The Latest News by Associated Press
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Fast start to jury selection in Arbery death federal trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection got off to a fast start Monday in the federal hate crimes trial of... More
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Man faces 2 counts of murder in Miami homeless deaths
MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors filed two murder charges Friday against a 25-year-old real estate agent accused in the deaths of two homeless men in Miami... More
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Georgia men get prison on drug, dog fighting charges
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia men have been sentenced to federal prison after they were arrested as part of an investigation into a multi-state... More
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Arbery killers’ failed pleas may complicate hate crime trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison, the men who chased and killed Ahmaud... More
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Waffle House shooter receives life in prison without parole
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 received a sentence of life imprisonment... More
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Police: Kidnapping suspect asked for Bloomberg’s daughters
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who allegedly kidnapped an employee at the Colorado ranch owned by former New York City... More
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Man charged in death of Topeka man who testified against him
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man has been charged with killing another man who had testified against him in a robbery and burglary case.... More
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Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 was found guilty on four counts... More
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Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawyer for Bill Cosby asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to reject a bid by... More
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Michael Avenatti convicted of stealing from Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti was convicted Friday of charges he cheated the porn actor Stormy... More
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Parents: Amir Locke ‘executed’; mayor halts no-knock entries
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis mayor imposed a moratorium on no-knock warrants Friday, two days after a... More
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Drew Peterson gets another chance to fight murder conviction
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As Drew Peterson’s appeals against his murder conviction repeatedly failed, it seemed the former suburban Chicago police... More
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Avenatti, Stormy Daniels talks stalled by 1 juror, note says
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury considering the fate of California lawyer Michael Avenatti on charges that... More
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Arbery’s shooter withdraws guilty plea on hate crime charge
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery withdrew his guilty plea on a federal... More
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Police video shows man shot by officer was on couch, had gun
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police as they were executing a... More
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Lawmaker wants federal fix in Yellowstone’s legal blind spot
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers is recommending the Legislature ask Congress to fix a legal loophole... More
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Greg McMichael won’t plead to hate crime in Arbery death
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the deadly chase that ended in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery won’t... More
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Judge tosses lawsuit over Uber driver’s killing by passenger
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge in Baltimore on Thursday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against Uber Technologies... More
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Video: Waffle House shooter believed people tormenting him
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 posted videos to YouTube in the... More
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Ex-lecturer held without bail, charged with threats to UCLA
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, THOMAS PEIPERT and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a former lecturer at the University... More
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Avenatti jury stuck on whether he cheated Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating the fate of Michael Avenatti on criminal charges that he... More
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Court: Minutes-long assault didn’t justify kidnapping charge
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal court on Thursday overturned a man’s kidnapping conviction stemming from his assaulting his girlfriend for seven minutes, ruling that the... More
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Naked man arrested after opening fire on bus, killing 1
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old man who was acting erratically opened fire inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California, killing a 43-year-old woman and... More
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Ruggs’ lawyer says he’s viewing post-crash police body video
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer for ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs told a judge he has received body-worn camera video from police who... More
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Audio tapes of Maine man played at cold case murder trial
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Audio recordings of a Maine man speaking to police were played Wednesday for jurors hearing murder and rape charges against him... More
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Boston police officer’s girlfriend charged in his death
STOUGHTON, Mass. (AP) — A woman who is accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her car outside a suburban home, leaving the... More
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Ex-student is arraigned in shooting of two campus officers
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former student at a private college in Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on murder... More
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US missionary guilty of sexually assaulting Ugandan girl
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia minister on Wednesday pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a girl under the care of his church while doing missionary... More
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Brooklyn judge’s son pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of a New York City judge who referred to himself as a “caveman” eager to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election... More
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4 charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams
NEW YORK (AP) — Four men have been charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney... More