The Latest News by Associated Press
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Woman sentenced for death of infant left in box beside highway
A woman accused of abandoning her infant in a box beside a South Carolina highway in 2008 will serve four years in prison. Thursday’s sentencing... More
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Woman convicted of killing mom, stuffing body in suitcase pleads guilty
CHICAGO (AP) — An American woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation to Bali nine... More
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Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers found guilty of killing 11
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could... More
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Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game
MIAMI (AP) — The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an... More
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Supervisor: Deputy didn’t follow training during Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t... More
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Man charged with killing mom at sea dies awaiting trial
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England has died... More
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Indictment: Former Harvard morgue manager stole brains, skin and other body parts to sell them
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft... More
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Grand jury indicts Marine veteran in death of Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal chokehold has been indicted by a... More
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Prosecutors: Weapons expert in Baldwin case was hungover on set
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the... More
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‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide, AP sources say
Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people... More
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Man pleads guilty in connection to killing of rapper Young Dolph
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Friday to helping two other men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime... More
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Colorado man pleads guilty in Vermont murder for hire conspiracy
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The Colorado man who prosecutors say abducted and killed a Vermont man as part of an international murder for hire conspiracy pleaded guilty... More
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Judge weighs challenge to gag order in Bryan Kohberger case
A judge overseeing the case against Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students last fall, heard arguments Friday over a gag order that... More
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Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Holloway case, pleads not guilty to extortion charges
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he... More
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Parkland shooting survivors testify in trial of school resource officer
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — An off-duty police officer who was on the baseball field at Florida’s Parkland high school during the 2018 massacre testified Thursday that... More
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Casey White sentenced to life for escape with help from jailer
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate who escaped with help from a jail official who ultimately ended up taking her own life as police... More
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Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Holloway case, arrives in U.S.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway arrived in the United States... More
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Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor appears in court
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman accused of shooting and killing her neighbor told investigators she had been threatened by the victim in... More
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Australian man sentenced for gay American’s manslaughter
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff top in Sydney in 1988 was sentenced... More
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Jay Johnston, known for ‘Bob’s Burgers’, arrested on Capitol riot charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was... More
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Wide disagreement reigns in trial of deputy accused of not stopping Parkland killer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecution and defense in the trial of a Florida sheriff’s deputy accused of not preventing some of the Parkland school... More
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Judge affirms extradition for chief suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge on Tuesday affirmed this week’s planned extradition to the U.S. of the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of... More
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Man pleads guilty to strangling, dumping woman in 1987
UNION, Mo. (AP) — A 67-year-old man has pleaded guilty to strangling a woman in Missouri and leaving her bound body in the woods three decades ago,... More
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Neighbor arrested after mother fatally shot after dispute over playing children
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman accused of fatally shooting her neighbor last week in the violent culmination of what the sheriff described as... More
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‘Jerry Maguire’ star Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped... More
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Lawyer: Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to challenge extradition
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on Monday said his client has changed... More
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Judge rules 3 accusers can testify at Cuba Gooding Jr. sex assault trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them — including one upset she never got her day in court... More
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Key suspect in Natalee Holloway case expected to be extradited soon
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s... More
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Mother imprisoned 20 years for killing 4 children pardoned and freed
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released Monday based on new scientific evidence that her... More
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Teens arrested after beloved swan eaten, babies rescued, police say
The village of Manlius in upstate New York is mourning the loss of Faye, a swan who was stolen from the town’s pond over the... More