The Latest News by Associated Press
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Alec Baldwin indicted on charge of involuntary manslaughter
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a... More
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Police response to Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures: DOJ report
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police officials who responded to the deadly Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting waited far too long to confront the gunman, acted... More
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Nevada high court won’t reconsider ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor’s case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court won’t reconsider former “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse‘s request to dismiss a sprawling indictment that... More
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Heather Mack sentenced for killing mother, stuffing her in suitcase
CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in... More
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‘My stomach just sank’: Nanny describes day Jennifer Dulos disappeared
A nanny who cares for five children whose mother went missing in Connecticut in 2019 recalled in court on Wednesday the frantic day Jennifer Dulos vanished, kicking... More
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A timeline of the investigation into the Gilgo Beach killings
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) Starting in 2010, police searching for a missing woman found 10 sets of human remains in the scrub along a barrier island... More
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Suspect in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged with the death of a fourth woman
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — An architect charged in a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth... More
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Sam Haskell pleads not guilty to killing, dismembering wife and in-laws
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man accused of killing his wife and her parents and then stuffing their dismembered body parts into trash... More
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Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Buffalo supermarket shooter
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at... More
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Father, stepmother charged for 5-year-old’s murder after 34 years
Investigators long thought a 5-year-old South Carolina boy found strangled in 1989 was killed by his father and stepmother. But it took 34 years of... More
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Prosecutors seek 28-year sentence for Heather Mack in mom’s slaying
Federal prosecutors in Chicago are recommending a 28-year prison sentence for an American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her mother and stuffing the body... More
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Secret tunnel in NYC synagogue leads to brawl between police and worshippers
NEW YORK (AP) — A historic Brooklyn synagogue that serves as the center of an influential Hasidic Jewish movement was trashed this week during an... More
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Woman pleads guilty, will testify against mother accused of cutting baby from teen’s womb
CHICAGO (AP) — A 29-year-old Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after authorities said she helped her mother kill a pregnant teenager whose... More
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Fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges booked into a Utah jail
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death and fleeing the country to avoid... More
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Convicted killer pleads not guilty to jailhouse attack on Kristin Smart’s killer
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of a jailhouse attack on the convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart pleaded not guilty Monday... More
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Jonathan Majors says he was ‘shocked’ when assault case verdict was handed down
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors said he hopes to work in Hollywood... More
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Ex-police officer who killed Elijah McClain gets 14 months in jail
DENVER (AP) — The mother of a young Black man who died after being stopped by police has called the former Colorado officer who killed... More
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Father and son arrested in pregnant teen’s death face new charges
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas father and son arrested in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman and her boyfriend are facing new evidence... More
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US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charge is extradited from Scotland
LONDON (AP) — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah,... More
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Rays shortstop Wander Frances accused of having sex with teen
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco appeared in a Dominican court Friday to face allegations that he had a brief... More
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Change of venue denied in rape trial of suspect in Eliza Fletcher killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man accused of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a schoolteacher will have... More
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Oscar Pistorius freed on parole after serving time for girlfriend’s murder
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from prison on parole early Friday morning and was believed to be at his uncle’s... More
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Father, son arrested in killing of pregnant Savanah Soto, boyfriend
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A father and son in Texas have been charged in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman who disappeared before Christmas and... More
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Witness threat claim delays bail hearing for suspect in Tupac’s murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A bail hearing was postponed Tuesday in Las Vegas for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing... More
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Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was... More
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Ex-cycling world champion Rohan Dennis reportedly charged after Olympian wife killed
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis was reported to have been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Olympic... More
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Neighbor arrested, charged with assaulting Charlie Sheen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlie Sheen’s neighbor was arrested after being accused of assaulting the actor in a Malibu, California, home this week, authorities said.... More
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Pierce Brosnan in hot water, accused of trespassing in Yellowstone
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, is now facing heat in... More
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Danny Masterson sent to state prison to begin sentence for rapes
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions. Authorities... More
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard free from prison years after mother’s murder
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the Missouri woman who persuaded an online boyfriend to kill her mother after she had forced her to pretend for years that... More