The Latest News by Associated Press
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Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree... More
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Georgia man sentenced to 10 years in teen girl’s road death
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A biracial man who says he was fending off a racist attack on a Georgia highway when he fired a gun... More
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Prosecutors: More needed in Marilyn Manson sex assault probe
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detectives have handed the results of their 19-month investigation into sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson to... More
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Beyond Meat executive charged with biting man in fight
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A top executive at plant-based food company Beyond Meat has been charged with felony battery after a fight outside... More
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Trump legal team balks at judge’s declassification questions
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team has told a newly appointed independent arbiter that it does not... More
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With Griner in jail, WNBA players skip Russia in offseason
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA... More
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‘Serial’ host: Evidence that freed Syed was long available
BALTIMORE (AP) — The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for two decades in a murder case said that... More
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April trial set for man charged in synagogue massacre
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will begin in April, a federal judge has ruled.... More
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Kentucky school shooter parole decision delayed until Monday
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and wounded five more in a school shooting 25 years... More
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Alex Jones makes 1st appearance outside Sandy Hook trial
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A defiant Alex Jones showed up at a Connecticut courthouse Tuesday and hurled insults at the... More
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Court names lawyers for official in Vegas reporter killing
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A local elected official got court-appointed attorneys during his arraignment on Tuesday in the stabbing death... More
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Sailors struggle to remember year after Navy warship fire
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than a half dozen former crewmembers of the USS Bonhomme Richard gave testimony on the... More
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Judge says alleged clinic shooter can be forcibly medicated
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A mentally ill man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015... More
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College hoops player Emoni Bates charged with 2 felonies
SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich (AP) — Emoni Bates, a former basketball prodigy who transferred to Eastern Michigan from Memphis, was charged with two felonies Monday after police... More
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‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed released, conviction tossed
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Monday ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder... More
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Judge chides Montana for refusing order on transgender law
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge issued a scathing ruling Monday saying state health officials made “calculated violations”... More
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Rapper Mystikal pleads not guilty to rape, drug charges
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges accusing him of raping and choking a... More
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Judge in Florida school shooter case refuses to step down
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz refused to step down Monday,... More
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California woman gets 18 months for kidnapping hoax in 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she... More
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Mexican faith leader jailed for sex abuse; flock stays loyal
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Their spiritual leader is behind bars in California after pleading guilty to sexually abusing minors.... More
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‘Sweetie Pie’ star found guilty in nephew’s shooting death
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of... More
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Kentucky school shooter imprisoned 25 years seeks parole
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance... More
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Hurt in June shooting, Ludacris’ manager faces murder charge
ATLANTA (AP) — The manager for the rapper Ludacris faces a murder charge in Atlanta in connection with a June shooting. The Atlanta Police Department said... More
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Defense seeks judge’s removal in Florida school shooter case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz asked for the judge in his murder case to remove herself on Friday, two days... More
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Nebraska judge: Birth certificates can’t name 2 mothers
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by two Omaha women who sought to... More
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Rapper Mystikal to be arraigned on rape, other charges
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Grammy-nominated hip-hop performer Mystikal is scheduled for arraignment on charges accusing him of raping and choking a... More
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Arizona man charged after girls found in enclosed trailer
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A leader of a small polygamous group on the Arizona-Utah line pleaded not guilty Thursday to... More
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Ex-Nevada deputy AG arrested in 1972 Hawaii homicide
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A former deputy Nevada attorney general who ran for the state Supreme Court and was later... More
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Veteran judge named special master in Trump documents search
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday appointed a veteran New York jurist to serve as an independent arbiter... More
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Ex-USC water polo coach gets new admissions scam trial
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a former decorated University of Southern... More