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Michelle Kenney

White cop cleared in fatal shooting of black teenager

A jury acquitted a white former police officer Friday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager as he was fleeing ...

The Latest: Mueller passes Russia probe to attorney general

The Latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Special counsel Robert Mueller has ...

Robert Muller

Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe with no new indictments

Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the ...

R. Kelly, Steve Greenberg

R Kelly defense emerges, including saying accusers are lying

R. Kelly yelled through tears in a recent TV interview before an audience numbering in the millions, saying he's in a fight ...

Key players in the Trump-Russia investigation

A look at the key players entangled in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. PAUL MANAFORT The former chairman of ...

Republicans ask to stay order blocking lame-duck laws

Wisconsin Republicans asked an appeals court Friday to immediately reinstate GOP-backed laws limiting the powers of ...

Democratic demands set up battle over Mueller report

Within minutes of receiving notification that special counsel Robert Mueller had turned over his report on the Russia ...

Donald Trump

Trump intensified attacks on Mueller report before release

President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation in the hours before ...

Judge says New York's stun gun ban is unconstitutional

New York state's ban on personal ownership of stun guns is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday in the latest in ...

Judge scrutinizes Trump's policy shift on asylum seekers

A U.S. judge appeared skeptical Friday of one of the key arguments that civil liberties groups have made to try to block the ...

R. Kelly's trip to Dubai off for now as contracts reworked

An overseas trip by R. Kelly is in limbo after his attorney asked a judge Friday for more time to provide details to the ...

The Latest: No decision on R. Kelly's Dubai travel request

The Latest on R. Kelly's request to travel to Dubai for concerts (all times local): 11 a.m. An overseas trip by R. Kelly is ...

Protesters block Iraq president's pathway over ferry sinking

Iraqi residents of the northern city of Mosul, angry over the sinking of a ferry in the Tigris River that killed 95 people, ...

Racetrack owner: No plan to keep Preakness in Baltimore

The Pimlico Race Course owner says there's no plan to keep the signature Preakness Stakes race in Baltimore, despite what ...

Kentucky anti-vaxxer gets hearing over chickenpox ban

An unvaccinated student in Kentucky will get his day in court after suing because he can't participate in extracurricular ...

Michelle Kenney, S Lee Merritt

Ex-cop says he thought he saw a gun when he shot black teen

A white former police officer said Thursday he thought a weapon was pointed at him when he shot and killed an unarmed black ...

Michel Temer

Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling ...

35 years in prison: Man exonerated in rape case and freed

A man convicted of a 1982 rape in Louisiana's capital city walked free Thursday after 35 years in prison, following his ...

ACLU: Black man detained while moving into own Kansas home

The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday asked state officials to investigate after a black man ...

Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, Subbannah Wahhaj, Jany Leveille

Attorneys: 5 charged in terror case because they are Muslims

Attorneys for five people facing federal terrorism-related charges following their arrests last summer in a New Mexico ...