The Latest News by Associated Press
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Breonna Taylor case jury selection reaches end of 1st phase
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lawyers wrapped up their individual questioning of potential jurors Friday in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the raid... More
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Judge in Arbery death federal trial to seat jury Monday
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and... More
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Teen bystander: Knew instantly Floyd was ‘in distress’
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A woman who was 17 when she came upon Minneapolis police pinning... More
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Virginia man faces prison after disrupting flight in April
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A 29-year-old man who struck a flight attendant and tried to open the cockpit door during a flight to Florida has... More
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Young Dolph shooting suspects plead not guilty in Memphis
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Tennessee... More
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No Wordle update leads to discovery of 80-year-old hostage
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police rescued an 80-year-old suburban Chicago woman who was held hostage for nearly 21 hours in large part because she couldn’t... More
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Official: Officers in Floyd killing trained about rights
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chair of the Minnesota agency that sets licensing standards for police... More
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Police: Girl impersonated Florida classmate to make threats
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) — A 12-year-old girl is accused of “maliciously” impersonating a fellow student by creating fake Instagram and email accounts to threaten... More
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Man accused in Wisconsin parade deaths pleads not guilty
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens more when he drove an SUV through a suburban Christmas... More
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Emotional support or hogwash? Man fights to keep his pet pig
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press CANAJOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — Ellie the potbellied pig snuggles up to Wyverne Flatt when he watches TV and sometimes rolls... More
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Hate crime probe sought in Mississippi attempted shooting
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for a Black delivery driver are calling for a federal hate crimes probe of... More
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Multimillionaire fugitive sentenced for wife’s 2012 killing
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California multimillionaire who became an international fugitive after being accused of strangling his wife in 2012 was sentenced... More
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Former ‘Cheer’ star pleads guilty in child pornography case
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jerry Harris, former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges of... More
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California high court won’t hear Manson follower parole case
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court has denied a potential bid for freedom by Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten following Gov.... More
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Man pleads guilty to killing fellow federal prisoner
MILAN, Mich. (AP) — A federal inmate pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday, admitting that he was one of three people to attack and kill... More
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Cop safety cited in no-knock warrant ahead of Locke’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities searching the Minneapolis apartment where Amir Locke was killed by a SWAT team member said a no-knock search warrant was necessary... More
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Boston man gets more than 11 years on trafficking charges
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man described by federal authorities as a “serial sex trafficker” who exploited multiple victims including minors over a 15-year period... More
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Man found guilty in 1993 Alaska university killing case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A jury in Alaska found a man guilty on Thursday of the killing and rape of a woman at a university... More
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Police solve 1964 rape, murder of girl with DNA, volunteer
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and... More
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Suspect in church killing dead after Colorado cops shoot him
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A man wanted for shooting and killing a woman in a suburban Denver church and wounding two other churchgoers last week... More
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Prosecutors won’t file charges against Dodgers pitcher Bauer
By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday decided not to charge Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer... More
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Lieutenant: Officers should have intervened in Floyd killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd’s civil rights should have... More
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Palin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ in libel dispute
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a jury Thursday she felt like she was at the... More
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Texas man indicted on murder charge for driveway slaying
MARTINDALE, Texas (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Texas man on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of a driver who... More
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Lawyers demand serious charges for gunfire at Black driver
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two white men were arrested last week, days after a Black delivery van driver accused them... More
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Family: Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget’s death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement Wednesday. The... More
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Court records: ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to plead guilty
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris is expected to plead guilty Thursday in a federal child pornography case alleging he solicited sex from minors... More
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Parent in college bribery scandal gets year in prison
BOSTON (AP) — A former casino executive who was one of just two parents to go to trial in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal... More
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Judge dismisses Duggar sister’s suit over records’ release
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit four sisters of Josh Duggar filed over the release of records from a... More
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Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S.... More