Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US’s first public religious school

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of parents, faith leaders and a public education nonprofit sued…

Ohio law allowing longer prison stays for bad behavior behind bars upheld by state’s high court

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A law allowing prison officials to extend certain incarcerated people’s time behind…

Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury found a former nurse at Oregon’s women’s prison guilty…

Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer…

Southern California man convicted in 2018 spa bombing that killed ex-girlfriend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was convicted Wednesday of blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s…

Georgia city’s ex-police chief, two members of his family, acquitted on conspiracy, other charges

WHITE, Ga. (AP) — A former police chief, police officer and municipal clerk for a small…

Illinois is first state to eliminate cash bail, a penalty affecting low-income communities most

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail…

Takeaways from AP’s investigation of a Texas sheriff’s history of alleged corruption and dysfunction

COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as…

A company targeted in a former Delaware trooper’s theft scheme is suing him and the police agency.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A package reshipping company targeted in a theft scheme by a former…

Public kept out of courtroom as judge weighs evidence in South Carolina police ambush case

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A judge shut a courtroom from the public and reporters Thursday during…