The Latest News by Associated Press
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Court upholds ‘terrorism’ sentencing of pipeline saboteur
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld an eight-year prison sentence for an environmental activist who tried to sabotage the... More
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$3M settlement reached in lawsuit over Black man’s death
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press A North Carolina sheriff’s office announced a $3 million settlement on Monday in a lawsuit filed by the family... More
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Mother charged after Florida toddler fatally shoots father
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now... More
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‘Donkey Kong defense’ arises at Bill Cosby sex abuse trial
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — The “Donkey Kong defense” came into play Monday at a civil trial over sexual... More
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Defense attorneys in Florida school shooting try to withdraw
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death... More
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Officials: Florida fire chief is arrested on murder charge
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — The chief of a volunteer fire department in Florida is accused of fatally shooting a business owner because the victim owed... More
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2nd mistrial declared in Indiana case of slain pastor’s wife
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge declared a second mistrial Monday for a man charged in the 2015 killing of a pastor’s wife after jurors learned... More
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Judge delays trial of 2 ex-cops in Floyd killing until 2023
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge overseeing the remaining case of two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George... More
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Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons
By JUAN A. LOZANO and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of Centerville had become more vigilant over the past three weeks as... More
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North Carolina man gets death sentence in daughter’s killing
MONROE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to death for the 2019 murder of his teenage daughter, according to the local... More
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US naval officer in Japan faces prison over deadly crash
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and... More
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Man denies kidnapping charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man... More
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‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle to face money laundering charges
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — “Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle was arrested by the FBI and expected to appear in court Monday to face... More
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Woman testifies Cosby forcibly kissed her when she was 14
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A woman testified Friday that she was 14 when Bill Cosby took her into... More
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More charges for man acquitted of murdering Georgia teacher
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — Two weeks after a jury acquitted a south Georgia man of murdering a teacher in 2005 — but convicted him of... More
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Mexican megachurch leader pleads guilty in LA to sex abuse
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of Mexican megachurch La Luz del Mundo, who had been facing... More
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In court filing, Buffalo survivor faults gunman’s parents
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An employee who survived a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket sought a court order... More
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Georgia sheriff: Teen threatened death for Young Thug arrest
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials have arrested an 18-year-old who they say threatened online to kill a sheriff and his wife over the arrest of... More
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Canadian and English men indicted in US Navy overdoses
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A man from Canada and a man from the United Kingdom have been indicted in Georgia on charges that they sent... More
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Senator: Chief had no radio during Uvalde school shooting
By ACACIA CORONADO and JAY REEVES Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The state agency investigating the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde... More
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Man pleads guilty to murder of starved, beaten 12-year-old
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man accused of abusing his 12-year-old son and starving the child to death has pleaded guilty to murder. Luis... More
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Former Trump aide Navarro indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, ERIC TUCKER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on contempt... More
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Depp-Heard trial: Advocates fear chilling effect on accusers
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press The call came Thursday, only a day after the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard verdict, to a free legal... More
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Man who faked death gets 85 years for sexual assault of teen
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A military veteran who once faked his own death to try to avoid criminal charges has been convicted of sexually assaulting... More
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Families of Uvalde, Buffalo victims to testify in Congress
By FARNOUSH AMIRI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents of victims and survivors of the mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde will appear before a House committee next... More
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Man who killed 2 outside Iowa church faced harassment case
AMES, Iowa (AP) — A man who fatally shot two women before killing himself in the parking lot of an Iowa church had been romantically involved with... More
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Judge denies bond for rapper Young Thug in RICO case
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in... More
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Police fatally shoot Texas fugitive after family of 5 killed
By TERRY WALLACE and JILL BLEED Associated Press A convicted murderer on the run since escaping a prison bus after stabbing its driver last month was... More
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Police: 2 people shot in Wisconsin cemetery shooting
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Two people were shot at a cemetery south of Milwaukee on Thursday, police said. Racine police described the shooting as a... More
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Police: Man smashes ancient museum artifacts worth millions
DALLAS (AP) — A man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and caused more than $5 million in damage, including smashing three ancient Greek... More