ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A South Carolina man pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he gunned down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him, marking a […]

US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of […]

Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield to remain in prison for now after judge denies bail ruling
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield, whose 2020 rape conviction was vacated late last year, will remain in California state prison for now after a judge […]

Menendez brothers’ resentencing hearing pushed to March because of Los Angeles-area wildfires
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman talks about the resentencing of Erik and Lyle Menendez for the murders of their parents decades ago during a news conference in downtown […]

UN announces new plan to counter the surge in antisemitism
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations announced new actions Friday to counter the surge in antisemitism, including encouraging governments to enforce laws against hate crimes and discrimination. The U.N., created […]

Trump will arrive in Washington Saturday for inaugural celebrations to mark his return to power
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will return to Washington Saturday to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president, four years after he departed […]

Tens of thousands are expected to converge on Washington for a march days before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — Eight years since its historic first march, the Women’s March is returning Saturday to the nation’s capital just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rebranded and reorganized, the rally […]

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers avoided arrest at first. Now an ex-prosecutor faces trial for misconduct
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Barely an hour after his son killed Ahmaud Arbery with a shotgun after they chased him through their neighborhood, Greg McMichael made a call for help to […]

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
WASHINGTON — During hearings on Merrick Garland’s nomination to be President Joe Biden’s attorney general, the longtime federal appeals court judge told senators in 2021 that he hoped to “turn […]

Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump’s inauguration
WASHINGTON — Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Four years later, some of them are allowed to return to the […]