The Latest News by Associated Press
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Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered released
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of some documents in the criminal case... More
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Buffalo market reopens to debate over healing, sensitivity
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cariol Horne started her morning outside the Tops Friendly Market in Buffalo, placing white roses at... More
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Man exonerated in Malcolm X killing sues NYC for $40 million
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was exonerated last year in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X has filed a $40... More
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Griner lawyer: WNBA star had doctor’s note for cannabis use
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial in Russia on Friday... More
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Emmett Till accuser, in memoir, denies wanting teen killed
By JAY REEVES and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before... More
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Doctor’s lawyer defends steps in 10-year-old girl’s abortion
By TOM DAVIES and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The lawyer for an Indiana doctor at the center of a political firestorm... More
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Man sought in shooting of Chicago officer arrested in Iowa
BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — A suspect in the June shooting of a Chicago police officer has been arrested in Iowa, police said. Jabari Edwards, 28,... More
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Lawmaker: Officer in Uvalde video husband of slain teacher
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Uvalde police officer criticized over video of him checking his phone during the massacre at Robb Elementary School is the... More
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Alex Jones defiant in deposition in Sandy Hook hoax lawsuit
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights during a lawsuit deposition in... More
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NTSB: Dad, not boy, was driving truck that hit golfers’ van
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming... More
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A timeline of events surrounding Alex Murdaugh’s charges
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The mysterious shooting deaths of a prominent South Carolina lawyer’s wife and son have spun investigations... More
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Judge again denies Bannon bid to delay his trial next week
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday again denied a request from Steve Bannon to delay his criminal contempt trial, saying... More
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Alex Murdaugh charged with murder in death of wife, son
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of his wife and younger... More
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Personal connections show lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s downfall
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The shooting deaths of South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s wife and son started a chain of investigations, strange happenings and... More
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Character witnesses testify in support of WNBA’s Griner
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner didn’t testify on the third day of her drugs possession trial... More
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Lawmaker suspended from TikTok defends twerking video
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she... More
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Man charged with rape of girl, 10, who traveled for abortion
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl whose... More
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EXPLAINER: What happens next in the Musk-Twitter saga?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers In the latest twist in the Twitter-Elon Musk saga, the company has sued the billionaire Tesla CEO in... More
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Federal prosecutor: Dentist confessed to wife’s safari death
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A wealthy dentist killed his wife of 34 years with a shotgun blast at dawn on a... More
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Detroit to pay $7.5M to man who claims cops switched bullets
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Detroit agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit by a man who claimed police switched bullets to... More
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Missouri woman who killed disabled daughter sentenced
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — An elderly Missouri woman who removed her disabled daughter from a nursing home and stabbed her to death at a hotel... More
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Mother arrested in cold case death of young son 23 years ago
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 6-year-old son outside Atlanta more than 23 years ago,... More
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Gaetz friend faces December sentencing as he helps in probes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sentencing for a former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a probe of U.S. Rep.... More
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Amazon handed Ring footage to police without user consent
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission, a revelation... More
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Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly back in Chicago for sex trial
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly has been returned to the federal jail in downtown Chicago ahead of his trial on child pornography and obstruction-of-justice charges,... More
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DNA testing IDs executed man as Texas girl’s killer in 1979
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A man executed more than two decades ago has been identified through DNA testing as the person who killed a Texas... More
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Judge rejects Amber Heard’s request to set aside Depp win
By MATTHEW BARAKAT and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Wednesday rejected an effort by actress Amber Heard... More
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Lawyer: Officials to pursue murder charges for Alex Murdaugh
By JAMES POLLARD and MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh said Tuesday that investigators have indicated... More
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Twitter sues to force Musk to complete his $44B acquisition
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Twitter sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday, trying to force him to complete his $44 billion takeover of the... More
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3 charged in scheme to sell stolen ‘Hotel California’ notes
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were charged Tuesday in an alleged conspiracy involving the handwritten lyrics to the classic... More