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Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million to Sandy Hook families

By Associated Press

The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened.

Jury hears closing arguments in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial

By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press

A Connecticut jury has heard closing arguments in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' defamation trial over his calling the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School a hoax.

3 accused of assisting in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot stand trial

By Associated Press

Jurors in the trial of three men charged in connection with a 2020 anti-government plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been told about the formation and actions of a paramilitary group the government says trained as part of…

Maine man convicted of 11 charges stemming from Capitol insurrection

By Associated Press

A Maine man who joined rioters at the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of 11 charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers. Prosecutors say Kyle Fitzsimons, of Lebanon, charged to the front line on Jan. 6, 2021, and assaulted…

Sedition trial begins for Oath Keepers leader

By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

Jury selection is underway in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates are charged with seditious conspiracy.

R. Kelly convicted on multiple child pornography charges, acquitted of trial fixing

By Michael Tarm, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.

Witness says a desperate R. Kelly offered $1 million for return of video

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

With the testimony Tuesday, prosecutors sought to persuade jurors that Kelly was desperate in the early 2000s to recover the recording that had gone missing, knowing it could land him in serious legal trouble.

Prosecutor in Parkland shooter trial argues for execution

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

A prosecutor says the gunman who attacked the high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 should be executed because he killed his victims in a cold and calculated manner.

WNBA star Brittney Griner had a doctor’s note for cannabis, lawyer says

By Jim Heintz, Associated Press

A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial has given a Russian court a letter from a U.S. doctor recommending she use cannabis to treat pain.

Federal judge again denies Steve Bannon bid to delay his trial next week

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said in court Thursday that he was confident a fair and impartial jury could be seated despite extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to Donald Trump.