The Latest News by Associated Press
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Parkland, Florida, school shooter’s trial delayed again
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be delayed until April after... More
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Testimony: Waffle House shooter wrote to Winfrey, Swift
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man who shot and killed four people in a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 had written Oprah Winfrey asking for... More
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Trial of 3 cops in Floyd killing delayed by COVID diagnosis
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating... More
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In trial closing, prosecutor says lies caught up to Avenatti
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday in a trial’s closing arguments that California lawyer Michael Avenatti told... More
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Police: Gunman kills 2 Virginia college officers, arrested
BRIDGEWATER, Va. (AP) — A gunman shot and killed two campus officers at a private college Tuesday, prompting a protracted campus lockdown and search before... More
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Fired Miami Dolphins coach sues NFL, alleging racist hiring
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores sued the NFL and three teams on Tuesday over alleged... More
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Police: 2 students shot, 1 fatally, outside Minnesota school
RICHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — One student was killed and another critically injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near the front entrance to a suburban Minneapolis... More
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Family of Durst’s 1st wife sues 2nd wife for wrongful death
NEW YORK (AP) — Relatives of Robert Durst’s first wife, whose 1982 disappearance culminated last year in a murder indictment against him, has filed a... More
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Former UCLA lecturer threatened to ‘hunt’ female professor
By STEFANIE DAZIO, COLLEEN SLEVIN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, who... More
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Man who killed 4-year-old when he was 13 freed from prison
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock in 1993 when he was 13 years old has... More
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Jury begins deliberations in Roy Moore defamation case
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday on dueling defamation claims filed by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore... More
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Waffle House shooting: Woman describes seconds of terror
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kayla Shaw was waiting at a Nashville Waffle House for her order to-go around 3:20 a.m. on April 22, 2018, when... More
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Avenatti decides not to testify at trial vs. Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti said Tuesday that he will not testify at his trial on charges that he... More
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Jury questioning delayed in case related to Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jury questioning has been delayed for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that killed... More
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Medical examiner on stand at officers’ trial in Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The chief medical examiner who deemed George Floyd’s death a... More
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Norway court rejects mass killer Breivik’s parole request
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — A Norwegian court ruled Tuesday that far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in... More
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Court rules 3 charged in kidnapping plot can return to US
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A court in Scotland has denied an appeal by three people charged in a failed kidnapping-murder... More
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California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who three years ago placed a moratorium on executions, now is moving... More
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Jury questioning to begin in case related to Breonna Taylor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Questioning of potential jurors begins Tuesday for the trial of a former Kentucky police officer involved in a botched raid that... More
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State seeks long sentence for cop convicted in Wright death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her Taser... More
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Attorney: Waffle House shooter believed God commanded him
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a man who killed four people in a shooting at a Nashville Waffle House said Monday that Travis Reinking... More
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Detectives suspended amid probes of 2 Black women’s deaths
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Two police detectives in Connecticut’s largest city have been suspended amid investigations into allegations of insensitivity in their handling of... More
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Former Senate candidate Moore on accuser: ‘I don’t know her’
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, testifying in a defamation case brought by a woman who... More
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2 men charged with making separate threats to kill president
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man and a Kansas man have been charged with making separate threats to... More
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Upstate DA declines to pursue case against Andrew Cuomo
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press An upstate New York district attorney said Monday he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo, becoming the latest... More
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Avenatti wavers on testifying in trial vs. Stormy Daniels
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti wavered Monday when asked whether he plans to take the witness stand in his... More
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Judge rejects plea deal for man who killed Ahmaud Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial... More
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Kansas court mulls case of man facing death for 4 shootings
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court wrestled Monday with whether a man invoked his right to remain silent before... More
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Attorneys for 3 cops in Floyd killing questioning training
By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The former head of training for the Minneapolis Police Department... More
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Ahmaud Arbery’s parents object to DOJ’s hate crime plea deal
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have proposed a plea agreement that would avert a hate crimes trial for the... More