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45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here's who some of them are
HONG KONG (AP) — Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the largest case under a national security law that critics say crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The convictions of the 45 activists under...
Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer. Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors claimed in a court filing urging a judge to reject his latest bail request. ...
California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate was sentenced Friday to life without parole in prison. Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced in a Southern California courtroom at the end of an all-day...
Court temporarily limits scope of ruling that Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Friday temporarily limited the scope of a ruling that Louisiana’s law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments in all classrooms next year is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles’...
California judge rules Huntington Beach can proceed with voter ID law
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected California’s lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach over a local measure allowing officials to require voter identification at the polls. Orange County Superior Court Judge Nico Dourbetas ruled that existing state...
12 decomposing bodies found inside a Georgia funeral home have been identified
DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Twelve remains found in a south Georgia funeral home after its owner was arrested and charged with neglecting the corpses have been identified, officials announced Friday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still trying to identify another six remains. The...
MLBPA, FanDuel settle lawsuit over alleged improper use of name, image and likeness
NEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association settled a lawsuit with FanDuel on Friday over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports betting platform. The settlement obtained by The Associated Press...
The key moments as a Texas man faces execution in a shaken baby syndrome case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Supreme Court ruling has again cleared the way for the execution of Robert Roberson, who would become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death over a murder conviction tied to a case of shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that some medical experts have...
Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release the results of its investigation into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, rebuffing senators who are demanding access now that Gaetz is President-elect Donald Trump 's nominee...
