The Latest News by Associated Press
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Kobe Bryant’s widow says crash photos turned grief to horror
By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant testified Friday that she was only beginning to grieve the loss of her husband,... More
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Florida school shooter’s birth mom abused cocaine, alcohol
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The birth mother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz abused crack cocaine and alcohol during her pregnancy,... More
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Gary Busey charged with sex offenses at Monster-Mania Con
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — A horror movie convention promoter says it is assisting authorities following charges against actor Gary Busey involving alleged sexual offenses at... More
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Police: Woman linked to suitcase deaths likely in S. Korea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press South Korean police say they believe a possible relative of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand last... More
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Islamic State ‘Beatle’ gets life term for US hostage deaths
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — British national El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in... More
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Judge puts Utah ban on transgender kids in sports on hold
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender kids in Utah will be not be subjected to sports participation limits at the... More
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Robbery victim who fatally shot 7-year-old guilty of murder
ATLANTA (AP) — A man who opened fire after being robbed outside a mall has been convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a... More
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R. Kelly’s lawyer gets chance to question government witness
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly’s legal team will get its chance to question the government’s star witness on Friday after... More
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Defense rests after challenging agents in Whitmer plot trial
By ED WHITE Associated Press Lawyers for two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called investigators to the witness stand Friday... More
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Alex Murdaugh faces more financial crime indictments
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A disbarred South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son has been indicted on another round... More
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Police: Pennsylvania man tried to buy stolen human remains
By TERRY WALLACE and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A Pennsylvania man was charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and other charges after... More
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Husband sentenced to 65 years in Fitbit murder case
ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was sentenced Thursday to 65 years in prison for the 2015 killing of his wife, who prosecutors say... More
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Georgia election probe runs into resistance from witnesses
By KATE BRUMBACK and MEG KINNARD Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors investigating whether Donald Trump committed crimes as he sought to overturn his 2020 election defeat... More
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Justice Dept.: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of notorious Boston crime... More
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Judge denies bail for Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge refused to grant bail Thursday to the man accused of trying to kill Salman... More
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Judge appears willing to unveil some of Mar-a-Lago affidavit
By TERRY SPENCER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to put... More
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Woman says it was her and R. Kelly in key video at 2008 trial
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who has been central to R. Kelly’s legal troubles for more than two decades testified... More
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Prosecutors rest their case against 2 men in Whitmer plot
By ED WHITE Associated Press An FBI agent who was working undercover told jurors Thursday about a stop at a bridge near Michigan Gov. Gretchen... More
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Browns QB Deshaun Watson settles for 11-game suspension
By ROB MAADDI and TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game unpaid suspension, pay... More
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Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for... More
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Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax evasion case
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading... More
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Rushdie’s attacker indicted, expected to appear in court
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted the man who stabbed Salman Rushdie as the acclaimed author prepared... More
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Suspect in New Mexico Muslim killings detained pending trial
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee charged in the shooting deaths of two Muslim men and suspected in... More
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New Zealand family finds children’s bodies in abandoned bags
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand family who bought some abandoned goods from a storage unit got home... More
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Evidence dispute spills into public in Alex Murdaugh case
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh say prosecutors are taking too long to share their evidence... More
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Brad Pitt foundation reaches settlement over Louisiana homes
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation and homeowners of the houses built by the program, in an area of New Orleans... More
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2 ex-fraternity members get 6 weeks jail for hazing death
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Two former fraternity members were sentenced to six weeks in jail on Wednesday after being convicted of hazing-related misdemeanor counts... More
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Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last of three men convicted of hijacking a school bus full of California children for... More
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Salman Rushdie attacker ‘surprised’ the author survived
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie on a lecture stage in western New York said in an interview that he... More
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Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani faced hours of questioning Wednesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta as a target of an investigation... More