The Latest News by Associated Press
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Idaho judge: Mom accused in kids’ killings now fit for trial
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her... More
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Plea deal rejected by 3 ex-officers in George Floyd’s death
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors revealed Monday evening that they offered plea deals to three former Minneapolis police officers charged with... More
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Physical therapist on trial for murder of 4 family members
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist from Connecticut suffocated his 4-year-old daughter by rolling on top of her and also killed his two sons... More
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Johnny Depp suit against Amber Heard starts with jury picks
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his... More
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Plea deal: No prison for attack on Black teen at NYC hotel
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking her phone at a... More
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Closing arguments begin in Ohio doctor’s murder trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Closing arguments in the trial of an Ohio doctor charged in multiple hospital deaths began Monday with a prosecutor telling jurors... More
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Arbitrator clears officers who pushed Buffalo protester
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An arbitrator has ruled that two Buffalo police officers didn’t violate the department’s use-of-force guidelines when they pushed a 75-year-old protester... More
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Man gets 375 years in 2016 NJ slayings of woman, 2 kids
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to 375 years in jail in the 2016 slayings of three people, including two children, in... More
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Police: 3 dead in gun range shooting; 40 weapons stolen
ATLANTA (AP) — Police are searching for at least one armed suspect in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in... More
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Kevin Spacey asks judge to axe Anthony Rapp’s sex abuse suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey asked a judge Friday to throw out actor Anthony Rapp’s sex abuse lawsuit,... More
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Inmate charged with murder 40 years after Georgia slaying
CUSSETA, Ga. (AP) — In a case that went unsolved for four decades, a grand jury in Georgia indicted an inmate on murder charges in... More
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No bail for suspect in rural Nevada kidnapping, killing
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press FERNLEY, Nev. (AP) — A judge in rural Nevada decided Friday that a man accused of kidnapping and killing an... More
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Inmate asks judges to halt firing squad or electrocution
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate set to die either by a firing squad or in the electric... More
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Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Jan. 6 riot
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man on Friday became the second member of the extremist group Proud Boys to... More
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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The motion picture academy on Friday banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any... More
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Boston Marathon bomber again tries to avoid execution
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is again trying to avoid execution, asking the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to consider four... More
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Bogus test taker to be sentenced in college admissions scam
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Florida prep school administrator paid handsomely to take college entrance exams for wealthy students seeking... More
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S. Carolina schedules 1st execution with firing squad ready
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has scheduled its first execution after corrections officials finished updating the death... More
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2 acquitted, jury hung on 2 more in Whitmer kidnap plot
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A jury on Friday acquitted two men of all charges in a... More
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Man accused of shooting at candidate faces new charges
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press/Report for America LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at a candidate for mayor of Louisville was hit with... More
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US: 2 posed as agents, gave gifts to Secret Service officers
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments... More
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Ex-officer testifies against mentor at Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer... More
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Missouri regulates boarding schools after abuse allegations
By JIM SALTER Associated Press Maggie Drew’s dad sent her to Circle of Hope Girls’ Ranch in Missouri in 2007, hoping strict Christian teachings would... More
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Lawyers deliver closing remarks in USC coach’s bribery trial
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former water polo coach at the University of Southern California facing bribery and fraud charges was... More
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Plea deal talks on theft charge for missing girl’s stepmom
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A plea offer and a counter offer were recently discussed for the stepmother of a missing New... More
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Marshals arrest Iowa man accused of faking own death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal marshals have arrested an Iowa man in Washington state who has been on the run for six years after... More
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Judge tosses Girl Scouts’ recruitment suit vs. Boy Scouts
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected Girl Scouts’ claims that the Boy Scouts created marketplace confusion... More
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School official accused of sending threats, lying to police
CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) — The superintendent of schools in a Massachusetts city was charged Wednesday with lying to federal agents investigating threats made by text... More
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Kidd Creole convicted of manslaughter in 2017 stabbing
NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury found rapper Kidd Creole guilty of manslaughter Wednesday in connection with the 2017 fatal stabbing of a homeless... More
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PSU student arrested in fatal shooting in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland State University student turned himself in to law enforcement after a woman was shot and killed near the school.... More