Tag: Criminal investigations
AP finds most arrested in protests aren’t leftist radicals
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump portrays the hundreds of people arrested nationwide in protests against racial injustice as violent urban left-wing radicals. But...
NTSB to vote on probable cause of fatal California boat fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities are expected to vote Tuesday on what likely sparked a fire aboard a scuba dive boat last year...
Fire in Los Angeles County ballot box investigated as arson
BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (AP) — A fire inside an official Los Angeles County ballot drop box is being investigated as arson and has been...
Authorities probe death of state prison inmate as a homicide
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are investigating as a homicide the death of a 42-year-old inmate at a state prison in Northern California....
Biden email episode illustrates risk to Trump from Giuliani
WASHINGTON (AP) — A New York tabloid’s puzzling account about how it acquired emails purportedly from Joe Biden’s son has raised some red flags....
Lemur located after break-in at San Francisco Zoo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A ring-tailed lemur stolen from the San Francisco Zoo has been found, police said Thursday.
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Northern California police reopen Sikh man’s killing probe
TRACY, Calif. (AP) — Detectives in Northern California were gathering more evidence in the killing of a Sikh man who was stabbed during a...
Black man’s family views graphic video of in-custody death
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Family members viewed long-secret body-camera video this week of a Black man who died in Louisiana State Police custody,...
Cybercrime money-launders busted by European police, FBI
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — European and American officials said Thursday that they have arrested 20 people in several countries for allegedly belonging to an...
Nude photos and death threats: Scandal topples Alaska mayor
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A stunning tale of inappropriate behavior between a politician and a television anchor, death threats and nude photos culminated in...
Airline crew reports jetpack flier near Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials are investigating a report from an airline crew member that someone was flying in a jetpack as the plane...
Month after mass shooting, Rochester seeks answers, suspects
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — It's the big question looming over one of this year's bloodiest mass shootings: Who opened fire at a crowded house...
Judge retires after panel cites effort to interfere in cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California judge retired under pressure and was publicly admonished by the state's disciplinary commission Wednesday after it determined...
Woman close to Vatican cardinal arrested in corruption probe
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's latest corruption scandal already had all the elements of a spy thriller: One cardinal who was fired during...
Kenyan officials investigating death in police custody
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan authorities are investigating the death of a man who was detained for allegedly not wearing a facemask and was...
Oregon killing suspect killed by cops had gun in pocket
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Four officers fired over 30 rounds at Portland, Oregon, fugitive Michael Reinoehl after they cornered him in his car Sept....
Chairs, confetti thrown in German far-right meeting room
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police said Wednesday they are investigating an attack on a conference room being set up for the far-right Alternative for...
How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry
WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2016, Donald Trump's campaign chairman shared polling data with an associate suspected of ties to Russian intelligence. Another Trump associate...
Asia Today: China to test 9 million after new outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for the coronavirus this week after...
Team investigating deadly Calif. fire seizes PG&E equipment
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession...
1 dead, 1 arrested in knife attack at California restaurant
LODI, Calif. (AP) — A man was fatally stabbed by an acquaintance at a Black Bear Diner in central California and the suspected killer...
Judge orders ex-Colombian president freed from house arrest
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering,...
Families seek new investigations into old police killings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One man died a decade ago after a police officer in New York state told him to move his illegally...
Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death freed on $1M bond
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail Wednesday and was released from...
Trump: Justice Dept. had ‘plenty of time’ for Durham probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday piled more criticism on the status of the Justice Department's investigation into the origins of the...
Judge lets ex-cop charged in Floyd’s death live out of state
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Citing safety concerns, a Minnesota judge on Friday issued new conditions of release for an ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in the...
Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with Attorney General William Barr over the status of the Justice Department's investigation into...
Texas AG taps investigator tied to donor’s defense attorney
DALLAS (AP) — When Texas’ attorney general needed someone to probe a claim by one of his wealthy political donors alleging crimes by the...
To dodge sanctions Venezuela turns to Asia asphalt giant
MIAMI (AP) — Back in January, a yearlong campaign of U.S. sanctions was taking its toll at Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Many of PDVSA’s...
To dodge sanctions, Venezuela turns to Asia asphalt giant
MIAMI (AP) — Back in January, a yearlong campaign of U.S. sanctions was taking its toll at Venezuela’s state-run oil company. Many of PDVSA’s...
Police release details of Breonna Taylor investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police files released Wednesday show contacts between Breonna Taylor and a man she dated previously who was suspected of drug...
Company that planned LA development to settle bribery case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that planned a massive redevelopment project in downtown Los Angeles will pay more than $1 million after acknowledging...
