Inmate accused of killing corrections officer at Georgia prison

GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prison guard died Sunday after he was attacked by an inmate, state officials said. Correctional officer Robert Clark, 42, died at a hospital after an inmate assaulted him with a homemade weapon at Smith State Prison in rural Glennville, the Georgia...

NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal. During Friday's sentencing of...

Virginia ex-superintendent convicted of misdemeanor in firing of teacher

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury has convicted a former schools superintendent on a misdemeanor charge in connection with what prosecutors said was the retaliatory firing of a teacher who reported that an elementary school student inappropriately touched her. Former Loudoun...

A European body condemns Turkey's sentencing of an activist for links to 2013 protests

ISTANBUL (AP) — A European governmental body that focuses on human rights, democracy and the rule of law on Saturday condemned the decision by Turkey's Supreme Court to confirm the aggravated life sentence for activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. Kavala is the founder of a...

An ex-investigative journalist is sentenced to 6 years in a child sexual abuse materials case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former investigative journalist for ABC News was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for possessing and transporting child sexual abuse images. James Gordon Meek, of Arlington, Virginia, pleaded guilty in July, admitting in a plea agreement that...

Michigan teen shooter eligible for life prison sentence for killing 4 students, judge rules

DETROIT (AP) — A teenager who killed four fellow students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge ruled Friday, finding only a "slim" chance for rehabilitation after the 2021 attack. Judge Kwamé Rowe announced the...

A Bernalillo County corrections officer is accused of bringing drugs into the jail

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A corrections officer with the Bernalillo County jail is now being held there on allegations he brought drugs into the facility, authorities said Friday. The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that 19-year-old Grant Haneckow was...

Proud Boy who disappeared ahead of his Jan. 6 sentencing was found unconscious by agents at his home

A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before he was supposed to be sentenced for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot was found unconscious by federal agents after he tried to “covertly return” to his home, the FBI said on Friday. Christopher Worrell, of...

Michigan judge says Oxford High School shooter could get life in prison for killing 4 students (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert that erroneously reported the shooter would get life in prison)

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Michigan judge says Oxford High School shooter could get life in prison for killing 4 students (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert that erroneously reported the shooter would get life in prison).

Indiana governor breaks ground on $1.2 billion state prison that will replace 2 others

WESTVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb broke ground Thursday on a $1.2 billion prison in northern Indiana that will replace two others in the state's costliest building project ever. The new Westville Correctional Facility in LaPorte County, when finished, will replace...