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Walmart, Tesla settle lawsuit over fiery solar panels

NEW YORK — Walmart and Tesla have settled a lawsuit filed by the retail giant alleging that Tesla installed rooftop solar panels that caught fire.
15:16 6 November 2021

Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard's ship that went down off North Carolina's coast...
19:17 5 November 2021

APNewsbreak: Arpaio aides ignored order to halt sweeps

PHOENIX — A court-appointed investigator concluded that high-ranking managers for former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio disregarded a federal judge'...
6:11 5 November 2021

Appeals court agrees Trump tax returns can be turned over

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump's tax returns can be turned over to state criminal investigators by his personal accountant, a federal appeals court...
16:56 4 November 2021

The Latest: Cyprus rescues 28 Syrians, Lebanese aboard boat

BRUSSELS — The Latest on immigration into Europe (all times local):
14:11 31 October 2021

Georgia Supreme Court temporarily halts man’s execution

ATLANTA — With about eight hours to spare before a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk was to be put to death Wednesday, Georgia's high...
20:46 30 October 2021

Infected toe stops R. Kelly from attending court hearing

CHICAGO — R. Kelly's lawyer has told a federal judge that an infected toe prevented the R&B star from attending a hearing in his child pornography...
16:19 30 October 2021

Federal judge blocks Alabama’s strict abortion ban

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama's near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called the law — part of a w...
18:07 29 October 2021

Separatists clash with police in Barcelona after huge rally

BARCELONA, Spain — Police and violent protesters in Spain's restive Catalonia region clashed Saturday after a massive rally in Barcelona against the i...
22:03 26 October 2021

Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit

HOUSTON — Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas' most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed...
13:32 26 October 2021

DeVos held in contempt of court in loan forgiveness dispute

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousa...
15:47 25 October 2021

Samsung heir Lee appears in court for corruption retrial

SEOUL, South Korea — Billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong appeared in court Friday for a retrial on corruption allegations linked to a 2016 scandal ...
3:50 25 October 2021

Federal judges seem skeptical of Trump arguments in tax case

NEW YORK — Three judges on a federal appeals panel appeared inclined Wednesday to reject arguments that President Donald Trump's tax returns can't be ...
16:27 23 October 2021

Lawyer for Kavanaugh accuser to investigate Baltimore police

A former federal prosecutor who represented one of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's accusers will lead an independent review of a corrupti...
16:04 23 October 2021

Ginsburg to receive $1 million Berggruen Prize

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the winner of this year's $1 million Berggruen Prize for philosophy and culture.
14:07 23 October 2021