Josh Duggar seeks new trial or acquittal in child porn case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has asked a federal judge for a new trial or an acquittal, a little over a month after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. A jury convicted Duggar last month of one count each of receiving and...

Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares dies at 91

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian samba singer Elza Soares died in her Rio de Janeiro home on Thursday afternoon, family members said on the artist's official Instagram account. She was 91. The singer “moved the world with her voice, her strength and her determination,” they...

Tara Lipinski and husband examine 2002 skating scandal

There's one word that always grabs the world's attention in sports: scandal. Figure skating has had its share — anyone recall Tonya and Nancy in 1994? That one has been examined as often as Nathan Chen nails a quadruple jump. Not so much the 2002 disgrace at the the...

'American Idol' runner-up Aiken aims for Congress again

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken announced Monday he's running for Congress again in North Carolina, this time seeking to succeed the retiring U.S. Rep. David Price. In a video announcing his bid in the 6th District, Aiken said he's joining the...

Judge bars prosecution of 2004 Georgia murder suspects

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has thrown out murder charges against two people who were arrested in a 2004 killing, barring the state from ever charging them again. Muscogee County Superior Court Judge Gil McBride on Wednesday dismissed charges against Rebecca Haynie and...

Privacy lawsuit filed by Duggar sisters set for April trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal trial has been reset for April in a case brought by four sisters of Josh Duggar who sued over the release of records from a police investigation that concluded the former reality television star fondled them. The trial was set for early December,...

Football, reality competition conclusions dominate TV

NEW YORK (AP) — Football and other forms of televised competition — the season finales of some popular reality shows — dominated the Nielsen company's weekly list of the most popular shows on television. Four separate NFL games were on Nielsen's list of the most popular...

Reality TV’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was immediately taken into custody Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography. The jury in Fayetteville, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, found...

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar convicted of downloading and possessing child pornography

Jury begins deliberating in Josh Duggar child porn trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is accused of receiving and possessing child pornography. The jury deliberated for about five hours Wednesday, a week after the trial began in...