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Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says

Jul. 26, 2024 18:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter. Ismael...

Vegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial

Jul. 26, 2024 17:56 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor who handled former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, according to federal...

Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas suspended following arrest on cruelty to children, battery charges

Jul. 26, 2024 17:06 PM EDT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia wide receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on charges of cruelty to children and battery early Friday, adding to the team's recent legal woes. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Thomas was booked at...

Former lawmaker sentenced to year in prison for role in kickback scheme

Jul. 26, 2024 16:47 PM EDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds. U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler sentenced former state Rep. Fred Plump to 12 months and a day in prison and three...

Family sues after teen's 2022 death at Georgia detention center

Jul. 26, 2024 15:05 PM EDT

ROME, Ga. (AP) — The family of a 16-year-old girl who died at a Georgia youth detention center in 2022 are suing over her death, contending she was denied care that would have saved her life. Melanie Hogan Sluder and Ricky Shawn Curtis filed the federal complaint Tuesday in the...

Man gets 66 years in prison for stabbing two Indianapolis police officers who responded to 911 call

Jul. 26, 2024 14:26 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to stabbing two Indianapolis police officers who responded to his 911 call about a purported disturbance has been sentenced to 66 years in prison. A judge sentenced Deonta Williams, 22, on Thursday to 60 years on two counts of attempted...

Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn't intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped

Jul. 26, 2024 13:56 PM EDT

Justin Timberlake ’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police. But Sag Harbor Village Justice...

Three men — including ex-Marines — sentenced for involvement in plot to destroy power grid

Jul. 26, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

Three men with connections to white supremacist groups were sentenced Thursday in federal court after plotting to destroy a power grid in the northwestern United States, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Paul James Kryscuk, 38; Liam Collins, 25; and Justin Wade Hermanson,...

Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure

Jul. 26, 2024 12:03 PM EDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Last summer, a London jury acquitted Spacey on sexual assault charges...

Justice Department defends group's right to sue over AI robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters

Jul. 26, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke and U.S. Attorney Jane Young...