Heather Hollingsworth

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  • goodLaw

    Renee Good and George Floyd: 2 Minneapolis killings, 2 grieving families, one law firm

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
  • vervetLaw

    Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated jokes are just slowing down animal control’s primate chase

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
  • AI nudeCybersecurity

    13-year-old girl attacked a boy showing an AI-generated nude image of her. She was expelled

    By Heather Hollingsworth, Jack Brook, and others
  • missouriLaw

    Missouri is trying to collect on a $25 billion court judgment over what caused the pandemic. China sued in response

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
  • Matthew ThornhillLaw

    Judge fond of wearing Elvis Presley wig in court agrees to resign after letter accused him of violating ‘order and decorum’

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
  • Angela ChapmanLaw

    ‘People are exceptionally panicking’: SNAP disaster leaves many Americans unable to feed their pets, let alone pay their bills

    By Heather Hollingsworth, Stephen Smith, and others
  • CoreCivic's logo in front of a prisonFinance

    A judge once called Leavenworth’s federal prison a ‘hell hole.’ CoreCivic will get $4.2 million per month to reopen the long-shuttered facility to hold thousands of migrants arrested by ICE

    By Heather Hollingsworth, John Hanna, and others
  • DarNisha Hardaway poses with her son JosephPolitics

    Her 12-year-old son has autism and epilepsy and was kicked out of class. Now she waits for answers with the Education Department in limbo

    By Heather Hollingsworth, Collin Binkley, and others
  • FILE – Missouri residents and abortion-rights advocation react to a speaker during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Abortion-rights advocates will ask a judge Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)Health

    Missouri judge to consider overturning state’s near-total abortion ban after voters back abortion-rights amendment

    By Summer Ballentine, Heather Hollingsworth, and others
  • homes damaged by hurricaneEnvironment

    Total damages and economic loss from Hurricane Helene could reach $110 billion

    By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, and others
  • man looks at hurricane damageEnvironment

    Hurricane Helene leaves dozens dead and millions without power

    By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, and others
  • This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 5:51 p.m. EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 25 2024. (NOAA via AP)Environment

    Hurricane Helene threatens Florida with an ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge and vast inland damage

    By Heather Hollingsworth, Stephen Smith, and others
  • student stands in front of schoolSuccess

    More colleges are eliminating degree programs—and the cuts are just getting started

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press
  • Federal prosecutors announced Thursday, July 25, 2024, that they have indicted a North Korean national in a conspiracy to hack hospitals, military bases and NASA, in Kansas City, Kan. Rim Jong Hyok is wanted by the FBI. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)Tech

    North Korean military spy indicted in conspiracy to hack American hospitals, NASA and U.S. military bases

    By Nick Ingram, Michael Goldberg, and others
  • court exhibit from a lawsuitHealth

    People are ‘desperately willing’ to dump thousands of dollars on sham stem-cell injections

    By Heather Hollingsworth and The Associated Press