Crime
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Ex-politician held in Vegas reporter slaying to stay jailed
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A local judge rejected a former elected official's bid Tuesday to be freed from jail pending a preliminary hearing of evidence that he killed a veteran ...
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US: French cement firm admits Islamic State group payments
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - French cement company Lafarge pleaded guilty Tuesday to paying millions of dollars to the Islamic State group to keep a plant operational in Syria - at a...
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China defends right to protect consulate after assault claim
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday its diplomatic missions abroad have the right to 'œtake necessary measures'ť to maintain security after British polic...
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Man convicted of killing missing California college student
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years a...
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R. Kelly associate seeks legal fees after acquittal
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - R. Kelly's former business manager asked a federal judge to award him $850,000 in attorneys fees after a jury acquitted him during the same trial in Chica...
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NY leaders propose measures to keep violent videos offline
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Two top New York state officials on Tuesday called on lawmakers to outlaw the creation of videos of homicides, citing the viral spread across the in...
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UK police probe assault of protester at Chinese consulate
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - British police said Monday they were investigating the assault of a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester who was beaten up on the grounds of the Chinese consu...
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Kevin Spacey finishes testimony at NY civil sex abuse trial
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Spacey remained composed Tuesday during cross examination at a civil trial, repeatedly rejecting suggestions that he wasn't telling the truth when ...
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6 on trial in Vienna over links to gunman in 2020 attack
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - VIENNA (AP) - Six men went on trial in Vienna on Tuesday over their alleged links to a sympathizer of the Islamic State group who carried out a deadly shooting in the Au...
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Analyst acquitted at trial over discredited Trump dossier
Oct 18, 2022 7:00 am - ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A jury on Tuesday acquitted on all counts a think tank analyst accused of lying to the FBI about his role in the creation of a discredited dossier...