The Latest News by Associated Press
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Man charged with hate crime for alleged threats
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Lake Stevens man has been charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly posting a photo of a gun on... More
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Attorneys spar over trial of men accused in Arbery slaying
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys in the upcoming murder trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery clashed Thursday in... More
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Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assaults in California
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of... More
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Agent involved in Whitmer probe accused of assaulting wife
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An FBI agent whose affidavit supported the initial charges in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is accused of assaulting... More
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Men accused in Arbery’s death to get jury selection hearing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge is expected to delve into the jury selection process at a hearing Thursday for the upcoming murder trial of... More
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Indictment: Man who hates women planned shooting at sorority
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A man who identifies with a group that despises women appeared in federal court in Cincinnati on... More
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O’Reilly accuser’s appearance on ‘The View’ stopped by order
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The View” canceled a planned appearance Wednesday by a woman who settled a sexual harassment... More
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Sex Pistols singer calls TV show ‘nonsense’ in songs dispute
LONDON (AP) — Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon said Wednesday that he’s “heart and soul” against letting the band’s songs be used in an... More
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#FreeBritney movement inspires legislative push
By Adam Walser, WFTS ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As rallying cries and social media posts calling for a judge to free Britney Spears from conservatorship... More
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Media blasts effort to bar press from part of Arbery trial
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Barring reporters from court for one part of jury selection in the upcoming murder trial of three... More
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Idaho lawmaker who shared rape accuser’s name faces hearing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who publicized the name of a 19-year-old intern who accused another state lawmaker... More
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NXIVM guru to pay for victims’ brand removal as restitution
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The unrepentant former leader of the cult-like NXIVM group was ordered on Tuesday to pay $3.5... More
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Couple charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with... More
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‘White Boy Rick’ movie’s inspiration sues police for $100M
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for drug dealing and work as an informant inspired the movie “White Boy Rick” filed... More
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Weinstein extradition fight ends with transfer to California
ALDEN, N.Y. (AP) — New York prison officials handed over convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein for transport to California on Tuesday to face additional sexual assault... More
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Judge exonerates man who served 20 years in Georgia slayings
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed all charges against a man convicted of the 1985 slayings of a couple at a south... More
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DA: 6ix9ine’s bodyguards broke man’s phone after wild chase
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs... More
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Man given possibility of parole for killings when he was 17
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man who was serving a life sentence for killing three people when he was 17 now has the... More
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FBI releases trove of records on gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger
BOSTON (AP) — The FBI has released hundreds of pages of records from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s file. The Boston Herald reports the... More
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Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to... More
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3 men arrested near All-Star Game face federal gun charges
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Three men arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a... More
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‘Boy Next Door Killer’ gets death for murders of 2 women
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For crimes he called “vicious and frightening,” a judge on Friday gave a death sentence to... More
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Iowa duo deny any involvement in Mollie Tibbetts’ death
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two childhood friends named by defense lawyers as alternate suspects in the killing of... More
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Women say suspect in Kristin Smart’s death abused them
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen women described disturbing and dangerous encounters — including sexual assaults while they were semi-conscious and... More
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Colorado father convicted of killing his 13-year-old son
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado father was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death... More
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Man sentenced in wife’s beating death on Alaska cruise dies
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison last month in the beating... More
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Police: ‘Double suicide’ at Gianni Versace’s former mansion
By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two men apparently killed themselves, police said, in a suite at the Miami Beach hotel... More
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Judge allows R. Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he... More
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Judge orders NFL’s Richard Sherman released without bail
SEATTLE (AP) — A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday following his arrest... More
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Prosecutor rejects new defense info in Mollie Tibbetts case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor rejected defense claims Thursday that the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts could be connected... More