Director accused in French cinema’s #MeToo wave charged with rape and assault of actors

PARIS — A prominent French film director has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault…

Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted in January on felony conspiracy charges for…

2 more people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty

MINNEAPOLIS — Two of five people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a…

Kansas businessman pleads guilty in case over illegal export of aviation technology to Russia

TOPEKA, Kan. — A Kansas businessman has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting sensitive aviation technology to…

Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge

The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have…

Judge to weigh request to dismiss Alec Baldwin shooting case for damage to evidence during testing

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge plans to rule Friday on a request to…

Rapper Travis Scott arrested in Miami Beach for misdemeanor trespassing and public intoxication

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested by Miami Beach police early Thursday on…

Texas doctor charged with taking private patient information on transgender care

HOUSTON — A Texas doctor who calls himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors is…

Lawyer for man accused of attacking Salman Rushdie says client doesn’t want offered plea deal

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man accused of repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie is not…

An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water

MEDFORD, Ore. — A former nurse at a southern Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that…