AP Explains: Trump slams Russia probe; Dems cry foul
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russia probe is back in the political spotlight. President Donald Trump this week ordered the declassification of all documents related...
Prosecutors seek secrecy as Jeffrey Epstein probe continues
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation of financier Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of girls and women remains active, leading prosecutors Tuesday to try to...
Reward set as Atlanta police seek suspect in actor’s death
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward as they continue to search for the person who shot actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd in...
Investigation opened into match-fixing at French Open match
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened a police investigation into suspicions of match-fixing at the French Open.
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Cardinal Pell accuser denies bribe as Vatican intrigue grows
VATICAN CITY (AP) — An Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of sexually abusing him denied Monday he was bribed for his testimony,...
Texas congressman calls on state attorney general to resign
DALLAS (AP) — A Republican congressman from Texas became the most prominent member of his party to call for the resignation of the state's...
Police chief, city official plead guilty in hiring scam
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two former officials of Connecticut's largest city pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges stemming from what prosecutors called a corrupt...
Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes
DALLAS (AP) — Several top deputies of Texas' attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and...
Eric Trump slated to talk with NY investigators via video
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son Eric is scheduled to speak via video on Monday with New York state investigators probing his...
The Latest: Subdued group gathers at Louisville park
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The latest on the release of grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case (all times local):
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Rochester mayor indicted in campaign finance probe
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren was indicted Friday on charges she broke campaign finance rules and committed fraud during her reelection campaign three years ago,...
3 found dead at Southern California home; drugs suspected
NORWALK, Calif. (AP) — Three men were found dead in the back yard of a Southern California home early Thursday and detectives were investigating...
AP: Trooper’s mic records talk of beating, choking Black man
In graphic, matter-of-fact chatter picked up on his body-camera mic, a Louisiana State trooper implicated in the death of a Black man can be...
Police in Ukraine investigate death of US Embassy employee
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Police in Ukraine are investigating the death of an American woman who worked for the United States Embassy in Kyiv....
French ‘Spiderman’ climbs Frankfurt skyscraper, faces fine
FRANKFURT (AP) — German police say French urban climber Alain Robert faces a criminal investigation and fine after scaling one of Frankfurt's tallest buildings...
Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Spurred by the slayings of George Floyd and other Black people in police custody across the country, California Gov. Gavin...
GOP lawmakers grill Comey on leadership of Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Wednesday confronted former FBI Director James Comey about his oversight of the Trump-Russia investigation during a politically charged...
Mueller pushes back on criticism from lawyer on Russia team
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Robert Mueller pushed back Tuesday against criticism from one of the top prosecutors on the Russia investigation team...
Lawyer for Flynn says she updated Trump on status of case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn told a judge Tuesday that she recently updated President Donald...
Pearl Harbor shooting probe finds mental health care flaws
HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy said Tuesday its investigation into a shooting at Pearl Harbor last December was unable to determine what caused a...
Feds fault operator, regulators in limo crash that killed 20
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill...
Suspect claims prophet caricatures prompted Paris stabbings
PARIS (AP) — The chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris told investigators he acted out of anger over caricatures of the Prophet...
Lawyer: Driver who hit counterprotesters sought police help
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organizer of a Southern California rally against racism who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters had asked police for...
Texas sheriff indicted after probe into Black man’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas sheriff has been indicted on charges of destroying or concealing video in an investigation into the death in...
Lawyer says officer thought Blake was trying to kidnap child
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake...
California deputies fatally shoot man armed with hatchet
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A man armed with a hatchet in California was shot during a struggle with sheriff's deputies as they attempted to...
Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has issued 25 arrest warrants for those who carried out and knew about the abduction of 43 students in...
Official: Paris stabbing suspect targeted Charlie Hebdo
PARIS (AP) — The chief suspect in a double stabbing in Paris told investigators he carried out the attack in anger over caricatures of...
3 Bollywood stars questioned in drug investigation
NEW DELHI (AP) — Three Bollywood actors, including top star Deepika Padukone, were questioned by India’s narcotics agency on Saturday as part of an...
S. Korea calls for N. Korea to further investigate shooting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Saturday it will request North Korea to further investigate the killing of a South Korean government...
The Latest: Protesters outside Louisville church amid curfew
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's...
Paris stabbing suspect wasn’t on police radar, minister says
PARIS (AP) — A young man stabbed two people Friday outside the former Paris offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 12 people were...
Trooper quietly buried amid scrutiny over Black man’s death
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state trooper who died in a single-car crash just hours after he was told he would be...
