Ryan O’Neal tells jury his removal of Warhol portrait from Fawcett’s home wasn’t a secret

LOS ANGELES – Ryan O’Neal told a jury Monday that he owns an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett and it was not a secret that he had removed the artwork from her home after her death.

Ryan O’Neal tells jury his removal of Warhol portrait from Fawcett’s home wasn’t a secret

Trial begins in San Francisco in lawsuit against feds over woman’s placement on no-fly list

SAN FRANCISCO – An eight-year legal odyssey by a Malaysian university professor to clear her name from the U.S. government’s no-fly list went to trial on Monday in federal court in San Francisco.

Trial begins in San Francisco in lawsuit against feds over woman’s placement on no-fly list

Florida Lottery officials: $1.3 million Mega Money ticket sold in Miami to expire on Dec. 15

TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Florida Lottery officials say a winning Mega Money ticket worth $1.3 million remains unclaimed.

Florida Lottery officials: $1.3 million Mega Money ticket sold in Miami to expire on Dec. 15

NJ Gov. Christie: Early front-runner status for 2016 Republican nomination ‘meaningless’

TRENTON, New Jersey – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn’t think much about his status as front-runner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

NJ Gov. Christie: Early front-runner status for 2016 Republican nomination ‘meaningless’

Newtown football team won’t have to play for title on anniversary of deadly school shooting

NEWTOWN, Connecticut – The high school football team in Newtown, Connecticut, went 12-0 as it dedicated its season to the 26 victims killed in the mass shooting at an elementary school there last year, but faced the possibility of playing for the state championship on the anniversary of the massacre.

Newtown football team won’t have to play for title on anniversary of deadly school shooting

New Chicago FBI head says he’ll look for more ways agency can help stem city’s violent crime

CHICAGO – The new head of Chicago’s FBI office said Monday he’ll look for ways his agents can do more to help stem homicide rates and other violent crimes in the nation’s third-largest city, though he added it’s not yet clear what more the FBI can do that it’s not already doing.

New Chicago FBI head says he’ll look for more ways agency can help stem city’s violent crime

Key details about lawmakers’ pending votes on plan to address Illinois pension crisis

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – Illinois lawmakers are convening in the state Capitol for what could be a historic vote to finally close the gap on the state’s $100 billion unfunded public pension shortfall, which is considered the nation’s worst.

Key details about lawmakers’ pending votes on plan to address Illinois pension crisis

Bill Allain, former Miss. governor who strengthened the state’s executive branch, dies; was 85

JACKSON, Mississippi – Former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain, a Democrat who appointed many women and minorities to government jobs and strengthened the executive branch by removing lawmakers from state boards, died Monday in Jackson.

Bill Allain, former Miss. governor who strengthened the state’s executive branch, dies; was 85

Prosecutor: Fatal beating of mentally ill homeless man in California followed threat by police

SANTA ANA, California – A bloody beating by police that left a California homeless man dead began when one of the officers on trial in his death grew frustrated with his evasiveness, snapped on a pair of latex gloves and told him, «‘See these fists? They’re getting ready to (expletive) you up,'» a prosecutor said Monday.

Prosecutor: Fatal beating of mentally ill homeless man in California followed threat by police