The Latest News by Associated Press
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Judge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Scott Peterson, who spent more than 15 years on Death Row in the 2002 murders of his pregnant wife and... More
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R. Kelly jury asked to make him ‘pay’ or not fall for ‘lies’
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor in closing arguments at the sex-trafficking trial of R. Kelly urged jurors on Thursday... More
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UK police probe killing of woman walking alone in London
By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police investigating the killing of a 28-year-old woman in London said Thursday they are probing whether... More
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Trial Updates: R. Kelly Sex Trafficking Case
COURTROOM NOTES Day 22 | Sept. 23, 2021 Prosecutor Elizabeth Geddes has concluded her closing argument. She went for about 3 hours today for a... More
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Suits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doc are dismissed
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest unsettled lawsuits over Ohio State’s failure to stop... More
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Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of fallen... More
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R. Kelly’s rules protected him, prosecutors in sex trial say
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly got away with sexually abusing underage victims for more than two decades by ruling... More
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Britney Spears court filing says conservatorship should end
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears said in a court filing Wednesday that she agrees with her father that... More
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Jury seated for Arizona murder case against US airman
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Opening statements in the case of a U.S. Air Force airman charged in the shooting death... More
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No signs of Gabby Petito’s boyfriend after days of searching
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Search teams found nothing of note Wednesday at a Florida wilderness park where they have... More
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Federal suit names Georgia officers who punched, kicked man
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man who was punched and kicked in the head by Georgia police officers during a traffic... More
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Oklahoma officer to face trial for fatal shooting
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma district judge has ruled a suburban Oklahoma City police officer will face trial for the fatal shooting of a... More
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Former Alabama prison guard charged with child sex crimes
WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama prison worker is free on bail after being charged with sex crimes involving two minors. WSFA-TV reported that... More
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Suspects to stand trial in 1996 Kristin Smart disappearance
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — The man last seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the... More
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Judge: NPR can air recordings of newspaper shooting trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — National Public Radio can air audio recordings from the trial of the gunman who killed... More
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R. Kelly says he won’t testify at his sex trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won’t take the witness stand at his... More
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Man arrested in brutal California attacks, rape on trail
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pilot has been arrested in connection with brutal attacks on women in Southern California where... More
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West Virginia woman admits she was paid for trafficking teen
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to a child sex trafficking conspiracy in which she was charged... More
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Alaska man sentenced to 99 years in death of Kotzebue girl
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Kotzebue man was sentenced to 99 years in prison Tuesday in the death of Ashley Johnson-Barr, a 10-year-old whose 2018... More
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Airman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of kidnapping... More
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Police: Teen charged in high school shooting that wounded 2
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A 15-year-old Virginia boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded two fellow students at their high school, police... More
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Oklahoma court lifts stays in 2 McGirt-related decisions
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday lifted stays in two cases it overturned based on a U.S. Supreme Court... More
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Lawyer: R. Kelly unlikely to take stand in trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly is unlikely to take the witness stand at his sex-trafficking trial, a lawyer for the R&B singer told a... More
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Coroner IDs remains, says Gabby Petito was homicide victim
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Gabby Petito was killed by another person, a coroner concluded while also confirming that the... More
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Ex-probation officer convicted in real estate agent killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former probation officer has been found guilty for her role in the kidnapping and killing of a Minneapolis real estate agent.... More
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Woman charged after daughter, 3, found dead in garbage bag
TAWAS CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman has been charged with murder days after her 3-year-old daughter’s body was found with stab wounds inside... More
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FBI searches Florida home of Gabby Petito’s boyfriend
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — FBI agents and police Monday searched the home of the boyfriend wanted for questioning in... More
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Man arrested in brutal California attacks, rape on trail
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pilot has been arrested in connection with brutal attacks on women in Southern California where... More
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Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Two students were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody, police said... More
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Police: 4 people killed, left in cornfield died in St. Paul
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Four people whose bodies were found in an abandoned SUV in western Wisconsin were killed in St. Paul, Minnesota, where three... More