The Latest News by Associated Press
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Ex-sheriff guilty in state sex case, awaits US fraud trial
COVINGTON, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana sheriff is facing life in prison after being convicted of multiple sexual abuse charges. New Orleans-area news outlets... More
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Astroworld deaths spur calls for independent review
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deaths of eight people in a crush of fans at a music... More
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Drone video at Rittenhouse murder trial shows first shooting
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial Tuesday watched drone video... More
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California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and... More
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Woman recalls total ‘terror’ of Charlottesville car attack
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A woman who was pushed out of the way as a car slammed into... More
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Missouri inmate adamantly denies role in 1978 triple slaying
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man who has been jailed for more than 40 years for a... More
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Florida man admits defrauding California of $10 million
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the state of California out of more than $10 million in tobacco taxes,... More
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Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Rittenhouse
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha... More
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Nebraska woman avoids death sentence for store clerk slaying
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press WILBER, Neb. (AP) — A woman convicted of murder for her role in the death and dismemberment of a Nebraska... More
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Concert victims included 9th-grader, ‘life of the party’
By RANDALL CHASE and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press As young as a high school freshman and from as far away as Washington state. Authorities on... More
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Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim’s parents
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up... More
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Graphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s wounds shown to jury
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Jurors were shown graphic, closeup police photos Monday of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery,... More
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Survivor expected to testify in Rittenhouse trial’s 2nd week
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Pre KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A man who suffered a severe arm injury when he was... More
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Sheriff: Missing girl found after using TikTok hand signals
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Kentucky say a 16-year-old girl missing from North Carolina has been found after someone noticed her using... More
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Attorneys present jurors with dueling portraits of Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys on Friday presented dueling portraits of Ahmaud Arbery, who was either an... More
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Cuomo prosecutor seeks more time to finish investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman has asked a judge for more time,... More
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Prosecutor: Arbery’s killers ‘did everything’ on assumptions
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — White men in pickup trucks chased Ahmaud Arbery for five minutes, and one threatened to shoot... More
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Gladys Knight’s son gets prison over restaurant taxes
ATLANTA (AP) — The son of R&B legend Gladys Knight has been sentenced to serve two years in prison for failing to withhold payroll taxes... More
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Illinois woman charged in August fire deaths of her 5 kids
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A woman has been charged with child endangerment in the August fire deaths of her five young children, who... More
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Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting ‘belligerently’
By AMY FORLITI, TAMMY WEBBER and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the... More
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Murder trial opens in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Opening statements began Friday in the murder trial of three white men charged in the shooting... More
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Trial of ex-Idaho governor longshot ends with hung jury
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The trial of a former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged in the killing of a 12-year-old Colorado girl ended Thursday with... More
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Fired steakhouse worker accused of cutting former co-workers
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A man who was fired from his dishwashing job at Billings steakhouse returned to the restaurant hours later, grabbed some knives... More
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Witnesses: Threat, lunge for gun from 1st Rittenhouse victim
By AMY FORLITI, TAMMY WEBBER and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The first man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of... More
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Arbery death trial dominated by race before it even begins
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The trial hasn’t even started and yet issues of race are dominating the case in which... More
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EXPLAINER: Expert: Overseas conviction no bar to US charges
By ED WHITE Associated Press The filing of U.S. charges against a Chicago woman convicted of killing her wealthy mother during a luxury vacation in... More
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Rioter who bragged she wouldn’t go to jail gets prison term
By JACQUES BILLEAUD and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A real estate agent from suburban Dallas who flaunted her participation in the Jan. 6 riot at... More
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Man indicted on murder charge in shooting of postal worker
COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A former neighbor of a U.S. Postal Service worker has been indicted on a murder charge after he told authorities... More
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Tennessee man accused of violence in Capitol riot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man is accused of being violent during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, federal officials said. The... More
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Mississippi man gets life in prison in killing of 5 people
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after he pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting five... More