LOS ANGELES — Despite a campaign by justice reform advocates, the California Board of Parole Hearings has revoked plans to release former LAPD Detective Stephanie Lazarus from prison after hearing emotional testimony from family and friends who said she "lied for decades" and used her police training to cover up the 1986 murder of her ex-...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd and several U.S. lawmakers tried but failed this week to get Turks and Caicos Islands authorities to free an Orlando woman and four other Americans facing 12 years in prison for allegedly possessing ammunition.

Despite their efforts, the delegation was “not able to find a path forward,”...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — After three weeks of protest and days of negotiations, student organizers at Wesleyan University packed up the last of a pro-Palestinian encampment Monday after striking a multipronged deal with administrators Saturday who say the university is committed to starting the divestment process.

Under the agreement, the Wesleyan ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — A new proposal would reduce public access to autopsy reports in North Carolina.

On Tuesday, state lawmakers tacked a slew of new provisions onto House Bill 250, which previously focused on reworking the offenses for distributing drugs.

Changes include no longer allowing public access to photographs, video or audio recordings ...Read more

MIAMI — For years before Key Biscayne gymnastics coach Oscar Olea was arrested on child sex abuse charges, those who spent time around him noticed the often inappropriate ways he interacted with the young girls he taught.

Some of the behavior was subtle: A neighbor at the apartment complex where Olea lived with his mother told police that the...Read more

CHICAGO — Eleven children were transported to the hospital after three school buses from Reed-Custer Schools were involved in a crash Tuesday morning on I-55 in the Chicago suburbs, according to Illinois State Police.

A multi-unit crash involving the buses happened around 8:35 a.m. at I-55 northbound at milepost 246 in Will County, police ...Read more

NEW YORK — With the annual municipal budget deadline fast approaching, the New York City Council’s Democratic leaders released a new analysis Tuesday estimating the city’s on track to rake in $1.1 billion more in tax revenue than what was recently projected by Mayor Eric Adams’ office.

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Finance ...Read more

BOSTON — American Airlines, facing lawsuits after a flight attendant allegedly filmed girls using plane bathrooms, is blaming a 9-year-old girl for being secretly recorded.

The airline in a new court filing is arguing that the young girl should have known that the airplane toilet contained a recording device.

“Defendant would show that any...Read more

Riley Keough, granddaughter and heir of Elvis Presley, is fighting to keep his legendary Memphis compound out of foreclosure.

The “Daisy and the Six’ star has challenged the auction of Graceland in a legal battle with Missouri private investment firm, Naussany Investments & Private Lending LLC. According to a May 5 public notice, the ...Read more

A black bear's paws were stolen after the animal was fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend.

The bear was hit Saturday near the community of Foresthill in Placer County, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Before someone was able to remove the bear from the road, its paws were cut off.

A motorist who saw the bear...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry's death from acute effects of the prescription drug ketamine is the source of a criminal investigation, with authorities examining where the actor got the medication, LAPD officials told The Times.

Perry was found dead Oct. 28 in the hot tub of his swimming pool at his Pacific Palisades home. Trace amounts of ...Read more

MIAMI — A Cuban government delegation toured Transportation Security Administration facilities at Miami International Airport on Monday as part of ongoing law-enforcement cooperation between the two countries, raising concerns from local politicians who said access to “sensitive” areas should not be granted to U.S. adversaries.

Ralph Cuti...Read more

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s defense team rested their case on Tuesday without calling him as a witness at his historic Manhattan trial.

Judge Juan Merchan directed the jurors to go home and return next Tuesday, saying he wanted to avoid a large gap between summations and their deliberations.

“At the end of the day, I think the best thing ...Read more

Matthew Perry’s death is still under investigation, as federal authorities probe how the “Friends” star got access to the ketamine that caused his sudden death last fall.

Both the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local authorities have spent months probing where the five-time Emmy nominee — who was open about his lifelong ...Read more

Kansas teens aging out of the state’s foster care system are now able to choose a primary legal guardian whom they trust to represent them best, giving them another option when transitioning to independent living.

Previously, teenagers aging out of the foster system had three pathways for permanency, or a term for a legally recognized family:...Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the decision by International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders on charges of war crimes in Gaza as “extremely wrongheaded,” echoing criticism leveled by President Joe Biden.

“The shameful equivalence implied between Hamas and the leadership of ...Read more

A diplomatic feud between Spain and Argentina worsened after Madrid fully withdrew its envoy from the South American nation, a move President Javier Milei decried as foolish.

“From now on there won’t be an ambassador in Buenos Aires,” Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Tuesday at a press conference. The ambassador will stay...Read more

DETROIT — University of Michigan officials said Tuesday the school has cleared a student group's encampment for pro-Palestinian protesting on campus.

Students at the university created the encampment on the University of Michigan Diag in April to demand the school divest itself from Israeli companies amid Israel's war with Hamas.

Early ...Read more