The Latest News by Associated Press
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Toxicologist: Drugs, ‘excited delirium’ didn’t kill Floyd
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A toxicologist testified at the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil... More
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Jury selection moving swiftly in Breonna Taylor-related case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jury selection is moving swiftly in the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in the botched drug raid that... More
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Palin takes witness stand in libel case vs. New York Times
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the witness stand on Wednesday in her defamation lawsuit against... More
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Court: No pension for ex-Chicago officer convicted in attack
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer convicted of battery for attacking a bartender in 2007 during a drunken rage captured on video cannot... More
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Former USA Climbing team member accused of child rape
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A former member of the USA Climbing team has been arrested on investigation of three counts of third-degree child rape, officials... More
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1 juror dismissed from federal trial in George Floyd killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge overseeing the federal trial of three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s... More
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Colby-Sawyer assistant coach accused of child sex assault
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who coached men’s basketball at Colby-Sawyer College has been accused of sexually... More
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Former ‘American Idol’ star charged in fatal DUI crash
PACOLET, S.C. (AP) — A country music singer who was a finalist on TV’s “American Idol” has been charged with driving under the influence resulting... More
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Missouri man convicted at 14 of killing mom gets parole
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of... More
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Justice Dept. announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the... More
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3 women sue Harvard, allege school ignored sexual harassment
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Three Harvard University graduate students said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Ivy League school for years ignored... More
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9-year-old charged with beating brother before his death
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A 9-year-old Alabama girl was charged with assault after allegedly using a broomstick to beat her younger brother, who later died,... More
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Tennessee mother sentenced to life in deaths of 4 children
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman convicted of stabbing her four children to death was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Criminal Court Judge... More
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Convicted rapist spent decades hiding, 22 years for ID theft
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A convicted rapist who hid in Florida for more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence has... More
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Police: Saints’ Kamara, 3 others attacked man at Vegas club
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is accused of punching and badly injuring a man... More
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Breonna Taylor case resumes with 1st questioning of jurors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jury selection resumed Tuesday with the first questioning of potential jurors for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved... More
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Maryland court hears case seeking new sentence for DC sniper
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday on whether Washington, D.C., sniper Lee Boyd Malvo’s six life... More
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Families sue building owners over Bronx fire that killed 17
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several families whose loved ones died or were injured while trying to... More
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Amir Locke’s cousin arrested in probe that led to fatal raid
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin in connection with the homicide investigation that led police to the... More
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In Arbery death case, possible jurors question hate crimes
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed... More
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Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing one... More
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Texts: Mom of alleged school shooter joked about gun
By PAUL SANCYA and ED WHITE Associated Press A day before four students were killed at a Michigan school, the mother of the teenager charged with carrying... More
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Scott Peterson juror will be offered immunity to testify
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A juror in Scott Peterson’s two-decade-old murder trial will be granted immunity before testifying at a hearing that could determine... More
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Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in church shooting
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force must pay more than $230 million in damages to survivors and victims’ families of a 2017 Texas... More
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US Attorney: Marathon bomber could face death penalty again
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins said Monday that, if instructed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, she would attempt to reinstate the death penalty... More
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Virginia inmate sentenced in Michigan for daughter’s killing
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) — A man serving life sentences in Virginia for raping and killing a woman in 1980 was sentenced Monday to an additional... More
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Amir Locke protesters seek acting police chief’s resignation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A caravan of vehicles drove through Minneapolis demanding justice in the death of Amir Locke, the 22-year old Black man who was... More
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2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead... More
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Hearing delayed on ex-cop’s bid to toss murder conviction
By DON BABWIN Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Monday delayed for three months a hearing on former suburban Chicago police officer... More
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Lung expert: Officers could have saved George Floyd’s life
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — George Floyd died because his breathing was restricted as he was restrained... More