COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for defrauding people through a "sovereign citizen" scheme.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina technology company and its leader are accused of fraudulently obtaining numerical internet addresses worth a total of up to $14.4 million.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to call a special session as the state attempts to respond to scathing Department of Justice findings...

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont police department hosted a training to help local investigators understand hate crime laws and their responsibility in investigating them.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has agreed to expand mental health services for children after a federal investigation found the state unnecessarily institutionalized kids with emotional or...

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a doctor has been found guilty on 861 counts of federal drug charges.

The U.S. Department of Justice says in a news release that Joel Smithers...

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to end a nearly 4-year-old settlement in a civil rights lawsuit that alleged then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio had a pattern of retaliating against...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The jail in Maine's most populous county has been selected for a program to expand drug treatment behind bars.

Cumberland County Jail is one of 15 sites nationwide to...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three former corrections officers have been indicted in connection with the alleged beating of a handcuffed inmate at the Louisville, Kentucky, jail.

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's attorney general has sued the U.S. Department of Justice to get documents related to the department's recent legal opinion that could criminalize some online...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say they've arrested a Virginia man accused of lying about his ties to foreign terrorist organizations.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federally-run sheep research facility operating in eastern Idaho and long targeted by environmental groups concerned about potential harm to wildlife is facing another legal...

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice report shows Wyoming's prison population grew the third fastest in the country in 2017.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn said Thursday that he is optimistic the state will reach a settlement and avoid a Department of Justice lawsuit over prison...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say they are not to blame for the crash of a small airplane at a backcountry Idaho airstrip that killed four men and are requesting that a lawsuit filed by...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California health care provider has agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the federal government for Medicare patient...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to a charge involving the burning of a cross near the homes of African American residents.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A complaint filed against educators in North Carolina seeks to have an Army reservist reinstated to a job comparable to one he held prior to going on active duty.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Corrections is looking for developers interested in building three men's prisons that the state would then lease from private owners.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a preliminary inquiry into the Omaha Public Schools pension fund, according to a district memo.

BOSTON (AP) — A convicted felon who threatened to attack a Massachusetts police department and had an assault weapon has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A pain management clinic with facilities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina is accused of "liberally" prescribing unnecessary opioid painkillers.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has criticized Cincinnati Public Schools on its handling of a $5 million school safety grant.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A juvenile was arrested in New York in connection to a school shooting threat received by a school in Georgia.

The U.S. Department of Justice said the juvenile suspect was...

In a story March 13 about a guilty plea by a former prison guard, The Associated Press reported that the U.S. Department of Justice said Christopher Loring said he and other guards sprayed a...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Concord has committed to provide accessible voting facilities for blind and visually impaired voters in future local elections.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis County Family Court has fulfilled all requirements of a 2016 agreement aimed at ensuring fair treatment of juveniles, especially black juveniles, according to a...

DAYTON, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging a Kentucky man sexually harassed female tenants at a rental property he manages.

DAYTON, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit alleging a Kentucky man sexually harassed female tenants at a rental property he manages.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have announced a settlement in a case involving falsified records about supplies being provided to the military.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the owner of a North Carolina mental health company has been sentenced to prison following her conviction on tax evasion and filing false Medicaid...

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says an investigation found evidence that a Kentucky jail routinely uses excessive force against inmates through the use of chemical agents,...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say it will take several years to fully clear Missouri's backlog of untested rape kits.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A nonprofit that administers exams for the chartered financial analyst certification will stop paying exam graders after a federal investigation into its hiring...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy says approximately $2.3 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants that have been withheld from Vermont over an immigration policy dispute with the...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it won't file charges against a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer who fatally shot a Lodge Grass man who was holding a...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on closing arguments in lawsuits before a U.S. judge in San Francisco challenging the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census (all times local):

4:30 p.m.

An attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross decided to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census because he believed another government agency needed better data.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A U.S. Department of Justice legal opinion that could threaten online gambling and state-run lotteries is being challenged in court by the state of New Hampshire and the company that supports its iLottery system.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The chairman and chief executive officer of casino operator MGM Resorts International on Wednesday decried a U.S. Department of Justice opinion that is threatening the viability of online gambling and also blamed the recent partial government shutdown for fewer Las Vegas visitors during the Chinese New Year.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The former head of a company overseeing a fiber-optic project in Alaska has pleaded guilty to charges alleging she fraudulently induced two New York investment companies to finance the project.

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The man who took over as Ferguson's city manager while the St. Louis suburb was still in turmoil after Michael Brown's death has resigned.

Mayor James Knowles III said in a statement Monday that De'Carlon Seewood's resignation is effective March 1. Seewood is a finalist for a job in Georgia.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Colorado-based natural gas producer has agreed to pay a $3.15 million civil penalty to resolve pollution violations at 32 drilling sites in West Virginia.

The U.S. Department of Justice says in a news release the agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection reached a proposed settlement with Antero Resources Corp. over allegations of Clean Water Act violations at sites in Doddridge, Harrison and Tyler counties.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman is accused by federal prosecutors of making fraudulent claims to secure disaster relief funds.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a news release Wednesday that 50-year-old Sheila Ruffin of Rocky Mount is charged with 15 counts of disaster fraud related to Hurricane Matthew recovery efforts.