving over half his life behind bars, a Seattle man now has a chance to get out after high court... More