The Latest News by Associated Press
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US asks UK court to permit extradition of WikiLeaks’ Assange
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United States asked Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that Julian Assange... More
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Mistrial granted as jury deadlocks in Georgia stun-gun death
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Faced with deadlocked jurors, a judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case of three former... More
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Officer convicted in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California police officer was convicted Tuesday of assault with a firearm in the 2018 fatal... More
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Woman and her boyfriend arrested in death of woman’s child
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A woman and her boyfriend were arrested Tuesday in the death of the woman’s 8-year-old son,... More
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Sheriff: Movie set showed ‘some complacency’ with weapons
By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN AND CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Investigators said Wednesday that there was “some complacency” in... More
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Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
By JAY COHEN and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player... More
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Prince Andrew’s lawyer wants to keep 2009 legal deal sealed
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew’s lawyer asked a New York judge Tuesday to keep sealed a 2009 legal agreement... More
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Civil rights pioneer seeks expungement of ’55 arrest record
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to... More
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Disgruntled neighbor Stanley Ford, who killed 9 by arson, gets life term
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A man convicted of killing nine people in arson fires in his neighborhood was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without... More
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North Dakota man pleads guilty in random killing of girl, 14
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man has pleaded guilty to killing a 14-year-old girl who authorities said was strangled and stabbed more than... More
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Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed... More
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‘Groveland Four’ charges could be dropped 70 years later
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A local prosecutor has filed a motion to clear the names of four young African American... More
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Wife accused of dismembering man’s body, collecting benefits
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 69-year-old Las Vegas woman is accused of defrauding Social Security for years after she allegedly dismembered her dead husband’s body... More
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TikTok star pleads not guilty to double murder in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A TikTok star with nearly a million online followers pleaded not guilty on Monday to shooting and killing his newly estranged... More
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Woman pleads guilty to soliciting Lansing inmate’s murder
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A 44-year-old Kansas City woman has admitted that she had a role in the attempted murder of an inmate at the... More
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Appeals court hears claims of jury bias at ‘El Chapo’ trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court should overturn the U.S. conspiracy conviction of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo”... More
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Police: 3 Florida teens killed student with knife, sword
MIAMI (AP) — A high school student was ambushed and stabbed to death with a knife and sword by another teen who was angry the... More
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Judge in Chauvin trial to release names of jurors on Nov. 1
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The judge who oversaw the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin said Monday that he will make the names... More
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North Carolina man identified as victim of John Wayne Gacy
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — When the discovery of more than two dozen bodies stashed under John Wayne Gacy’s house near Chicago... More
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Crew member: Baldwin careful with guns before fatal shooting
By RYAN PEARSON and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A camera operator told authorities that Alec Baldwin had been careful with weapons... More
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911 caller on Murdaugh’s road shooting: ‘looks like a setup’
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A woman who reported seeing a man later identified as South Carolina attorney Alex... More
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Ex-Wisconsin teacher gets 12 years for secret videotapes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Wisconsin high school teacher accused of secretly videotaping undressed students during field trips was sentenced Friday to 12 years... More
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Oklahoma cities, others join in effort to overturn McGirt
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The cities of Tulsa and Owasso, state law enforcement and business groups and the states of Texas, Kansas, Louisiana and Nebraska... More
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Hearing may settle use-of-force experts at Rittenhouse trial
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge may decide at a hearing Monday whether use-of-force experts can testify at Kyle Rittenhouse’s... More
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Jury gets chance to hear Elizabeth Holmes’ bold promises
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury weighing the fate of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes got its... More
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Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before movie set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As a film crew and actors in Western garb prepared to rehearse a scene inside a wooden, chapel-like building on... More
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Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida businessman who helped Rudy Giuliani’s effort to dig up dirt on... More
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Court won’t revive death sentence for South Carolina inmate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea from South Carolina to reimpose the death penalty on a South Carolina inmate whose... More
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Man pleads guilty in St. Louis Catholic store killing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former pastor accused of sexually assaulting two women inside a suburban St. Louis Catholic supply store, then killing a third... More
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EXPLAINER: Where does Gabby Petito slaying probe go next?
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Now that the decomposed remains of Brian Laundrie have been found, where does the investigation... More