The legal battle is heating up between Navy veteran Zachary Young and Associated Press, with the AP calling Young's suit meritless in court filings.

FIRST ON FOX - U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young and The Associated Press continue to battle through court filings ahead of a critical July 3 hearing in the high-stakes defamation lawsuit.

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young has pursued a defamation lawsuit against the Associated Press (AP), claiming it has falsely ...

Alex Marquardt, CNN's chief national security correspondent, announced his departure four months after he cost the network at least $5 million for a slanderous story on Zachary Young, a Navy veteran.

Defamation case and fallout Earlier this year, a Florida jury awarded $5 million to former CIA operative and US Navy veteran Zachary Young, who successfully sued CNN for defamation over a 2021 ...

Marquardt and other CNN staffers referred to Young as a “sh*tbag” with a “punchable face,” with the now-former CNN correspondent saying he was “gonna nail this Zachary Young mf***er.” ...