The Latest News by Associated Press
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Fencing organization, coach sued over alleged sex abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit says USA Fencing, the national governing body for the sport, failed to protect a Tennessee teenager from sexual... More
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What’s next for Alex Jones after $49M Sandy Hook verdict?
By JAKE BLEIBERG, DAVE COLLINS and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The nearly $50 million defamation verdict against Alex Jones for his years... More
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Jury is told 2 men wanted to kidnap Whitmer, start revolt
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Two anti-government extremists sought to spark a “second American revolution” by kidnapping... More
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Wisconsin woman in Slender Man attack drops release request
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on a... More
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Sesame Place to train employees on diversity and inclusion
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sesame Place has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees following a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of... More
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School dean who shot student pleads guilty to federal charge
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston high school dean already in prison for shooting a student he recruited to deal drugs has pleaded guilty to... More
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In Mississippi, a trespasser, a killing and DEA meddling
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Harold Duane Poole was waiting with his semiautomatic service rifle... More
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Trump says he took the Fifth Amendment in NY investigation
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn’t answer... More
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Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit to be heard by LA jury
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around... More
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Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque
By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM Associated Press Police announced a breakthrough Tuesday in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, charging... More
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Former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Reporters SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former Twitter employee has been convicted of failing to register as an agent... More
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8 minority jail officers settle suit over guarding Chauvin
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eight minority corrections officers who were working at the jail where a former Minneapolis police officer was awaiting trial in... More
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Salon shooting suspect indicted for anti-Asian hate crime
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of shooting three Asian American women at a hair salon was indicted Tuesday on multiple counts, including committing a... More
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Man convicted of fatally shooting his 2 daughters in Texas
DALLAS (AP) — A suburban Dallas man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after the fatal shootings of his two teenage daughters in 2008 was convicted Tuesday... More
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US sued in bid to force decision on Rockies wolf protections
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates sued federal officials Tuesday after the government missed a deadline to decide if protections for gray wolves should be... More
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Prosecutor: Missouri man fatally shot in lawn-mowing dispute
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his neighbor following an argument... More
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Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 motorcyclists in 2019
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists... More
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Giuliani must go to Atlanta for election probe, judge says
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge said Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani must appear in Atlanta in person to testify before a... More
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Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching... More
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Town honors Ahmaud Arbery day after end of hate crimes case
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A crowd of dozens chanted on a sweltering street corner Tuesday as Ahmaud Arbery’s hometown unveiled new street... More
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Texas jury gets case of man accused of killing his daughters
DALLAS (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the capital murder trial of a man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi in... More
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Jury selection begins in 2nd trial in Whitmer kidnap plot
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring... More
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Accidental drowning suspected in death of Arkansas judge
REYDELL, Ark. (AP) — The death of an Arkansas judge whose body was recovered from a lake is being investigated as an accidental drowning, authorities... More
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Driver in LA crash that killed 5 charged with murder
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people, including a pregnant woman, was charged Monday with murder.... More
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Appeals court restores death sentence for family’s death
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday restored the death sentence of a bank robber convicted of killing his best friend, his friend’s... More
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Trump says FBI searched estate in major escalation of probe
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether... More
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Police ID man accused of firing shots inside Mall of America
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police on Monday identified a fugitive accused of firing shots inside the Mall of America last week before fleeing the suburban Minneapolis... More
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Ezra Miller charged with felony burglary in Vermont
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Actor Ezra Miller has been charged with felony burglary in Stamford, Vermont, the latest in a string of incidents... More
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Man on trial in Texas says he did not kill 2 teen daughters
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi in the Dallas area in 2008 told jurors in his capital... More
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Testimony ends in deadly motorcycle crash trial
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A 2019 collision that killed seven members of a Marine motorcycle club would’ve happened even if... More