Administration urges court to maintain border asylum rules
The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.
Two arrested in Oklahoma, charged with mishandling bodies
The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at the facility.
If punished, Michigan prepared to take Big Ten to court
Michigan is preparing to take possible legal action if the Big Ten Conference punishes the Wolverines' football program before a full investigation into allegations of an impermissible scouting and sign-stealing scheme, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.
Russian artist, musician faces prison for war protest
Russian authorities on Wednesday demanded an eight-year prison term for an artist and musician who was jailed after speaking out against Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Pennsylvania nurse accused of killing patients with insulin
A registered nurse in Pennsylvania faces charges that she administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients – including a 104-year-old – at health care facilities over the past three years, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Court considers gun law to protect domestic violence victims
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to preserve a federal law that prohibits people under domestic violence restraining orders from having guns.
Witness Trump lashes out at judge, fraud trial prosecutor
Former President Donald Trump defended his wealth and business on Monday, tangling from the witness stand with the judge overseeing his civil fraud trial and denouncing as a “political witch hunt” a lawsuit accusing him of dramatically inflating his net worth.
Norman fraud case ends in lengthy federal prison term
A sprawling scheme perpetrated at a Norman car dealership to scam customers and banks involved in vehicle purchases has resulted in the former owner of the business being sentenced to prison.
Texas water district offers to pay for experts in boundary dispute
A Texas water district has offered to pay attorneys, engineers and surveyors for advice to resolve a boundary dispute along the Red River at Lake Texoma.
Former Edmond business owner sentenced for fraud
A former Edmond business owner who used federal pandemic relief money to build a home for herself and buy a luxury SUV rather than sustaining her employees has been sentenced to prison.
Sale of federal oil, gas leases off again pending hearings
An upcoming sale of federal Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases was officially postponed Thursday amid legal fights over protections for an endangered species of whale.
Court blocks effort to make power plants pay for emissions
Pennsylvania cannot enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, a state court has ruled, dealing another setback to the centerpiece of former Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to fight global warming.