The Latest News by Associated Press
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Man charged in 3 Texas deaths indicted in roommate’s slaying
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A man accused of killing three people whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Texas in September... More
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Family: Judge in Potter case swayed by ‘white woman tears’
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who sentenced white former Officer Kim Potter on Friday to two years in prison for... More
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State clears Cedar Point in Ohio roller coaster accident
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There’s no evidence that Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio acted illegally or had reason to believe one of its rides,... More
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Former Louisiana teacher gets 41 years in sex crimes case
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana teacher who pleaded guilty to tainting cupcakes with her ex-husband’s bodily fluids and feeding them to school... More
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Testimony wraps up in hate crimes trial over Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Witness testimony concluded Friday in the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery with final prosecution witnesses... More
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Father of Texas teen accused in triple killing indicted
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of driving his son to and from a Dallas-area gas station convenience store where the 14-year-old is accused of... More
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Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s death
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kim Potter, the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused... More
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Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests
By ACACIA CORONADO, PAUL WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges... More
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Tennessee woman charged with statutory rape of students
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman has been charged with statutory rape involving nine underage high school students. Melissa A. Blair, 38, of Englewood,... More
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Former Angels employee convicted in Skaggs’ overdose death
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Los Angeles Angels employee was convicted Thursday of providing Angels pitcher Tyler... More
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Jury seated to try Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A jury was seated Wednesday in the case of an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths, with the long-awaited trial... More
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Vatican spy story takes center stage as fraud trial resumes
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial resumes Friday after exposing some unseemly realities of how... More
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Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being ‘Black in America’
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for the funeral for Amir... More
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Prosecutors question officer in Floyd killing about training
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Thursday... More
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Strip-search optional: Volunteers to test new Swiss jail
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Would you willingly live like a prisoner for a day or two — or four? Hundreds of... More
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Romance fraud: Looking for love in wrong place proves costly
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — For the victim, a 78-year-old man from Annandale, it started with an effort to find... More
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EXPLAINER: What to watch at Kim Potter’s sentencing hearing
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she killed Daunte Wright will be... More
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Police probing mall fight where Black youth was handcuffed
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey are investigating an incident in which a Black teen was held down on the ground and handcuffed... More
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Arbery not seen stealing, cop told hate crime defendants
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A police officer testified Thursday that he told a white father and son on trial for... More
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Use of rape-kit DNA to probe other crimes shocks prosecutors
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco district attorney’s stunning claim that California crime labs are... More
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Officer charged in Floyd killing says he deferred to Chauvin
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing testified Wednesday that he deferred to Derek Chauvin because he... More
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Former Staples exec gets 15 months in prison for college bribery scandal
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Staples Inc. executive convicted of trying to bribe his three children’s way into elite universities... More
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Judge: Palin libel case jurors knew he’d rejected her claims
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the libel lawsuit brought by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against... More
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South Carolina man gets life for 1976 cold case killing
WINNSBORO, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for a killing that went unsolved for more than four... More
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Prosecutors reduce requested sentence for ex-cop Kim Potter
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors have apparently backed away from their pursuit of a longer-than-usual sentence for the suburban Minneapolis... More
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Judge blocks release of Bob Saget’s autopsy records for now
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida on Wednesday agreed with a request from the family of comedian Bob... More
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FBI agent: Defendants in Arbery killing used racial slurs
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery repeatedly used racial slurs in text messages... More
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Judge tosses Zimmerman’s lawsuit against Trayvon’s parents
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida has dismissed a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit former neighborhood watch volunteer George... More
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A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in US
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The arrest of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that... More
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Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York... More