The Latest News by Associated Press
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Woman faces 4th trial after murder conviction overturned
BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts overturned the murder conviction of a woman found guilty of killing her wife, saying a prosecution witness... More
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‘Person of interest’ in woman’s disappearance found dead
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities found the body Monday of a maintenance worker who was considered a person of interest in the case of a... More
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In Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — Ask any of the 2,600 residents in this South Carolina town whether they know Alex Murdaugh, and... More
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Atlanta spa-shooting suspect pleads not guilty in 4 killings
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at... More
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Jan. 6 trials slowed by mounting evidence in US Capitol riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press In the nearly nine months since Jan. 6, federal agents have tracked down and arrested more... More
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Accused California theater shooter enters insanity plea
CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting two young people inside a Southern California movie theater last July has pleaded not guilty,... More
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Woman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana
SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas to Louisiana, where she... More
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Anita Hill still waits for change, 30 years after testimony
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer America had yet to really understand sexual harassment when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas in front of an... More
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Police: Gunman in grocery store shooting lost job that day
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Monday said the gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others at a Tennessee supermarket before... More
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Ex Idaho lawmaker charged with rape is arrested in Georgia
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia.... More
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Utah football player’s slaying under investigation
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have several “promising leads” in the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe, the Salt Lake City police... More
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R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can... More
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Jury reaches verdict in R. Kelly sex misconduct case
R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts at his sex trafficking trial. The R&B singer was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering... More
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John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can... More
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Man in Poland gets 25-year sentence for murder, cannibalism
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland convicted a man on Monday of instigating a murder in 2002 and participating in subsequent cannibalism and... More
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State senator acquitted on 15 charges in federal theft case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated has been... More
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Lawsuits: Murdaugh used attorney friend to manipulate
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina lawyer charged with trying to arrange his own death steered the family of a housekeeper... More
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Man jailed for wife’s 1990 death seeks hearing under new law
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Supporters of a man who has been in prison for more than 30 years for killing... More
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Trial set in 1999 Alabama cold case killings of 2 teen girls
OZARK, Ala. (AP) — A trial is scheduled next year in the capital murder of two Alabama teenagers who were found in the trunk of... More
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Airman charged with murder accused of trying to cover tracks
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. Air Force airman on trial on charges of kidnapping a Mennonite woman in New Mexico, fatally shooting her and... More
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Government: Dylann Roof’s death sentence should stand
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Attorneys for the federal government have opposed Dylann Roof’s request for a new appellate hearing, arguing that the South Carolina... More
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PG&E charged in California wildfire last year that killed 4
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric was charged Friday with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment... More
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Massage therapist gets 25 years to life for sex crimes
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a massage therapist to three prison terms of 25 years to life for several sex crimes against... More
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R. Kelly’s fate now in jury’s hands after weeks of testimony
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in his sexual misconduct trial. ... More
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Police: Grocery store gunman was vendor, didn’t have target
By JONATHAN MATTISE and MARK HUMPHREY Associated Press COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others in a Tennessee... More
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Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in Floyd’s death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence,... More
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Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MONROE, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation... More
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Georgia inmate convicted of murdering 2 Georgia guards
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia inmate was found guilty of murder Thursday in the slayings of two prison guards shot during a bloody escape... More
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Washington justices vacate 46-year sentence for teen killer
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 46-year sentence for a man who killed his... More
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Boyfriend of slain Gabby Petito charged with bank card fraud
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him,... More