The Latest News by Associated Press
-
Rapper Fetty Wap jailed after alleged FaceTime death threat
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Fetty Wap was jailed Monday after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021,... More
-
Advocates: Conviction in 1997 death vacated; prisoner freed
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man convicted and imprisoned for more than 20 years for the 1997 shooting death of... More
-
Republican Oklahoma lawmakers seek hearing in death row case
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 60 Oklahoma lawmakers, including many Republicans who support the death penalty, urged the state... More
-
Lawyer: Giuliani won’t testify Tuesday in Ga. election probe
By ERIC TUCKER and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will not appear as scheduled Tuesday before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s... More
-
Man’s death during police encounter leads to $5M settlement
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Relatives of a 19-year-old Black man who died during a struggle with police officers on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have reached a $5... More
-
Gabby Petito’s family files claim alleging police failed her
By BRADY McCOMBS and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabby Petito’s family on Monday notified Utah officials of plans to file... More
-
Ex-Manchester United star Ryan Giggs starts assault trial
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, adored by fans throughout a 24-year career, has a more sinister... More
-
Hearing delayed for vegan mom in starvation death of son
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son must wait a bit longer to... More
-
More human remains discovered as drought dries Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — More human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday. It’s... More
-
Parkland shooter’s prosecutor had bloody facts on his side
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for... More
-
2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion... More
-
Father, son get life for hate crime in Ahmaud Arbery’s death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The white father and son who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood each received a... More
-
GoFundMe scammer who used story of homeless vet gets 5 years
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press A New Jersey man who made up a story about a homeless veteran helping out his then-girlfriend and used the... More
-
Police: Suspect in slayings of 4 in Ohio arrested in Kansas
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A suspect wanted in Ohio in the shooting deaths of four people, including a teenage girl, has been arrested in Kansas, authorities said.... More
-
Albuquerque police seek car in killings of 4 Muslim men
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities investigating the killings of four Muslim men said they are looking for help finding a vehicle believed to be connected... More
-
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Friday ordered Infowars’ Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the... More
-
Kremlin says Griner swap must be discussed without publicity
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star... More
-
Lawyer: Arbery shooter fears he’ll be killed in state prison
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood... More
-
How Alex Jones’ bombastic behavior impacts him in court
By JIM VERTUNO and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones bulled through the first of several trials against him that... More
-
Nebraska State Patrol: Suspect linked to 4 deaths arrested
By MARGERY BECK Associated Press LAUREL, Neb. (AP) — Police investigating the killings of four people in a small northeast Nebraska city have arrested a neighbor of... More
-
Mom of 2 slain teens testifies at ex-husband’s Texas trial
DALLAS (AP) — The mother of two teens fatally shot in 2008 in the Dallas area told jurors Thursday that her ex-husband, who is on trial for... More
-
Judge: Kevin Spacey must pay $30M to ‘House of Cards’ makers
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Thursday ruled that Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the makers... More
-
Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million... More
-
Feds charge 4 police officers in fatal Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the... More
-
Autopsy: Family killed at Iowa park shot, stabbed, strangled
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Three family members killed during a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled, according to... More
-
Russian judge convicts WNBA’s Griner, gives 9-year sentence
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to... More
-
Ex-teacher gets 30 years for enticing kids to send images
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former southwest Missouri high school teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for enticing children nationwide to... More
-
Seven years of sex abuse: How Mormon officials let it happen
By MICHAEL REZENDES Associated Press BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his... More
-
Sydney realtor says deaths of Saudi sisters not random crime
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Sydney apartment where the bodies of two Saudi sisters were found in June is back... More
-
Suspect mistakenly freed in Lady Gaga’s dog theft recaptured
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A suspect mistakenly released from a Los Angeles County jail where he was being held on suspicion of shooting Lady Gaga’s... More