Prosecutors urged a judge Friday to declare medical marijuana dispensaries and growing facilities as preempted by federal law.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona resigned abruptly Tuesday in the midst of a growing investigation about a program designed to let straw buyers purchase weapons for Mexican cartels.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona resigned abruptly Tuesday in the midst of a growing investigation about a program designed to let straw buyers purchase weapons for Mexican cartels.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona resigned abruptly Tuesday in the midst of a growing investigation about a program designed to let straw buyers purchase weapons for Mexican cartels.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona said Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne are distorting the facts on the issue of medical marijuana and risks of federal prosecution.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona said Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne are distorting the facts on the issue of medical marijuana and risks of federal prosecution.

The top federal prosecutor in Arizona said Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne are distorting the facts on the issue of medical marijuana and risks of federal prosecution.

NEW YORK - The sole survivor of a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast was charged as an adult Tuesday with piracy after a prosecutor said he gave wildly varying ages for himself but finally admitted he was 18.

NEW YORK - The fraud case against former Adelphia Communications Corp. operations chief Michael Rigas ended in a mistrial Friday, with the jury deadlocked on 17 counts against him.

A federal judge has blocked prosecutors from using what they learned from thousands of phone calls of then-Congressman Rick Renzi, potentially crippling the government's case against him.

Federal prosecutors will ask a judge today to keep former Meat Puppets bassist Cris Kirkwood locked up until his trial on a charge of aggravated assault.

The presiding federal judge in Arizona wants permission to delay bringing felons to trial.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Prosecutors can examine Rush Limbaugh's medical records to determine whether he should be charged with "doctor shopping" for prescription painkillers, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Federal judges on Monday gave their approval to procedures used in courts to speed up the processing of illegal immigrants.

Robert Charles Comer wants to take responsibility for the murders, kidnapping, robbery and rape he committed nearly 20 years ago at Apache Lake and face the ultimate punishment — state execution by lethal injection. But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals won’t let him.

Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday she is ordering state health officials to stop certifying patients to purchase medical marijuana while the legality of the voter-approved law is hashed out in federal court.

DENVER - Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case asked the judge to delay his trial indefinitely, saying the accuser has been affected by developments in the case and the release of closed-door testimony has hurt their ability to get a fair jury.

Special prosecutor Richard Romley is asking a judge to sentence disgraced former Pinal County Manager Stanley Griffis to 10 years in prison, saying Griffis’ admitted theft of more than $400,000 from the county was a serious betrayal of public trust that demands harsh punishment.

TUCSON - State prosecutors are researching whether they have to wait until after the federal case against the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting is resolved, or if they can proceed with local charges at the same time, a prosecutor said Monday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's new top federal prosecutor has recused himself from a criminal abuse-of-power investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office.

NEW YORK - Martha Stewart lied to investigators and committed "serious federal crimes" by selling off nearly 4,000 shares of stock based on a tip no one else had, a federal prosecutor charged Tuesday.

The Arizona Attorney General's Office has turned over the criminal investigations of law enforcement officials in Maricopa County to federal prosecutors.