The Latest News by Associated Press
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Men exonerated in Malcolm X killing to receive $36 million
NEW YORK (AP) — The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination... More
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Indiana drugstore worker held in 2017 killings of teen girls
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a drugstore worker in the unsolved slayings of two teenage girls in the woods near their northern Indiana hometown nearly... More
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4 people killed in shooting at home near Denver
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a suspect in an overnight shooting that left four people dead at a home in suburban Denver.... More
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4 kidnapped, including teen girl and baby, in California
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week... More
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Families get final say before Parkland shooter is sentenced
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison this week — but not... More
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Dancer says fear of Weinstein muted her sex assault response
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Harvey Weinstein on Friday repeatedly challenged a woman over why she didn’t raise more... More
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‘Vicious, biased’: Trump assails judge in NY fraud lawsuit
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is lashing out at the judge handling the New York attorney general’s fraud... More
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EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in concussion case against NCAA?
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA has been defending itself in court against a lawsuit brought by a former college football... More
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Officers cleared in shooting of man in Ohio emergency room
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Officers who fatally shot a Black man in an Ohio emergency room last year won’t face... More
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US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie’s life
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target British-American author... More
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Inmate who severed penis asks court to end restraints
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An attorney for a death row inmate in Tennessee who cut off his penis shortly after... More
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Judge to rule if ex-cop will stand trial in fatal shooting
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A judge is expected to rule by next week on whether a former Michigan police officer who fatally shot a... More
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AP source: Assailant shouted ‘Where is Nancy?’ in attack
By KEVIN FREKING, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The intruder who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in their San... More
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Commissioner guilty of lying to enter detention facility
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida village commissioner and former beauty queen has been sentenced to a year of probation and 50 hours of community... More
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Dancer in Weinstein film testifies he sexually assaulted her
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dancer in a film produced by Harvey Weinstein testified Thursday that she was “freaked out”... More
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Prosecutors take charge of probe into Baldwin shooting
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a... More
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Witness: Cop had ‘upper hand’ before killing Black motorist
By ED WHITE Associated Press A Michigan police officer who killed a Black motorist “always had the upper hand” during a physical struggle that preceded the... More
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Police shooting death of Colorado man in crisis draws review
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A grand jury will investigate the death of a 22-year-old Colorado man who was shot... More
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Sentence handed down for slaying of New Mexico girl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A man convicted of child abuse and other charges stemming from the 2016 death and dismemberment of an Albuquerque girl was... More
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Ex-officer convicted in fatal shooting out of Nashville jail
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as... More
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Attorney: Death row inmate on suicide watch severed penis
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges cut off his own penis in a prison cell after... More
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Man who dragged officer into mob gets over 7 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts... More
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Alabama jury convicts parolee in 2018 triple killing
GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A man who was charged with killing two north Alabama women and a boy months after being paroled from prison was... More
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California teacher arrested in connection with missing teen case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California elementary school teacher is charged with hiding a missing teenager for two years. According to the Rancho Cordova Police... More
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Suspended Georgia sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday returned a guilty verdict on six of seven charges against a suspended Georgia sheriff accused of violating... More
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South Korea to review extradition of New Zealand suspect
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has initiated a court review on whether to extradite a 42-year-old woman facing... More
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Weinstein lawyer presses woman over absence of rape evidence
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Harvey Weinstein peppered a woman with questions Wednesday on the lack of forensic evidence... More
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Judge mulls mental evaluation in Kavanaugh threat case
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland said Wednesday that there is a “very high likelihood” he will... More
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Boy found dead in suitcase identified, mother 1 of 2 suspects
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press A boy found dead inside a suitcase last spring in rural southern Indiana has been identified as a 5-year-old from Georgia, and... More
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Delivery driver charged with killing runner pleads guilty
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A delivery driver charged with killing a Google employee from New York who went missing while out for a run... More