Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 1993 that...

Georgia sheriff fires deputy more than a year after he was reported for lying

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff has fired a deputy, more than a year after the district attorney told the sheriff's office that the deputy lied about a jailer committing a crime. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis fired former deputy of the year and investigator of the year...

6 journalists arrested on smuggling charges in Azerbaijan

Authorities in Azerbaijan have detained six journalists on smuggling charges, an independent Azerbaijani news outlet said Saturday. The organization said five of the journalists – Aynur Ganbarova, Aytaj Ahmadova, Khayala Agayeva, Natig Javadli and Aysel Umudova – were Meydan TV...

Stowaway on flight to Paris tried to sneak into secure areas of other US airports, prosecutor says

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who evaded security to be a stowaway on a New York-to-Paris flight last month claims she'd tried to sneak into secure areas of other U.S. airports before in a bid to travel without a ticket, a prosecutor said Friday. Svetlana Dali, 57, told investigators...

South Korea's governing party head supports suspending Yoon's powers, making impeachment more likely

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties...

NYC's mayor warms to Trump and doesn't rule out becoming a Republican

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump. The...

Boston City Council member is arrested on fraud and theft charges

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston city councilor was arrested Friday on federal fraud charges, accused of funneling part of an inflated bonus payment to a staffer to whom she was related into her own pockets during an exchange at a City Hall bathroom, the U.S. attorney's office said. Tania...

Jury will consider lesser charge in NYC subway chokehold case, judge dismisses manslaughter charge

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly New York subway passenger dismissed the top charge in the case on Friday at prosecutors' request, allowing jurors to consider a lesser count after they deadlocked on whether Daniel Penny was...

Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted of manslaughter and other charges Friday in the death of a man after officers shocked him with a Taser and restrained him face down while handcuffing him. Jurors began deliberating Friday morning and took less than...

Judge allows jury to consider lesser charge in subway chokehold trial, dismisses manslaughter charge after deadlock