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Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules 05/30/2023 09:25pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from prison on parole. The appellate court’s ruling reverses an earlier decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, wh Suspect's dislike for drugs, homelessness may have led to shootings that killed 4 in metro Phoenix 05/30/2023 07:42pm • PHOENIX (AP) — A man's anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said. Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protects Sacklers from lawsuits 05/30/2023 07:16pm • A federal appeals court cleared the way for the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of legal claims tied to the opioid epidemic while shielding the wealthy owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, from future lawsuits. Under the plan approved Tuesday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals i South Carolina gas station owner makes 1st court appearance on murder charge in teen's death 05/30/2023 05:50pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina gas station owner accused of chasing a 14-year-old boy from his store and fatally shooting him in the back made his first court appearance Tuesday on a murder charge in the death. Rick Chow thought the boy had shoplifted four bottles of water Sunday night fro Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax 05/30/2023 05:42pm • BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes entered a Texas prison Tuesday where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and hubris in Silicon Valley. Holmes, 39, could be seen from outside the prison’s gates walking into Teenagers from Islamic State families undergo rehabilitation in Syria, but future still uncertain 05/30/2023 12:55pm • QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — For at least four years, thousands of children have been growing up in a camp in northeast Syria housing families of Islamic State group militants, raised in an atmosphere where the group’s radical ideology still circulates and where they have almost no chance for an educa Indian wrestlers delay plan to throw medals into Ganges River as part of sexual abuse protest 05/30/2023 12:17pm • NEW DELHI (AP) — India's top wrestlers held off from throwing their medals into the country's sacred Ganges River on Tuesday — as part of an ongoing protest against sexual harassment — after a community leader intervened and persuaded them against doing so. The wrestlers, who have been demand Argentina: Prosecutor calls for trial of suspects in VP assassination attempt 05/29/2023 07:18pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The prosecutor in Argentina who is leading the investigation into the failed assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández called on Monday for the three detained suspects to face trial and said there is so far no evidence that points to political Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts 05/29/2023 02:45am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying a 10-2 jury conviction, thanks in large part to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision bearing his name. Ramos v. Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury convictions as unconstitu Today in History: May 29, Reagan and Gorbachev meet 05/29/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, May 29, the 149th day of 2023. There are 216 days left in the year. This is Memorial Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 29, 1988, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened their historic summit in Moscow. On this date: In 17 Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul 05/28/2023 09:14am • Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called “political prisoners.” The Justice Timeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 05/27/2023 07:36pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that have led to three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, 60, being impeached Saturday. The vote by the GOP-controlled Texas House of Representatives also means Paxton is immediately suspended from office. 2015 Paxton takes office as attorn As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, many puzzle over her motives 05/27/2023 10:00am • SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year sentence represents a comeuppance for the wide-eyed woman who broke through “t Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges 05/26/2023 11:06pm • FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — In the four years since progressive reform prosecutors swept into office across northern Virginia, they have faced constant criticism, ranging from conservatives who deride them as bleeding-heart “Soros prosecutors ” to judges who claim they abuse their discretion. Now, Guatemala arrests former anti-corruption prosecutor 05/26/2023 10:10pm • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police arrested the country’s prosecutor for crimes against migrants Friday, accusing him of alleged abuse of authority. Stuardo Campos was formerly an anti-corruption prosecutor in the country during the administration of former President Jimmy Morales. It was n