The Latest News by Associated Press
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Defense rests its case at murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The defense rested its case Thursday at the murder trial of... More
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Blow-up at Rittenhouse trial over enlarging photos and video
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial sparred for a second day Thursday over the technology used... More
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Texas A&M student hurt at Astroworld dies; death total at 9
By JUAN LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died, the... More
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EXPLAINER: Could jury weigh lesser charges for Rittenhouse?
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial could ask the jury to consider lesser charges when it... More
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Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing watched security camera... More
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Expert at Rittenhouse trial zeroes in on just a few minutes
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Less than three seconds elapsed between the time a protester in... More
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EXPLAINER: Prosecutor’s questions to Rittenhouse anger judge
By TODD RICHMOND and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The murder case against Kyle Rittenhouse flirted with a mistrial Wednesday after the... More
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Woman charged in suitcase murder case to remain locked up
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago woman arrested in the U.S. last week on a murder conspiracy charge in the 2014... More
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AG releases interview transcripts in Cuomo harassment probe
By MICHAEL HILL, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Over an 11-hour interview with investigators last July, former New... More
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Capitol rioter who hit officer gets over 3 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner who punched a police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the... More
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Henry Ruggs’ lawyers argue to block medical records release
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Attorneys for former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III launched a bid Wednesday to keep his medical... More
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Judge again denies bond for prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina attorney whose wife and son were found shot to death at the... More
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George Floyd biography to be published in May 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields of... More
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A look at key points in Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand in his murder trial Wednesday, testifying about how he shot three... More
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Accused of assaulting ex, Vikes’ Cook says she assaulted him
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings star Dalvin Cook is facing a lawsuit from a former girlfriend for alleged... More
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Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery `trapped like a rat’ before slaying
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — One of the three white men standing trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery said they had the... More
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Rittenhouse: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday he was under attack when he killed... More
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2 more guilty pleas from man who admitted killing 4 Nevadans
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted fatally shooting four people in Nevada during a two-week rampage in... More
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Woman says her sister ID’d wrong man in Missouri slayings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The only eye witnesses to a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City tried to tell prosecutors years before she died... More
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FBI: Suspected serial killer’s tattoo played role in capture
By JIM SALTER Associated Press (AP) — Security camera footage, shell casings and a small but distinctive tattoo played pivotal roles in the arrest of... More
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Florida officer’s convictions upheld in fatal shooting
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a police officer convicted of manslaughter and... More
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Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery’s death quickly changed his story... More
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Pathologist: Rittenhouse shot first man at close range
By SCOTT BAUER, TAMMY WEBBER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The first man killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of... More
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Judge allows cameras at trial of ex-cop who killed Duante Wright
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Live video coverage will be allowed in the trial of a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of Daunte... More
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House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 10 former White House aides
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators have issued subpoenas to 10 more former officials who... More
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South Dakota House votes to launch impeachment probe of AG
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s House launched an investigation Tuesday into whether the state’s attorney general should be impeached... More
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Missouri man accused of killing his wife takes stand
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of killing his wife and burying her body in a park testified Tuesday that they had a... More
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‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin sues Netflix over sequel
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The founder of a Florida big cat sanctuary featured in the popular “Tiger... More
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Rittenhouse trial highlights rise of livestreamed video
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press When Andrew Mercado found himself in the middle of a protest following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last year, he... More
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Judge rejects bail for Ghislaine Maxwell in sex abuse case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday again refused to let British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell trade a jail cell... More