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Tennessee turns over probe into failed Graceland sale to federal authorities, report says

Jun. 25, 2024 19:52 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee attorney general's office said Tuesday that it has turned over its investigation into the failed sale of Elvis Presley’s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction to federal authorities, a newspaper reported. The Commercial Appeal reported that...

Star witness in Holly Bobo murder trial gets 19 years in federal prison in unrelated case

Jun. 25, 2024 19:46 PM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who was granted his freedom after providing key trial testimony in the case of murdered nursing student Holly Bobo has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on unrelated federal weapons charges, authorities said Tuesday. Jason Autry, 49,...

Israelis' lawsuit says UN agency helps Hamas by paying Gaza staff in dollars

Jun. 25, 2024 19:34 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, claiming it has helped finance the militants by paying agency staffers in U.S. dollars and thereby funneling them to money-changers in Gaza...

A co-founder of the embattled venture capital firm Fearless Fund has stepped down as operating chief

Jun. 25, 2024 19:07 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — One of the co-founders of an Atlanta-based venture capital firm that supports women of color has stepped down as chief operating officer as the company battles a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a conservative backlash against corporate diversity programs. ...

Judge considering if ex-gang leader held in Tupac Shakur killing gets house arrest on $750K bail

Jun. 25, 2024 17:50 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge said Tuesday she wasn't immediately convinced of the legality of an effort by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite a $750,000 bond to free a former Los Angeles-area gang leader from jail ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music legend Tupac...

Judge allows disabled voters in Wisconsin to electronically vote from home

Jun. 25, 2024 16:41 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local election officials in battleground state Wisconsin will be allowed to send absentee ballots to disabled voters electronically in November's presidential election, a judge ruled Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary...

Town in Washington state to pay $15 million to parents of 13-year-old who drowned at summer camp

Jun. 25, 2024 16:34 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — A town in Washington state will pay the parents of a teenage boy $15 million to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit they filed after he drowned during a town summer camp outing. Darrell “DJ” McCutcheon, Jr., disappeared under water in Florence Lake on Anderson...

Trump lawyers in classified docs case ask judge to suppress evidence seized during Mar-a-Lago search

Jun. 25, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the judge presiding over his classified documents case to prevent prosecutors from using as evidence boxes of records seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. The arguments marked the conclusion of a...

Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home

Jun. 25, 2024 16:27 PM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks' publication of a trove of classified documents. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday there was...

Who is Julian Assange and why is the embattled WikiLeaks founder now on the verge of freedom?

Jun. 25, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A plea deal with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will bring a stunning conclusion to an international saga of the quixotic hacker who exposed government secrets. The deal reached with the U.S. Justice Department will lead to freedom for Assange after spending 12...