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Defendant in Giuliani associates' case fights phone evidence

A Florida man charged with conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani to make illegal campaign contributions claims ...

Monsignor in landmark church abuse case goes back on trial

Nearly two decades after the Roman Catholic priest-abuse scandal exploded in the U.S. in 2002, only one church official has ...

Worker at Japan care home sentenced to hang for mass killing

A Japanese court on Monday sentenced a former care home employee to hang for knifing to death 19 disabled people and injuring ...

5-year sentence for French priest who abused boy scouts

A French priest who acknowledged sexually abusing at least 75 boys over decades was sentenced Monday to five years in prison, ...

Trump considering `full' pardon for ex-adviser Michael Flynn

President Donald Trump said Sunday he is considering a full pardon for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who ...

Dream of a lifetime: Transgender man yearns to join military

Nic Talbott keeps himself busy, working as a substitute teacher, studying for a master’s degree, helping with chores at his ...

Ex-Canadian football player admits to college scam

A former Canadian Football League player pleaded guilty Friday to participating in a college admissions cheating scheme by ...

Accused of abusing 349 children, French surgeon faces trial

A retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing as many as 349 young children over decades – primarily his patients, in their ...

Fleeing Maduro, Venezuelans find nightmare in Trump's jails

When Jose Ramon Zambrano and his pregnant wife crossed the Rio Grande to apply for asylum in the U.S., they were looking for ...

Only on AP: Pepper-sprayed inmates reach $177K settlement

A private prison in northeast Louisiana must pay a total of $177,500 to five former inmates of that prison whose faces were ...

US Soccer apologizes for arguments in equal pay case

The U.S. Soccer Federation apologized after it contended in court documents that women on its national team had lesser ...

Australian highest court to rule on Cardinal's appeal later

Australia's highest court on Thursday said it will deliver a verdict at a later date on whether to overturn the convictions ...

Lawyers: Chelsea Manning attempts suicide in Va. jail

Chelsea Manning's legal team said Wednesday that the former intelligence analyst tried to take her own life Wednesday, but ...

More children face immigration judges through video screens

Seven children stood shoulder-to-shoulder in a Texas immigration facility. Their image was beamed 1,000 miles away to ...

Avenatti lawyer cites coronavirus to delay jail meeting

Michael Avenatti's attorney cited the coronavirus threat Wednesday and an upcoming trial as he asked a judge to delay a ...

New trial ordered for ex-US Army colonel in bribe scheme

A federal judge ordered a new trial Wednesday for a retired U.S. Army colonel convicted of bribing Haitian government ...

Ex-French prime minister’s wife is key figure in fraud trial

For over three decades, Penelope Fillon was known as the very discreet wife of a prominent politician who became France’s ...

Mladic appeal hearing postponed due to scheduled surgery

International judges on Wednesday postponed an appeal hearing for former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic against his ...

13 Slovak judges detained for dealings with businessman

Thirteen judges in Slovakia and five other people linked to the main suspect in the case of a slain investigative journalist ...

Hungary trial opens over Danube River crash; captain blamed

The captain of a river cruise ship wasn't concentrating on his steering duties for at least five minutes as it collided and ...