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Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing
Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing

NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before her termination because of her race and gender. In her federal lawsuit, Amy Cooper said the […] More

May 27, 2021

Suspect in Idaho multiple murder case appears in court
Suspect in Idaho multiple murder case appears in court

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell made his first appearance in Idaho court Wednesday on three murder charges in connection with the deaths of his late wife and his new wife’s two children. Meanwhile, the mother of the two slain children, Lori Vallow Daybell, had her first appearance on murder […] More

May 27, 2021

Iowa murder suspect blames mystery men for runner’s slaying
Iowa murder suspect blames mystery men for runner’s slaying

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University of Iowa student claimed for the first time Wednesday that two masked men were responsible for the crime but forced him to take part at gunpoint. >>>READ MORE: Mollie Tibbetts […] More

May 26, 2021

Scott Peterson hopes new evidence will exonerate him
Scott Peterson hopes new evidence will exonerate him

SAN DIEGO (Scripps News San Diego) – Local family members are hoping new evidence will exonerate San Diego native Scott Peterson, convicted for the 2002 murder of his wife and unborn son. “We are optimistic that the issue before the court will result in Scott getting a new trial,” said Janey Peterson, Scott Peterson’s sister-in-law. […] More

May 26, 2021

Judge rejects bid to toss DNA in incapacitated woman’s rape
Judge rejects bid to toss DNA in incapacitated woman’s rape

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime. A judge on Monday rejected Nathan Sutherland’s claim that investigators […] More

May 26, 2021

Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case
Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a grim case involving bizarre doomsday religious beliefs and two other suspicious deaths. >>>WATCH ON DEMAND: ID v. DAYBELL PRELIMINARY HEARING (2020) Lori […] More

May 26, 2021

Mistrial declared in murder trial of Simone Biles’ brother
Mistrial declared in murder trial of Simone Biles’ brother

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio declared a mistrial in the murder trial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles after jurors said they had read legal paperwork that inadvertently was included in evidence given to them to review. All 12 jurors told the judge during their third day of deliberations on […] More

May 25, 2021

Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors
Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars under a deal with federal prosecutors, authorities said Friday. The prison workers, Tova […] More

May 25, 2021

Defense paints Iowa murder suspect as hard-working immigrant
Defense paints Iowa murder suspect as hard-working immigrant

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student is a hard-working, family-centered immigrant from Mexico who was pressured into making a false confession, his defense told jurors Tuesday. >>>READ MORE: Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial Daily Highlights Jennifer Frese, […] More

May 25, 2021

Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Iowa investigation
Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Iowa investigation

An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa student testified Monday that a shortage of Spanish-speaking officers delayed and hindered his ability to question the man on trial in her stabbing death. More

May 24, 2021

‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man
‘I’m scared’: AP obtains video of deadly arrest of Black man

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase — footage of the man’s last moments alive that The Associated Press obtained after authorities refused to release it for […] More

May 21, 2021

Actor Masterson’s ex says she had to pull hair to stop rape
Actor Masterson’s ex says she had to pull hair to stop rape

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Wednesday that she was five years into a relationship with actor Danny Masterson when she awoke to find he was raping her as she slept and took drastic measures to get him to stop. “I tried pushing him off me and saying […] More

May 20, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd Updates | Court TV Podcast
Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd Updates | Court TV Podcast

PODCAST: Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan and Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments. First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to […] More

May 20, 2021

Ex-officers face charges in arrest of woman with dementia
Ex-officers face charges in arrest of woman with dementia

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer is accused of failing to stop or report his actions, […] More

May 20, 2021