Rapper Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail, where he and mother are charged with $1M in fraud

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston is back in South Florida, where he and his mother are charged with committing more than a million dollars’ worth of fraud. Kingston, 34, was booked into
Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won’t cut it

ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of an Air Force airman who was fatally shot in the doorway to his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy said Monday that the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s
A Black medic wounded on D-Day saved dozens of lives. He’s finally being posthumously honored

WASHINGTON (AP) — Waverly Woodson Jr., a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France during World War II, is being posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service
Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect returning to court after a renewed search of his home

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York architect charged in the Gilgo Beach killings will return to court this week after investigators searched his suburban home and combed a wooded area elsewhere on Long Island. Rex Heuermann,
Ohio’s Republican governor signs measure ensuring Biden appears on the fall ballot

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a measure to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state ballot in November. DeWine, a Republican, signed the measure — which relaxes a state candidate filing deadline — Sunday
Trial in the fatal daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph reset to September

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Monday reset the trial date for a man charged with killing rapper Young Dolph in a daytime shooting ambush at a cookie shop in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby
Ohio prosecutors seek to dismiss 1 of 2 murder counts filed against ex-deputy who killed Black man

Prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss one of two murder counts brought against a former Ohio sheriff’s deputy who will soon face a retrial in the killing of a 23-year-old Black man. Jason Meade faces one
Sandy Hook families ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones’ media company

Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business as they seek to
California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire was 75% contained after scorching more than 22
Man gets 43-year prison sentence in death of Detroit-area teen whose body is lost in landfill

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit man convicted of killing a teenager whose body is believed to be lost forever in a landfill was sentenced Monday to at least 43 years in prison. Zion Foster’s remains were never