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OlivIa Jade Giannulli learning from family college ‘mess-up’
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maybe Olivia Jade Giannulli had hoped for kid-glove treatment in choosing the family vibe of... More
December 9, 2020 -
Judge dismisses Flynn case following pardon from Trump
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael... More
December 9, 2020 -
Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself.... More
December 8, 2020 -
Arrest after break-in at Tom Brady-Gisele Bundchen mansion
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police arrested a man Monday they say broke into a mansion owned by former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and... More
December 7, 2020 -
29 inmates charged in deadly 2018 South Carolina prison riot
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty-nine inmates have been charged in connection with a South Carolina prison riot that left seven inmates dead and 22 injured... More
December 7, 2020 -
California attorney withdraws from Rittenhouse criminal case
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A California attorney for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a night of... More
December 7, 2020 -
Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As days turned into years, Brett Woolley came to accept that his father’s murderer would never... More
December 7, 2020 -
Texas prep player faces assault charge, team out of playoffs
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a... More
December 7, 2020 -
Council won’t appoint new prosecutor in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A council of Kentucky prosecutors said Friday it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the... More
December 4, 2020 -
Court: Rittenhouse bound over for trial in protest shootings
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — There is enough evidence to warrant a trial for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two men and wounding a third... More
December 3, 2020 -
Volunteer bitten by tiger at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue
By CURT ANDERSON and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A female volunteer who regularly feeds big cats was bitten and seriously... More
December 3, 2020 -
Rittenhouse has preliminary hearing on Wisconsin charges
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two men during an August protest in Wisconsin was due in court Thursday for... More
December 3, 2020 -
US won’t seek death penalty in Planned Parenthood case
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing three people and injuring nine others at a... More
December 2, 2020 -
California boat captain indicted in fire that killed 34
By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The captain of a scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank off... More
December 2, 2020 -
Terror, hate-crime counts mulled in Vegas in 2-state rampage
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor in Nevada said Tuesday that three people from Texas could face terrorism and hate-crime charges following several Thanksgiving day... More
December 2, 2020 -
Sweden: Mother suspected of locking up her son for 28 years
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up — reportedly for 28... More
December 2, 2020 -
Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before high-level court
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court questioned Tuesday whether Bill Cosby’s alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime... More
December 1, 2020 -
Woman dies weeks after being run over while defending son
POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has died weeks after a group of teenagers intentionally ran over her as she defended her son,... More
December 1, 2020 -
California high court upholds serial killer’s death penalty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of raping and strangling 10 women in... More
December 1, 2020 -
Governor nixes parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newson has reversed parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, marking the fourth time a governor has... More
December 1, 2020 -
Investigators search doctor’s office, probing Maradona death
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police searched the home and office of one of Diego Maradona’s doctors on Sunday, taking away medical records as... More
November 30, 2020 -
Key question in Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In 2016, as Bill Cosby’s legal team prepared for trial in his stunning sexual assault case in Pennsylvania, the... More
November 30, 2020 -
UK judge refuses Depp permission to appeal libel ruling
LONDON (AP) — A judge has refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal against a British court’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Earlier this... More
November 25, 2020 -
Man arrested in deadly attack at Nebraska Sonic restaurant
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Authorities arrested a 23-year-old man in an attack at a Nebraska fast food restaurant in which two people were shot and... More
November 23, 2020 -
Teen charged in killings poses with ‘Silver Spoons’ actor
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin was seen smiling in a photo with his... More
November 23, 2020 -
Illinois teen charged in protest slayings posts $2M bail
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become... More
November 20, 2020 -
Denver residents remember 21-year-old killed walking dog
UPDATED (COURT TV) Nov. 20, 2020 — An arraignment is scheduled for January 4, 2021, in the Colorado murder trial of Michael Close, the man... More
November 20, 2020 -
Judge rejects Chauvin divorce, citing possibility of ‘fraud’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has rejected a divorce settlement between former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his wife, citing the possibility of... More
November 19, 2020 -
Mossimo Giannulli reports to prison in college bribery case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli reported to prison on Thursday to begin serving his five-month sentence... More
November 19, 2020 -
Wrongful death lawsuit filed over Naya Rivera’s drowning
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actor Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating... More
November 19, 2020