The Latest News by Associated Press
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‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man... More
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Fiancé arrested, charged with killing of Florida woman
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida arrested and charged with murder the fiancé of a woman who was shot to death in her... More
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Actor Masterson’s ex says she had to pull hair to stop rape
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Wednesday that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny... More
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Agent says suspect in 2018 Iowa slaying told her, ‘I did it’
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man charged with killing a University of Iowa student who went missing after... More
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Ex-officers face charges in arrest of woman with dementia
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left... More
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Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for the state and for three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd ‘s death appeared before... More
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Girl purposely got blue slime on would-be kidnapper’s arms
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — As Alyssa Bonal fought the strange man who had just grabbed her by the throat, threatened... More
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Durst’s defense says dismemberment helps prove innocence
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The savage and sloppy manner in which Robert Durst dismembered a man he accidentally killed in Texas helps prove the New... More
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Boyfriend denies role in Iowa college student’s 2018 slaying
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The boyfriend of a University of Iowa student testified Wednesday that he had nothing... More
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Prosecutor says video, DNA will be key at Iowa slaying trial
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Video evidence, DNA analysis and a partial confession will be critical to proving a farm laborer stabbed a University of Iowa student... More
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Woman testifies she woke to find actor Masterson raping her
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In hours of often tearful testimony, a woman told a judge Tuesday that she was... More
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Two deputies fired after videos of SC jail death released
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two sheriff’s deputies involved in the January death of a South Carolina inmate with... More
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Jury picked for man’s trial in 2018 slaying of Iowa student
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys on Tuesday completed the selection of a jury for the first-degree murder trial... More
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Prosecutor says Durst’s own words show his guilt in killings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multimillionaire Robert Durst lived a life of such privilege and ease that he didn’t bother keeping track of the many lies... More
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Juror removed from Durst’s murder trial for reading news
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A juror was removed Tuesday from the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst because she violated the court’s order not to... More
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2 Nebraska kids found dead, father arrested in California
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The father of two young children found dead in his eastern Nebraska home, where they had been staying for a court-ordered... More
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Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial this year
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge ruled Monday that the manslaughter case can proceed against a former suburban Minneapolis police... More
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Prosecutor: Deputies’ fatal shooting of Black man justified
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in... More
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Judge to hear evidence Tuesday on actor Danny Masterson rape charges
By Andrew Dalton AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors on Tuesday are set to begin presenting evidence to a judge as they attempt... More
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Durst jurors to get refresher in deaths tied to millionaire
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — After an unprecedented 14-month recess in the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst, the judge in the case welcomed back jurors... More
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Prosecutor says trial in Iowa student’s death won’t be easy
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor warned prospective jurors Monday that the trial of a Mexican national charged in... More
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Texas man accused of murdering wife, apologizing in video, on the lam
By Ivy Brown LA MARQUE, Texas — A Texas man accused of murdering his estranged wife and apologizing to their children in an online video... More
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Fairness issues loom over trial in Iowa student’s slaying
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Mexican national facing trial Monday for the fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa... More
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Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his... More
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Missing Texas tiger transported to animal sanctuary
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood... More
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Texas Tiger still on the lam as alleged owner freed on bond
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The whereabouts of a tiger that was found briefly wandering a Houston neighborhood remained unknown on Wednesday as... More
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Two more indicted in kidnapping, death of real estate agent
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two more people have been indicted by a grand jury in Hennepin County in the kidnapping and slaying of a real estate... More
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Lawyer: ‘Tiger King’s’ Jeff Lowe willing to give up big cats
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe and his wife are willing to give up their big cats to resolve a Justice... More
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Trial of man accused of murdering wife, 4 daughters begins
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The trial of a New Mexico man accused of murdering his wife and four daughters in 2016 began Tuesday. Juan David... More
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Defense attorney: Newlywed killed husband in self-defense
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — The defense attorney for a Georgia woman charged in her husband’s fatal shooting says he plans to argue she was a... More