Today in History: July 3, beloved TV sheriff Andy Griffith dies
Andy Griffith, who made homespun American Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show,” died at his North Carolina home. He was 86.
Couple charged with felonies for Empire State Building climb-turned-proposal
Prosecutors say a skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to…
Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new poll
Americans' views of the flag are divided by politics, age and race, per a new AP-NORC poll conducted ahead of America 250 celebrations.
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who fostered ties to American right, gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud
Self-exiled billionaire Guo Wengui received a 30-year prison sentence for a massive financial fraud that devastated hundreds of victims' lives.
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027
Virginia has approved a new law allowing up to 350 recreational marijuana shops to open across the state starting on July 1, 2027.
Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show
Hollywood director Carl Rinsch was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for defrauding Netflix of $11 million to fund luxury purchases.
Today in History: June 30, criticism of US involvement in World War I leads to sedition charge
Labor activist and socialist Eugene V. Debs was arrested in Cleveland, charged under the Sedition Act of 1917 for a speech in which he denounced U.S. involvement in World War…
Alex Murdaugh’s true crime saga continues as he heads to court for hearing on murder retrial
By JEFFREY COLLINS Alex Murdaugh will be back in court again Monday on charges he killed his wife and son, appearing at a pretrial hearing that will likely be short…
Today in History: June 29, space shuttle Atlantis docks with Russian space station
The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with Russia’s Mir space station as they orbited the Earth.
Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director
By ALI SWENSON NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and…