The Latest News by Associated Press
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Elizabeth Holmes drawn as villain, underdog as trial begins
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys sketched dueling portaits of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes... More
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Ex-prosecutor charged in Ahmaud Arbery case booked at jail
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The former prosecutor charged with misconduct for her handling of the Ahmaud Arbery case was booked... More
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$3M deal reached in rough arrest of woman with dementia
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a 73-year-old woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police last year, officials... More
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Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are putting the “court” back in Supreme Court. The high court announced Wednesday that the... More
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Lawyer whose son and wife killed has law license suspended
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on... More
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Texas man gets execution delay over pastor’s touch request
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate won a reprieve Wednesday evening from execution... More
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Trial of 20 men accused in 2015 Paris attacks to begin
By LORI HINNANT and NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — In a secure complex embedded within a 13th-century courthouse, France on Wednesday will begin... More
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To prove Durst killed 1, prosecutors present evidence of 3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the stunning climax to “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” the New York real estate scion is... More
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Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father filed Tuesday to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s... More
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Elizabeth Holmes’ trial to dissect downfall of a tech star
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Just six years ago, Elizabeth Holmes seemed destined to fulfill her dream of becoming Silicon Valley’s next superstar. She... More
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Women say they met porn actor Jeremy for fun; rape came next
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film actor Ron Jeremy leveraged the novelty of his celebrity to meet and often... More
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Plea and a trial loom in next month for Giuliani associates
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The October illegal campaign contribution trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani — and a guilty... More
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Maine man pleads guilty to baseball bat killings of 4
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A Maine man who used a baseball bat to beat his mother, his grandparents and his grandparents’ caretaker to death in... More
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Twin Cities man indicted for allegedly killing wife in 2010
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Ramsey County grand jury has indicted a man accused of killing his wife in St. Paul more than a... More
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Law firm: Attorney whose wife, son were killed took money
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot... More
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Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD suit
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who accused him of giving her herpes two decades... More
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Freed from prison, Mississippi man sues district attorney
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man freed after nearly 23 years in prison filed a lawsuit Friday against... More
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Man with long criminal history sentenced for St. Louis death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man who has spent much of his adult life in prison for violent crimes has been sentenced to... More
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Oklahoma AG drops appeal in state death penalty case
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said Friday that he is dropping his appeal to the U.S.... More
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Hearing delayed in supermarket shooting over mental health
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A hearing to determine whether a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket will... More
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Ahmaud Arbery’s family: Indicting ex-prosecutor a ‘huge win’
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Ahmaud Arbery’s parents on Friday praised the indictment of a former Georgia prosecutor on charges of... More
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Ex-officer faces more serious charge in Daunte Wright death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed a more serious charge Thursday against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally... More
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Man arrested after MSNBC reporter covering storm is accosted
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal marshals arrested an Ohio man Thursday who was accused of running toward and yelling at an MSNBC journalist who was... More
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Uneasy witness testifies against R. Kelly at federal trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman reluctantly took the witness stand against R. Kelly on Thursday to recount how he... More
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Nurse pleads guilty in sex assault of incapacitated woman
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona nurse has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman about three years ago... More
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Ex-prosecutor indicted for misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to... More
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Non-fan of R. Kelly describes still falling prey to him
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wasn’t a fan of R. Kelly ended up getting exposed to a sexually transmitted disease after he enticed... More
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West Virginia: Ex-firefighter accused of civil rights crimes
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A part-time police officer and former firefighter in West Virginia has been indicted on federal civil... More
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No charges for Britney Spears in dispute with housekeeper
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from her housekeeper that Spears slapped a phone out of her... More
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Robert Durst defense rests; testimony ends in murder case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst’s marathon testimony over three weeks — in which the ailing millionaire denied killing his wife and best friend but... More