The Latest News by Associated Press
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Man paralyzed in Uber vehicle crash sues for $63M
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who was left a quadriplegic when his Uber vehicle crashed last year is seeking $63 million in damages in... More
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Man who raped child in Oregon and Washington gets 27 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who repeatedly raped and abused a child in Oregon and Washington state and placed a hidden camera to... More
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Man sought in fatal shooting of Houston-area deputy arrested
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 51-year-old man who had been on the run after being accused of fatally shooting a... More
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AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy
By MARK SHERMAN and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening... More
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Political consultant pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A political consultant in New Jersey has admitted paying two men to kill a longtime associate in 2014 who worked with... More
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Lawmaker criticized for slurs arrested on shoplifting counts
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware lawmaker who came under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur... More
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Atlanta police make arrest in fatal shooting of infant
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in the shooting death of a 6-month-old baby a day earlier. Grayson Fleming-Gray was... More
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Closing arguments slated in slayings of wife, mother-in-law
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled Wednesday in the double murder trial of a man charged in the shooting deaths of his wife... More
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Appeals court paves the way for 2 more Oklahoma executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court rejected a request from two Oklahoma death row inmates to temporarily halt their upcoming lethal injections. A... More
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Man accused of stabbing K-9 arrested after dad’s body found
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man accused of stabbing a police dog and wanted for questioning in the death... More
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Prosecutors show video of George Floyd’s last day
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police... More
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Missouri man convicted in wife’s death faces abuse trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who was convicted last year of killing his wife and burying her body will face another trial this... More
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Man who stuffed wife’s body in freezer sentenced to 25 years
MARSHFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who pleaded guilty to stuffing his wife’s body in a freezer more than six years ago has been... More
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Avenatti now representing himself in case vs. Stormy Daniels
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Once-prominent California attorney Michael Avenatti took over representation of himself Tuesday at his latest criminal trial,... More
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Jury selection starting in Nashville Waffle House shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the murder trial of a man who killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House with an assault-style... More
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Prosecutors: Video will show 3 cops violated Floyd’s rights
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Witness testimony will get underway in earnest Tuesday at the federal civil rights... More
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Connecticut woman’s death on date ruled accidental
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The death of a Connecticut woman while on a date with a man she met online... More
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Federal Trial in The Death of George Floyd: Daily Trial Highlights
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Court TV) — Three former Minneapolis police officers have been found guilty on federal charges in relation to the May 2020 death of... More
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Oxford student and parent reflect on the new normal for Oxford High School students
By: Alex Bozarjian OXFORD TOWNSHIP, MI (WXYZ) — Students are walking the halls of Oxford High School today nearly two months after a student opened... More
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Lawsuit: 1st Wyoming Black sheriff fires deputy for racism
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s first Black sheriff last year fired a high-ranking white deputy who is accused of tormenting... More
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Fired officer who apologized for assault seeking acquittal
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The former South Carolina police officer who apologized after attacking a Black man... More
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Trial of woman accused in husband’s shooting death set
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A woman accused of fatally shooting her husband in front of their two children inside the family’s truck nearly two years... More
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Oxford High School reopens nearly 2 months after shooting
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit-area high school where four students were fatally shot reopened Monday for the first time since the November attack, with... More
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Harmony Montgomery disappearance narrowed to 13-day window
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators have narrowed the window of the disappearance of a New Hampshire girl missing since late... More
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Judge: Jurors can see school shooter’s Instagram photos
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The gunman who killed 17 at a Florida high school four years ago had no... More
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Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding... More
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Avenatti cast as thief and generous lawyer at criminal trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — California lawyer Michael Avenatti stole nearly $300,000 in book proceeds from porn star Stormy Daniels, a prosecutor... More
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Defense: Chauvin called ‘all of the shots’ when Floyd killed
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating... More
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Assange wins first stage in effort to appeal US extradition
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won the first stage of his effort to appeal a U.K.... More
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FBI: Laundrie admitted killing Gabby Petito in notebook
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The boyfriend of slain cross-country traveler Gabby Petito admitted killing her in a notebook discovered... More