The Latest News by Associated Press
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2 Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and MITCH STACY Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that... More
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Weinstein jury set to hear closing from #MeToo skeptic
NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments at the Harvey Weinstein rape trial are set to begin Thursday, with the jury hearing first from a Chicago... More
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Trial team quits Roger Stone case in dispute over sentence
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case Tuesday after the Justice... More
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Actor Jussie Smollett faces 6 new charges in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett was indicted Tuesday for a second time on charges of lying to police about a racist and anti-gay... More
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Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without... More
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Defense rests without Weinstein testifying at rape trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, relying on just a few witnesses to supplement aggressive cross-examination... More
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Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but... More
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Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its... More
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Rape accuser called Weinstein ‘soulmate,’ ex-roommate says
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman Harvey Weinstein is on trial for allegedly raping spoke highly of him and once called him her “spiritual soulmate,”... More
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Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a... More
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Week 3 of Weinstein trial: Fake names and raw emotions
NEW YORK (AP) — In the third week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, the prosecution rested, the defendant dozed off and there was... More
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Weather postpones woman’s sentencing for death of daughter
UPDATED 2/7/20 at 11:23 a.m. ET BELFAST, Maine (AP) — Bad weather on Friday delayed the sentencing of a woman convicted of murdering her 10-year-old... More
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Walmart shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a... More
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Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case on Thursday after... More
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Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their... More
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Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and... More
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Rape case to be dropped against doctor who was on reality TV
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors are dropping charges that a doctor who appeared on a reality TV show and his girlfriend raped and drugged... More
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Trump trial closing arguments aim at voters, history
By LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing arguments Monday in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial were directed more toward history... More
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Key Weinstein accuser, driven to tears, is due back on stand
By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the New York City rape trial of Harvey... More
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Weinstein accuser to face cross-examination at NYC trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in the the New York City rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is set to face a potentially grueling cross-examination about... More
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Week 2 at Weinstein trial: Four accusers and a Chihuahua
NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial ended on a bit of a cliffhanger. The woman he’s charged... More
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Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with murdering his wife who went missing amid a contentious divorce case died... More
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Weinstein rape accuser to testify in pivotal trial moment
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman whose rape allegation led to criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein is set to testify Friday in a pivotal moment... More
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Woman seeks pardon for role in string of killings in 1950s
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman who accompanied her older boyfriend during a string of killings recounted in the Bruce Springsteen song “Nebraska” is seeking... More
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Weinstein’s rape trial shifts gears after intense testimony
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a day of intense testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, prosecutors... More
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Bond denied for officer in handcuffed man’s fatal shooting
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge denied bond Wednesday for a Maryland police officer who has been charged with... More
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Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition
By MICHAEL MELIA and CHRIS EHRMANN Associated Press FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his missing wife... More
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Fotis Dulos: Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition
By CHRIS EHRMANN and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical... More
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Two more accusers set to testify against Harvey Weinstein
NEW YORK (AP) — One says Harvey Weinstein raped her after she let her guard down by telling herself he was only a “dirty old... More
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Woman gets 3 years for role in fiancee killing case
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (AP) – A woman who was having an affair with a Colorado man convicted of beating his fiancee to death with a... More