The Latest News by Associated Press
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Jurors in airman’s murder trial hear from cellphone expert
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jurors hearing the case against U.S. Air Force airman Mark Gooch heard lengthy testimony Friday from... More
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Jury recommends life for man convicted in deadly arson fires
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A jury recommended Friday that a man convicted of killing nine people in separate arson fires in his Akron neighborhood should... More
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Judge questions whether Jan. 6 rioters are treated unfairly
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the recommendation of prosecutors, a federal judge sentenced a Jan. 6 rioter to... More
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Ohio State tallies over 2,800 instances of abuse by team doc
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has now tallied over 2,800 instances of alleged, decades-old sexual misconduct by the late team doctor Richard Strauss,... More
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Alex Jones loses lawsuits over Sandy Hook ‘hoax’ conspiracy
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits brought... More
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NXIVM doctor who branded women loses medical license
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health officials have revoked the medical license of a doctor with the cult-like group NXIVM who branded 17 women... More
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Police: Man wanted in 3 Md. deaths found in W. Virginia
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — A man wanted in the killings of three people in Maryland has been arrested in West Virginia, police announced Friday.... More
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Judge: Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used at trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Ahmaud Arbery’s mental health records can’t be used as trial evidence by the white men who... More
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Nevada Supreme Court orders separate trials in four killings
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Salvadoran immigrant accused of killing four people during a string of crimes in... More
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California takes step to return land to Black couple’s heirs
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a century ago, white leaders of a Southern California city robbed a Black family... More
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Albuquerque man sought in fatal shooting of dog-walker
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect accused of killing another Albuquerque man after the victim’s service dog was... More
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Britney’s father is out, but scrutiny of him just beginning
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her attorney successfully drove her father from the conservatorship that has run... More
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Relative: Girlfriend of slaying suspect missing since 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The girlfriend of a man who police say confessed this week to killing her, his roommate and three other people... More
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After 15 years in prison, man cleared in deaths of 5 kids
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Murder charges were dismissed Thursday against a man who spent 15 years in prison for the... More
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Former Nazi camp secretary, 96, caught after skipping trial
By MARKUS SCHREIBER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press ITZEHOE, Germany (AP) — A former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp skipped... More
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London police officer gets life for abducting, killing woman
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A serving London police officer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday... More
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Jury hears from airman’s brother in Arizona murder trial
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The brother of a U.S. Air Force airman on trial in the death of a Mennonite... More
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Georgia prisoner gets life without parole in guard killings
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of two guards on a transport bus was sentenced Wednesday... More
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Man who broke into Eminem’s home gets probation, time served
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man who broke into Eminem’s suburban Detroit home and allegedly told the rapper “he was there to kill him”... More
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Judge suspends Britney Spears’ father from conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a major victory for Britney Spears, a judge on Wednesday suspended the singer’s father... More
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Judge denies Josh Duggar bid to dismiss child porn charges
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has denied motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges against former reality TV star Josh Duggar. U.S. District... More
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City where Daunte Wright was killed enacts policing changes
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The Minneapolis suburb where Black motorist Daunte Wright was killed by an officer in April has enacted its first step... More
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Britney Spears hearing may mean freedom from court or father
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judge Brenda Penny has been the calm eye of the storm surrounding Britney Spears and... More
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Father, son charged in 3 Southern California killings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man and his father in connection with three slayings in Southern California between 2014 and 2018. Anthony... More
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Man pleads guilty to killing 3 women found dead in his home
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man accused of killing three women whose bodies were found at his home in 2018 and charged with sexually... More
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Man pleads guilty to trying to set up murder of crime victim
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Sedalia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hire someone to kill a victim in a statutory sodomy case.... More
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US amends Capitol siege charges against 2 arrested in Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have amended criminal charges against a Tennessee man and a Nevada... More
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Doctors get more time to evaluate alleged supermarket gunman
DENVER (AP) — Doctors determining whether a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March is mentally competent to stand trial... More
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Man charged in 2018 Iowa killing pleads to lesser count
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man charged in the 2018 stabbing death of another man who was found buried at a Cedar Rapids home... More
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Court denies Dylann Roof’s request for new appellate hearing
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Dylann Roof has lost the next phase of his appeal, with a federal court turning down his request for a... More