US senators demand action after AP exposes palm oil abuses
Lawmakers said Friday that the U.S. government needs to ban the import of products made with child or forced labor after an Associated Press...
2 charged over handling of virus outbreak at veterans home
BOSTON (AP) — Two former administrators of a Massachusetts veterans home where nearly 80 people sickened by the coronavirus died have been charged over...
Germany: No probe of column on police that angered minister
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday they won't open an investigation of a newspaper column that disparaged police and infuriated the country's interior...
‘No easy answer’: Many ask what next in Breonna Taylor case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In the wake of the decision not to prosecute Kentucky police officers for killing Breonna Taylor, authorities and activists alike...
Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited...
The Latest: Black women address rally in downtown Portland
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on a grand jury's decision not to indict police officers on criminal charges directly related to Breonna Taylor's...
2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for Breonna Taylor's death and protesters took to...
Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited...
Judge: Eric Trump must give NY deposition before election
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son Eric has until Oct. 7 to speak to New York investigators probing his family’s business practices,...
Denver police investigate baton assault of protester
DENVER (AP) — Denver police are investigating an allegation that an officer sexually assaulted a protester with a baton while taking him into custody...
Trooper who faced firing in Black man’s death dies in crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana state trooper has died following a single-vehicle highway crash that happened just hours after he learned he...
New Ohio House speaker’s sterling narrative has detractors
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There were some whispers among members of the Republican caucus that Bob Cupp should be the person to lead the...
$5M in drugs seized during Delaware’s largest fentanyl bust
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Delaware State Police and the FBI have confiscated more than $5 million worth of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl in what...
Turkey probes death of American journalist Andre Vltchek
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities are investigating the death of an American author and journalist who died while traveling overnight from the Turkish...
Trooper probed in Black man’s death critically hurt in crash
A Louisiana state trooper under federal investigation for his role in the in-custody death of a Black man last year was critically injured early...
Navalny says nerve agent was found ‘in and on’ his body
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny demanded Monday that Russia return the clothes he was wearing on the day he fell into...
Photos fuel concerns over in-custody death of La. Black man
Graphic photos that surfaced online this week appear to show deep bruises on the face of a Black man who died following a police...
Fraud arrests made over California’s unemployment benefits
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Investigators unraveling an identity fraud scheme targeting California’s unemployment system have arrested 44 people in Beverly Hills this month...
Comey to testify before Senate panel weeks before election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, appearing just a month before the...
Navalny team alleges Novichok found in hotel water bottle
MOSCOW (AP) — Colleagues of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday that a bottle of water with a trace of the Novichok nerve...
‘Say her name’: City to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor’s family
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race,...
Texas soldier’s slaying inspires bid to expand military code
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Decisions on whether to prosecute members of the U.S. military for sexual assault or sexual harassment would be handled outside...
Cyprus police probe tossing of chickens, rabbits at school
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police in Cyprus launched a probe Tuesday into reports that a group of students hurled live chickens and rabbits from...
South Dakota’s top attorney says found body day after crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a statement late Monday that he realized he had struck and...
AP: Feds probing in-custody death of Black man in Louisiana
Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody...
Driver stabbed in German town, police probe motive
BERLIN (AP) — An assailant stabbed the driver of a car in western Germany early Sunday and investigators weren't ruling out an Islamic extremist...
Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor who was helping lead the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has resigned from the Justice...
Prosecutor looking into the origins of Russia probe resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor who was helping lead the investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has resigned from the Justice...
Prosecutors: Chauvin used neck restraints in past arrests
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white police officer accused in the death of George Floyd had used neck or head and upper body restraints seven...
Officials battle online misinformation along with wildfires
SEATTLE (AP) — Emergency responders in the Pacific Northwest are fighting misinformation along with raging wildfires as people spread unsubstantiated social media posts blaming...
Germany approves Russian request to assist in Navalny probe
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's Justice Ministry has approved a request from Moscow for legal assistance in the investigation of the poisoning of opposition leader...
Swiss court puts Qatari on trial in soccer case next week
GENEVA (AP) — In Switzerland’s federal criminal court on Monday, Nasser al-Khelaifi will become the first Qatari to stand trial almost six years after...
2 ex-child welfare workers face charges in slain boy case
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Two former Illinois child welfare workers who investigated abuse allegations involving a 5-year-old boy allegedly killed months later by his...
8 Italians suspected in sexual assault of British girls
MILAN (AP) — Police in southern Italy have arrested four men and are investigating another four on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls...
Shooting investigation halts traffic on California freeway
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A shooting investigation halted traffic Thursday evening on a California freeway.
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