A federal judge Monday rejected an effort by former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Arizona indictment to federal court in a case focused on efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 electoral defeat. U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi said Meadows missed a deadline to file his request and “has failed

Is TikTok trying to secretly influence Americans at the behest of the Chinese government? That question is at the heart of the legal battle over a law passed by Congress that could result in a ban on the popular social media company in the United States — a clash that will play out in court

2. Economics drove the use of unclaimed bodies in North Texas On paper, the Health Science Center’s arrangements with Dallas and Tarrant counties offered a pragmatic solution to an expensive problem: Local medical examiners and coroners nationwide bear the considerable costs of burying or cremating tens of thousands of unclaimed bodies each year. Disproportionately Black

The man in custody in connection with what is being described as a second attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump was vocal about U.S. support for Ukraine and has a long criminal and civil court history, including a conviction for possessing a machine gun. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was taken into custody after Secret

Three Israeli hostages, whose bodies were found last year in underground tunnels in Gaza, were most likely killed in a military airstrike aimed at a Hamas commander, an investigation into their deaths concluded. An investigation into the deaths of Nik Beizer, 19, Ron Sherman, 19, and Elia Toledano, 28, found there was a “high probability”

Bryan Kohberger, the man accused in the murders of four University of Idaho students, was transported by plane Sunday morning from the Idaho county where he was being jailed to another county where his trial will be held. The state Supreme Court last week ordered a change of venue and Kohberger’s transfer from Latah County

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that dueling constitutional amendments can appear on state ballots this fall. One of the ballot measures, known as “Protect the Right to Abortion,” would amend the state’s constitution and stipulate that “all persons shall have a fundamental right to abortion until fetal viability, or when needed to protect the life or

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Maine but two jurors and a detective quickly foiled the escape attempt. Nicholas Carter, 31, on Wednesday ran out of the courthouse in Skowhegan while handcuffed. He had been found guilty of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, according

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail ballots that are improperly dated won’t be counted in November, a move that could have major implications in the closely divided battleground state. The decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. The justices unanimously tossed out two requests from defense lawyers who said a court needed to hear new information about what

SAN ANTONIO — In the three weeks since Texas’ attorney general executed raids at the homes of several Latino election activists, the state’s oldest civil rights organization has been marshaling members to step up voter registration for what they say is a stand against voter suppression.  Local chapters of the League of United Latin American

Michael Proctor, the Massachusetts state trooper suspended over his conduct while he was investigating Karen Read, will not testify in another high-profile case on which he was a lead investigator, prosecutors said. In a Sept. 6 court filing, the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office said prosecutors do not intend to call Proctor in the trial

The trial of the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students will be moved out of the county where the killings took place in late 2022, a judge ruled in a decision released Monday. Latah County District Judge John Judge heard arguments last month about whether the trial of Bryan Kohberger, tentatively set for

“Only Murders In The Building” star Selena Gomez revealed that her ongoing health issues make it dangerous for her to carry her own children should she plan to have them. The actor and singer shared the information in an interview with Vanity Fair published Monday while discussing her role in the film “Emilia Pérez.” Gomez

TOOELE, Utah — Prosecutors charged a Utah man with murder Friday, alleging he killed his adult daughter, a Salt Lake County sheriff’s deputy. Hector Ramon Martinez-Ayala, 54, of Tooele, confessed in a text message to his brother to making “a big mistake” before fleeing the country and using his daughter’s bank card to withdraw money