The Latest News by Associated Press
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Jury to hear opening statements in Potter case this week
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening statements loom this week for a white former Minnesota police officer who said... More
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Third party to probe Oxford High’s actions ahead of shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A third party will investigate events at Oxford High School that occurred before a school shooting... More
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Scenes from Week 1 of Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-abuse trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The first week of the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell saw the first of her four main... More
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Parents captured after son charged in Oxford school shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teen accused of killing four students in a shooting at... More
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Evidence at Maxwell trial: massage table, unfolded in court
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — A green, folding massage table used by financier Jeffrey Epstein was brought into a Manhattan courtroom and set... More
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Montana inmate confesses to 1968 slaying, dismemberment
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana prison inmate serving a 100-year sentence for killing his wife in 1983 has... More
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Oklahoma governor denies clemency for death row inmate
By SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt denied clemency on Friday for a death row inmate sentenced to... More
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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect incompetent for trial
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Experts have found a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year... More
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Court mulls: Was Trump’s reply to rape claim part of job?
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal appeals judges asked Friday whether a U.S. president’s every remark is part of the job... More
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EXPLAINER: Who are the jurors for trial of Kim Potter?
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A look at the jurors who will hear testimony in the manslaughter trial of... More
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Maxwell jury to see video of notorious Epstein home
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell are expected Friday to see a law enforcement videotape of the interior of... More
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Mostly white jury seated for trial in Daunte Wright’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A mostly white jury was seated Friday for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death, and... More
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Parents of Michigan boy charged in Oxford school shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan... More
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Florida man calls 911, says he shot his wife, children
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who served as the music minister at a church is accused of fatally shooting his wife and two... More
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Charges weighed for Michigan shooting suspect’s parents
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor on Thursday repeated her criticism of the parents of a... More
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Jury nearly complete for Potter trial in Daunte Wright death
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury for the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte... More
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Ex-Epstein staffer testifies teen accusers visited mansion
By TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former housekeeper testified Thursday that two women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein... More
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State rests case at Smollett trial after star witnesses
CHICAGO (AP) — The state rested its case at Jussie Smollett’s trial Thursday after key testimony from two brothers who said the former “Empire” actor plotted... More
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Man who put razor blades in pizza dough sentenced to prison
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man accused of putting razor blades and screws in pizza dough at supermarkets in Maine and New Hampshire was sentenced... More
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Prosecutors: Couple had 14-year-old ‘in tow’ at Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors said Thursday that a North Carolina woman deserves a prison sentence for bringing her 14-year-old child into the... More
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Lawyer backs up Baldwin’s assertion he didn’t pull trigger
NEW YORK (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a... More
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Lawyer: Attack on Smollett was real, brothers sought payoff
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s lawyer suggested Thursday that an aspiring actor and his brother committed an anti-gay, racist attack against the former “Empire” actor... More
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Former Baltimore prosecutor accused of stalking women
BALTIMORE (AP) — Nearly 90 criminal charges have been filed against a former Baltimore homicide prosecutor, alleging he subpoenaed phone records to stalk and harass... More
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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ gets 3 years on US charges
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press (AP) – The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison... More
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Suspect in Waukesha parade carnage says he feels ‘demonized’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing six people and injuring dozens, said Wednesday... More
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Oklahoma board denies clemency for man in quadruple killing
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 on Wednesday to reject clemency for a man... More
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Man testifies Smollett recruited him, brother to fake attack
CHICAGO (AP) — An aspiring actor testified Wednesday that Jussie Smollett recruited him and his brother to stage a homophobic and racist attack on him... More
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Michigan teen, 15, charged in Oxford High School shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a... More
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Accuser’s credibility attacked at Ghislaine Maxwell trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense attorneys sought Wednesday to undermine a key accuser’s allegation that the British socialite... More
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Police: Jussie Smollett ‘upset’ camera didn’t record attack
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of racist and homophobic attack in... More