Tag: Law and order
Kansas lawmakers likely to pass bill on transgender athletes
TOPEKA, Kan. — LGBTQ-rights advocates in Kansas are relying on the state's Democratic governor or the courts to block a ban on transgender athletes...
Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...
Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive" statements to Congress when he said...
Feds charge Minnesota man tied to violent boogaloo movement
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement and had an interest in killing police...
Honduras trial in Indigenous activist’s murder paused
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The trial of an alleged mastermind in the killing of Berta Cáceres, a prize-winning environmental and Indigenous rights defender in Honduras,...
Turkey sentences dozens to life terms over 2016 failed coup
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday...
Son of slain jeweler pleads guilty, sentenced to 35 years
AUSTIN, Texas — The son of a slain Texas jeweler was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday after admitting he hired someone to...
Police investigating soccer coach firing gun at Zambian game
<p>LUSAKA, Zambia — Police in Zambia are investigating an incident where a soccer coach fired eight gunshots into the air at the end of...
Feds charge Minnesota man tied to violent boogaloo movement
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement and had an interest in killing police...
Indiana man pleads guilty in crash that killed his 2 kids
<p>HARTFORD CITY, Ind. — An eastern Indiana man <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hartford-city-crime-fires-indiana-927944db0afe3dbde6fca5c06e47a47b">charged in the crash deaths of his two young children</a> has pleaded guilty to charges...