The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guy Boyd was hanging out with friends he had known for years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on the night an accidental gunshot tore into his head. The high schoolers were too young to buy guns legally, but federal and state laws didn't apply to the gun parts kit his...

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a court filing unsealed Wednesday that offers new evidence from...

The fate of Nibi the beaver lands in court as rescuers try to stop her release into the wild

Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court — and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in. “To literally...

Court says betting on US congressional elections can resume, for now

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections can resume, at least temporarily, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dissolved an order it had previously issued that prevented New...

Doctor who helped supply Matthew Perry ketamine pleads guilty to drug charge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A San Diego doctor became the third person to plead guilty in the case of Matthew Perry ’s fatal drug overdose, as prosecutors collect cooperators in an attempt to convict two bigger targets they say are responsible for the death of the “Friends” star. Dr....

Georgia attorney general appeals a judge's rollback of abortion ban

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office filed a legal motion Wednesday asking the Georgia Supreme Court to reinstate the law banning most abortions...

Prosecutors in newly unsealed court papers say Trump 'resorted to crimes' in bid to cling to power after 2020 election

Live Nation is found not liable for 3 campers' deaths at Michigan music fest

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Concert promoter Live Nation isn't responsible for the deaths of three young men who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator while camping at a Michigan music festival in 2021, the state appeals court said. Victims' families said the small...

Federal court rejects Murdaugh's appeal that 40 years is too harsh for stealing millions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court has rejected Alex Murdaugh's request to throw out his 40-year sentence for stealing from clients and his law firm. The disgraced South Carolina lawyer said his punishment is a decade longer than what prosecutors recommended. U.S. District Judge...

Today in History: October 2, Marshall joins Supreme Court

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 2, the 276th day of 2024. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall joined the U.S. Supreme Court at its first African American justice; he would serve on the bench for 24 years until his...