The Latest News by Associated Press
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Feds: Ghislaine Maxwell deserves at least 30 years in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell should spend at least 30 years in prison for her role in... More
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Man found not responsible for Times Square vehicle rampage
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who drove his car through crowds of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young... More
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Teacher denies he made Black students pick seeds from cotton
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A white school teacher in Rochester accused of telling his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton... More
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Uvalde school police chief on leave after mass shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district’s police chief was put on leave Wednesday following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass... More
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School shooter’s jury selection enters final stretch
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The final phase of jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas... More
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Decades later, ‘Torso Killer’ charged in killing at NY mall
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — More than five decades after Diane Cusick’s lifeless body was discovered in the parking lot of... More
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Man pleads not guilty to trying to kill Justice Kavanaugh
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man who was arrested near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland earlier this... More
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Feds want 25 years for Chauvin for violating Floyd’s rights
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to sentence a former Minneapolis officer to 25 years for violating... More
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Key witness in Nipsey Hussle killing is pressed over errors
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says... More
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$3.2M settlement reached in police killing of Daunte Wright
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis city has agreed to pay $3.2 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black man who... More
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Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death case
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left... More
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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975
By BRIAN MELLEY and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Jurors at a civil trial found Tuesday that Bill Cosby sexually abused... More
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‘Nowhere I feel safe’: Election officials recount threats
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wandrea “Shaye” Moss testified Tuesday to lawmakers about how her life was upended when former President Donald... More
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Final arguments unfold in second act of Theranos trial drama
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday depicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani as an instrumental... More
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Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on
By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school... More
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Phone call between WNBA’s Griner and wife being rescheduled
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A phone call between jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife has been rescheduled after an earlier attempt... More
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Supreme Court: Religious schools must get Maine tuition aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a program that offers tuition aid for private education, a decision that... More
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Texas boy, 5, dies after being left in hot car for hours
HOUSTON (AP) — A 5-year-old boy has died after being left in a vehicle in the Houston area as his mother prepared for a birthday... More
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Supreme Court limits reach of federal gun crime law
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of a federal statute that requires stiff penalties for... More
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Colbert says his staffers guilty of ‘first-degree puppetry’
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert pronounced his staff members who were arrested at a congressional office building last week as... More
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US prosecutors will likely drop other charges for Avenatti
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they expect to drop additional charges against incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti after he pleaded guilty to multiple... More
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Court rules Minneapolis mayor failed to hire more police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the mayor of Minneapolis hasn’t met a legal duty to hire more police officers or... More
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Deshaun Watson settles 20 of 24 sexual misconduct lawsuits
HOUSTON (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has reached an agreement to settle 20 of the 24 civil lawsuits that had been filed by... More
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South Dakota AG convicted on 2 impeachment charges, removed
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday convicted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg of two impeachment charges stemming from a 2020 fatal crash,... More
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Report: Police in Uvalde had rifles earlier than known
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly... More
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Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna settle before trial’s sequel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A settlement agreement has been reached on the eve of a second trial pitting the Kardashian family against former reality TV star... More
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Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman testified Monday that she unwittingly drove the man now charged with killing rapper Nipsey Hussle to and from the... More
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Wife of WNBA’s Griner tells AP scheduled call never happened
WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s... More
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2 deputies disciplined after Bob Saget death investigation
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget’s death... More
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Law officers testifying for committee on Uvalde shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A legislative committee investigating the deadly shooting at a Texas elementary school last month is set to hear more testimony from... More