The Latest News by Associated Press
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Nevada psychologist takes plea, avoids trial in wife’s death
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada psychologist accused of killing his attorney wife with prescription painkillers and antifreeze has taken a plea deal that avoids... More
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Attorney sues Virginia for withholding lab records
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An attorney for a man who came within days of being executed in Virginia for a murder he didn’t commit has... More
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Authorities search for girl, charge her father with assault
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The father of a New Hampshire girl who police believe was last seen in 2019 at... More
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Former social worker sentenced for sex crimes with minors
IUKA, Miss. (AP) — A former social worker with the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has received eight years in prison for sex crimes... More
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Illinois child welfare worker fatally stabbed during visit
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois child welfare worker was stabbed to death during a home visit in a... More
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Suspect in slaying of Illinois police officer denied bond
BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday denied bail to the second of two people charged with killing one police officer and wounding another... More
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Maxwell to seek new trial after reports of juror’s sex abuse
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted last week of conspiring to recruit and groom teenage girls to be abused... More
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Meghan suit nets 1 pound on privacy, secret copyright sum
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Duchess of Sussex will receive a nominal 1-pound ($1.35) payment for invasion of privacy plus undisclosed... More
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‘Substitute camera’ captures Ghislaine Maxwell trial drama
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Ghislaine Maxwell strode into the courtroom for the first day of her sex-trafficking trial, no... More
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Man pleads guilty to killing grandmother, ruled mentally ill
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A Rock County man has pleaded guilty to killing his 97-year-old grandmother, and a judge has ruled he was not legally... More
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Governor pardons Plessy, of ‘separate but equal’ ruling
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to... More
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Montana Supreme Court reverses attempted homicide conviction
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a Miles City man’s conviction for attempted deliberate homicide for threatening to stab a bar... More
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Elizabeth Holmes saga still has some loose ends to resolve
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has ended the suspense surrounding the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO... More
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Alaska man who threatened US senators pleads guilty
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rural Alaska man who threatened to kill the state’s two U.S. senators in a series... More
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Judge tosses lawsuit of man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the... More
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US arrests, charges suspect in Haitian president slaying
ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. government announced Tuesday that it charged one of the main suspects in... More
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Judge orders Mississippi city to allow mosque construction
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new federal court order says a Mississippi city must allow construction of a mosque,... More
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Lawyer: Texas dad didn’t know son accused in deaths had gun
GARLAND, Texas (AP) — An attorney for a man accused of driving his son to a Dallas-area gas station store where the 14-year-old is accused... More
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Prince Andrew effort to toss sex assault suit hits roadblock
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge was mostly dismissive Tuesday of oral arguments by a lawyer for Prince Andrew who... More
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Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press (AP) — A firearms store and gun range in suburban Kansas City refused to let a Muslim woman use the... More
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Man accused of murdering wife, apologizing in video, found dead
By Ivy Brown MARION COUNTY, Fla. (Court TV) — The hunt for a Texas man accused of murdering his estranged wife and apologizing to their... More
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Judge sets Jan. 28 for ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentencing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday set a Jan. 28 date for the resentencing of “Tiger King” Joe Exotic. U.S.... More
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911 calls to be released in potential serial killer case
OAK BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Distress calls to law enforcement connected to the investigation into a possible serial killer on Long Island may soon be... More
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Document Prince Andrew claims prevents lawsuit is released
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says she was sexually trafficked to Britain’s Prince Andrew by Jeffrey Epstein accepted... More
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Magistrate recommends against tossing case against sheriff
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has recommended against dismissing an indictment accusing an Atlanta-area sheriff of violating the civil rights of people in... More
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Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr subpoenaed by NY attorney general
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general recently subpoenaed former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children,... More
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Former Theranos CEO Holmes convicted of fraud and conspiracy
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a case that exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes... More
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Drew Peterson to ask judge to toss out murder conviction
CHICAGO (AP) — Drew Peterson, the former Chicago-area police sergeant who was convicted in 2012 of killing his third wife, is set to return to... More
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Judge: Prince Andrew can’t halt lawsuit with domicile claim
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew’s effort to immediately block the progression of a lawsuit by a woman who says... More
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Colorado governor slashes trucker’s prison term to 10 years
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a... More