Correction: Deadly Wreck-Affluenza-The Latest story
DALLAS (AP) -- In a story Dec. 21 about the search for a Texas teen on probation for a deadly drunken-driving crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the punishment that Ethan Couch could face if his probation is revoked. Couch could be held in a juvenile facility until April if his probation is revoked, not 10 years in prison. Couch could face 10 years in prison for each of the four deaths if his case is transferred to adult court and he violates his probation in the future....

Correction: Deadly Wreck-Affluenza-Q&A story
DALLAS (AP) -- In a story Dec. 21 about the search for a Texas teen on probation for a deadly drunken-driving crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the punishment that Ethan Couch could face if his probation is revoked. Couch could be held in a juvenile facility until April if his probation is revoked, not 10 years in prison. Couch could face 10 years in prison for each of the four deaths if his case is transferred to adult court and he violates his probation in the future....

Correction: Deadly Wreck-Affluenza story
DALLAS (AP) -- In a story Dec. 29 about the detention of a Texas teen on probation for a deadly drunken-driving crash, The Associated Press reported erroneously the punishment that Ethan Couch could face if his probation is revoked. Couch could be held in a juvenile facility until April if his probation is revoked, not 10 years in prison. Couch could face 10 years in prison for each of the four deaths if his case is transferred to adult court and he violates his probation in the future....

Correction: San Francisco-Chinatown Crime story
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In a story Dec. 23 about a San Francisco organized crime trial, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of a prosecutor on the case. It is "Frentzen," not "Frenzen."...

Correction: Christmas Carriage Crash story
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) -- In a story Dec. 26 about a car crashing into a horse-drawn carriage, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by police, reported erroneously the age of the car's driver. Richard Libby is 68, not 73. Also, in stories Dec. 25 and 26, the AP mischaracterized the type of ride. It was a horse-drawn carriage ride, not a hayride....

Correction: Music-Aretha Franklin story
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Dec. 18 about Aretha Franklin and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun signed her in 1967. Franklin was signed by Ertegun's partner Jerry Wexler in 1966....

Correction: TV-PBS-Two Bills story
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Dec. 16 about television personalities Bill Maher and Bill O'Reilly sharing a common ancestor, The Associated Press erroneously reported the years that the Kingdom of Breifne was in place in Ireland. It was established in the 8th century....

Correction: Serbia-Paris-Guns story
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- In a Dec. 10 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a gun exported by a Serbian manufacturer to a Florida-based company was involved in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks. In fact, the gun in question was not involved in the attacks and has been in Mexican government custody since March of this year, according to U.S. authorities....

Correction: North Texas-Deadly Wreck story
DALLAS (AP) -- In a story Dec. 15 about the search for a Texas teen whose lawyer used an "affluenza" defense at his sentencing for causing a deadly car crash, The Associated Press erroneously reported the teen's age. Ethan Couch is 18 years old, not 19....

Correction: Carter Email story
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- In a Dec. 17 story about Defense Secretary Ash Carter's use of his personal email account, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Rep. Mac Thornberry said Carter should ask the Pentagon's Inspector General to verify that no classified information was transmitted over unsecured channels by Carter or Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work. Thornberry referred to Carter's previous tenure as deputy defense secretary, but he made no mention of Work. Work's email practices are not in question....

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