The Latest News by Associated Press
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Jury’s duty in Depp-Heard trial doesn’t track public debate
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A seven-person civil jury in Virginia will resume deliberations Tuesday in Johnny Depp’s libel trial against Amber Heard. What the jury considers... More
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Former Virginia Tech player acquitted in 2021 beating death
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va (AP) — A jury on Friday acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who had been accused of fatally beating a man he... More
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Police: Boy found in suitcase died of electrolyte imbalance
SELLERSBURG, Ind. (AP) — An autopsy for a young boy found dead in a suitcase in southern Indiana showed he died from an electrolyte imbalance,... More
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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit, allowing NY probe to go on
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia... More
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Defense: Man charged with killing mother at sea competent
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A public defender for the 28-year-old man charged with killing his mother at sea in a plot to inherit millions of... More
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Idaho trial for Chad and Lori Daybell delayed to January
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman charged in Idaho with killing her two youngest children and her new husband’s previous wife will be tried alongside... More
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Police waited 45 minutes in school before pursuing shooter
By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly 20 officers stood for about 45 minutes in the hallway... More
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Official: Kids to 911 during siege: ‘Please send the police’
By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Nearly 20 officers stood in a hallway outside of the classrooms... More
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Governor saw deadly arrest video months before prosecutors
By JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top lawyers privately watched a... More
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At long last, Depp jurors hear closings, begin deliberations
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — After a six-week trial in which Johnny Depp and Amber Heard tore into each other... More
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Parole recommended for California follower of Charles Manson
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California parole panel recommended the release of Patricia Krenwinkel for the first time Thursday, more... More
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Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in beheading case
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a New Hampshire man of first-degree murder for killing his wife’s... More
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Ex-Virginia Tech linebacker testifies in fatal beating trial
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech football player took the stand in his own defense at his murder trial Thursday, testifying that he... More
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Lawyer: 5 of 6 subway shooting witnesses couldn’t ID gunman
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of randomly murdering a fellow passenger on a New York City subway train... More
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Amber Heard ends testimony asking Depp to ‘leave me alone’
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Amber Heard told jurors Thursday that a harassment campaign waged against her by ex-husband Johnny... More
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Kevin Spacey charged in UK with 4 counts of sexual assault
LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors said Thursday they have charged actor Kevin Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three men. The... More
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Twitter to pay $150M penalty over privacy of users’ data
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators’... More
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Trial begins for ex-Virginia Tech football player in killing
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A trial began Wednesday for a former Virginia Tech football player accused in the fatal beating of a Tinder match he... More
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‘How to Murder Your Husband’ writer found guilty of murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your... More
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Beto O’Rourke disrupts news conference on shooting
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A news conference about the shooting at a Texas elementary school broke into shouting Wednesday as... More
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Reality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of... More
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Governor: Texas gunman said he was going to shoot up school
By ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school... More
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Cops: 500,000 fentanyl pills found in Arizona traffic stop
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Two women were arrested after about 500,000 fentanyl pills were found in an SUV pulled over for speeding on Interstate... More
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Search continues for Texas woman accused in cyclist’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The search continued Tuesday for a woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home. Wilson,... More
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Germany: Fake doctor gets life in prison for patient deaths
BERLIN (AP) — A German court on Wednesday sentenced a woman who posed as a doctor to life in prison for causing the deaths of... More
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Depp retakes witness stand, calls Heard’s allegations insane
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Johnny Depp called his ex-wife’s accusations of sexual and physical abuse “insane” Wednesday as he... More
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Feds: Ohio man plotted visit to Texas to kill George W. Bush
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Iraqi man who came to the United States two years ago and applied for asylum... More
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Ex-reality star Josh Duggar to be sentenced for child porn
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return to federal court on Wednesday, where a judge could sentence him to up... More
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Gunman kills 19 children, 2 adults in Texas school rampage
By ACACIA CORONADO and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The 18-year-old gunman who slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas... More
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Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag gets 33 months
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced... More