Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, testifying in a defamation case brought by a woman who said he sexually touched her decades ago when she... More
January 31, 2022
A Maryland man and a Kansas man have been charged with making separate threats to kill President Joe Biden, authorities said Monday.Ryan Matthew Conlon, 37,... More
January 31, 2022
Michael Avenatti wavered Monday when asked whether he plans to take the witness stand in his own defense at a fraud trial in which he's... More
January 31, 2022
Michael Avenatti sought Friday at his fraud trial to portray his former client Stormy Daniels as someone who might be delusional as he questioned the... More
January 28, 2022
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Acombative Roy Moore took the witness stand Thursday in a defamation case against him, insisting More
January 27, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement gives President Joe Biden a chance to make his first nomination to the high court. It's also a chance... More
January 27, 2022
Stormy Daniels took her star turn on the witness stand Thursday at California lawyer Michael Avenatti's trial, telling a jury Avenatti "stole from me and... More
January 27, 2022
Michael Avenatti jumped at the chance to represent porn star Stormy Daniels in 2018, saying he'd do it for a dollar, another California attorney testified... More
January 26, 2022
In opening statements Monday, Avenatti attorney Andrew Dalack said Avenatti had an agreement with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, to share proceeds of any book... More
January 25, 2022
Avenatti has insisted he is innocent of wire fraud and aggravated identify theft charges and his lawyers say he is likely to testify during the trial in... More
January 24, 2022
Michael Avenatti, the once high-profile California attorney who regularly taunted then-President Donald Trump during frequent television appearances, was introduced Thursday to prospective jurors who will... More
January 20, 2022
The court filing said state authorities haven’t yet decided whether to bring a civil lawsuit in connection with the allegations,. More
January 19, 2022
Baltimore's top prosecutor is innocent of federal charges that she lied about the pandemic harming her personal businesses to withdraw money from her retirement savings,... More
January 18, 2022
The judge presiding over Michael Avenatti's trial on charges he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels of book deal proceeds twice warned prospective jurors Thursday that... More
January 13, 2022
An attorney for a man who came within days of being executed in Virginia for a murder he didn't commit has filed a Freedom of... More
January 5, 2022
The city of St. Louis has not destroyed guns seized months ago from the couple who made headlines by waving the weapons at racial injustice... More
January 5, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards scheduled the pardon ceremony for a spot near where Plessy was arrested in 1892 for breaking a Louisiana law requiring Black... More
January 5, 2022
Defense attorneys want to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
December 27, 2021
The most serious charge against Kim Potter — first-degree manslaughter — carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. More
December 27, 2021
A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program was found guilty on all counts Tuesday. Charles Lieber, 62, the... More
December 21, 2021
Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking to end her civil investigation into his business practices. More
December 20, 2021
Florida man arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection and attacking a police officer. Mason Joel Courson was arrested... More
December 15, 2021
The trial of a Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program is the latest bellwether in the U.S. Justice... More
December 14, 2021
Michigan’s attorney general said Tuesday her office will review events that occurred before the mass shooting that left four students dead at Oxford High School,... More
December 7, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of Myanmar who was ousted in a de facto coup this year, was convicted of incitement and another... More
December 6, 2021
As a jury was deliberating over his fate, a Georgia district attorney on Monday pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from improper acts while in... More
November 16, 2021
South Dakota House launched investigation into whether state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg should be impeached for conduct surrounding car crash last year that killed a... More
November 9, 2021
Trial of a former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged in killing of 12-year-old Colorado girl ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts on the most... More
November 4, 2021
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors working to convict Kyle Rittenhouse in the shootings of three people during a protest More
November 3, 2021
N.Y. prosecutors urged judge to order Calif. lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term over a year after he was convicted... More
October 29, 2021
