The Latest News by Associated Press
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Ohio State settles more suits over sex abuse by team doctor
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University will pay $2 million to settle more lawsuits brought by men who said... More
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California teen found guilty in taco truck owner’s slaying
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge found a teenage boy guilty Thursday in the slaying of a taco truck owner last year, The Modesto... More
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Alex Jones to recoup $75,000 in fines in Sandy Hook lawsuit
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be getting back the $75,000 in fines he paid to a Connecticut court... More
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Police: Man fatally pushed woman into California train
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally pushing a woman in front of a freight train in Southern California has been arrested, authorities... More
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Ex-Michigan music professor gets prison on child sex charges
DETROIT (AP) — A former University of Michigan violin professor has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting a girl... More
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Confusion reigns as school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s jury selection moves on
By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Confusion reigned as jury selection in the death penalty trial of Florida... More
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LA political donor gets 30 years in prison for fetish deaths
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed Buck told his neighbors that the steady stream of young Black men leaving his West... More
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Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and DAVID EGGERT and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Peter Lyoya took his six children from Congo... More
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Man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids, pet dog in Florida
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist from Connecticut was convicted Thursday evening of killing his wife, three young children and the family’s dog two... More
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Jury acquits former Olympian equestrian rider in shooting
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty Thursday in the shooting of a woman at... More
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Lawsuit over Idaho transgender athlete ban likely to proceed
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on transgender athletes in women’s sports will likely move forward... More
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Sex abuse case in snowboarding exposes flaws in reporting
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — When former members of the U.S. snowboarding team wanted to report sex-abuse allegations against a longtime... More
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Store owner to be returned to California in girl’s shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner accused of shooting and wounding a 9-year-old girl when he opened fire at shoplifters agreed... More
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Therapist: Depp and Heard had relationship of ‘mutual abuse’
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A former personal assistant to Amber Heard said she never saw the actress suffer any physical abuse at the hands... More
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Brooklyn subway attack suspect ordered held without bail
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with opening fire on subway riders on train in Brooklyn was ordered held without... More
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Suspect in 1994 killing in Colombia found in Boston suburb
BOSTON (AP) — A Colombian man who has been on the lam for nearly three decades since he was convicted in absentia of killing his... More
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Flight attendants settle Frontier discrimination suit
DENVER (AP) — Frontier Airlines has settled a discrimination lawsuit brought by a group of flight attendants who claimed the carrier discriminated against them during... More
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Florida woman gets 12+ years prison for ‘child modeling’
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman described as a bookkeeper for international “child modeling” websites that sexually exploited young Eastern European children has been... More
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Former Franciscan friar convicted of 1990s child sex abuse
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — A former Franciscan friar was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a grade school student during the 1990s at a Mississippi Catholic... More
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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcible touching
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcibly touching a woman at a New York nightclub in 2018. The guilty... More
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Cops: California store owner fires at shoplifters, hits girl
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California shoe store owner opened fire at shoplifters but mistakenly shot and wounded a 9-year-old girl, fled the state... More
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Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn... More
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Police find 2 dead kids in Miami apartment, mother arrested
By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Police in Miami arrested a 41-year-old woman in the deaths of her two... More
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Depp’s friend expresses doubts over Heard’s allegations
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A longtime friend and next-door neighbor of Johnny Depp testified Wednesday that Depp’s ex-wife, Amber Heard, had told him the... More
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California woman admits she faked 2016 kidnapping
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sherri Papini, the Northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted... More
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South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal crash
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House on Tuesday impeached state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 car... More
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Lawyer: Depp trial likely to become mudslinging soap opera
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A trial over libel allegations by Johnny Depp against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will likely turn... More
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NY lieutenant governor arrested in campaign donation scheme
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and TOM HAYS Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested Tuesday in a federal corruption... More
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Police hunt gunman who wounded 10 in Brooklyn subway attack
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police hunted late into the night for the gunman who... More
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Maryland woman charged with murder after woman’s body found
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A Maryland woman faces a murder charge after Alabama sheriff’s deputies found a woman dead at a home. Limestone County deputies... More