The Latest News by Associated Press
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Ex-school employee gets life sentence for teen sex assaults
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Calling him a “cancer in the community,” a judge on Tuesday ordered a former school employee in northern Ohio to spend... More
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Tennessee state senator seeks acquittal, new trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee state senator are seeking an acquittal or new trial after the Democrat was convicted of four counts of wire... More
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Pretrial hearing set in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre case
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An evidentiary hearing in the case of a western Pennsylvania truck driver accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue three... More
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$2.5M reward to solve US prosecutor’s killing in Seattle
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Rewards totaling $2.5 million are now being offered for information that helps solve the killing of federal... More
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Florida man exonerated of 1983 murder sues over imprisonment
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man exonerated of a 1983 rape and murder after serving 37... More
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New charges against accused killer of four in Nevada in 2019
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Douglas County’s district attorney filed a criminal complaint Monday accusing a Salvadoran immigrant of killing two... More
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Trial starts for Florida man in police officer slaying
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection has begun for the trial of a Florida man accused of killing a police officer after he fatally shot... More
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UK police won’t act against Prince Andrew over abuse claim
LONDON (AP) — British police have announced they will not take any action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser... More
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Man convicted of killing 4 people, including 10-year-old
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis man was convicted of fatally shooting four people, including a music producer who had worked with him on... More
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Woman rejects plea deal, will face trial in toddler’s death
BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of having killed her toddler son and telling police he had been kidnapped before his remains were found... More
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Source: DA seeking to indict Robert Durst in ex-wife’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York prosecutor will seek an indictment in the coming weeks against millionaire real estate scion Robert Durst for the... More
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Arizona murder case against US Air Force airman goes to jury
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — No one saw Sasha Krause being taken from a Mennonite community in northwestern New Mexico where... More
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Feds won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced Friday that they won’t file charges against a white police officer who shot Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last... More
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Murdaugh friend has law license suspended in South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Friday temporarily suspended the law license of an attorney who... More
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2 parents convicted in 1st trial of college bribery scandal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two wealthy parents were convicted Friday of buying their kids’ way into school as athletic recruits... More
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North Carolina man faces prison for shooting police officer
NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in connection with a crime rampage that including... More
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California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first state to prohibit “stealthing,” or removing a condom without permission during intercourse,... More
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Minneapolis mayor: Police conduct in ’20 unrest is ‘galling’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released video that shows Minneapolis police officers talking about “hunting people” during unrest following the death of George Floyd has become an issue... More
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Court says Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas should be dismissed
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who... More
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Oregon court ruling could eliminate death penalty for many
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court struck down the death sentence of an inmate in a ruling Thursday that found lawmakers had fundamentally... More
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Student arrested in Texas school shooting released from jail
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old student accused in a shooting at a Texas high school was released from jail Thursday after posting bond. Police... More
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Oklahoma court reject’s death row inmates’ McGirt appeal
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The appeals of two Oklahoma death row inmates convicted of murder were rejected Thursday by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals.... More
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Chiropractic license revoked for convicted killer
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Board of Chiropractic Examiners has revoked the license of Chad Isaak, the man convicted of killing four people at... More
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Serial killer lured by fake social account gets 160 years
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who used dating apps to lure and kill three women five years... More
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Doctor arrested in hit and run that killed nurse near Fresno
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A cardiologist suspected in a hit-and-run that killed a nurse who had stopped to help a crash victim on a highway... More
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Professor charged in stabbing death blames another man
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Northwestern University professor on trial for murder in the stabbing death of his boyfriend reiterated on Wednesday his contention that... More
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California prison guard died after reporting corruption
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California prison guard killed himself after reporting corruption and harassment to authorities and cooperating with attorneys suing the state, a... More
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Woman sentenced to prison in decapitation case
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who contends she was forced to behead a coworker’s corpse after her husband killed him has... More
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18 ex-NBA players charged in $4M health care fraud scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million,... More
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Mother convicted in son’s 1991 killing gets rehearing
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — One of New Jersey’s most notorious cold cases is getting a new life. The state Supreme... More