The Latest News by Associated Press
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Alleged supermarket shooter’s lawyer questions mental health
DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for a 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in March is raising questions... More
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South Dakota governor sends AG crash investigation to House
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday renewed her efforts to force the state’s attorney... More
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Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge gave conditional approval Wednesday to a sweeping, potentially $10 billion plan submitted by OxyContin maker Purdue... More
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Not guilty plea entered for Marilyn Manson on misdemeanors
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — An attorney has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of musical artist Marilyn Manson, who is accused of approaching a... More
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R. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of R. Kelly’s accusers testified on Wednesday that he kept a gun by his side... More
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Officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s 2019 death
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the... More
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Judge: Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles irrelevant to trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery won’t be allowed to present evidence... More
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2 Illinois brothers released as probe of 2 bodies continues
LYONS, Ill. (AP) — Two brothers who told police they buried their mother and sister’s bodies in their suburban Chicago home’s backyard years ago after they died... More
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Sheriff: Brazilian man killed 3 Florida women 2 decades ago
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Brazilian man who died in a plane crash in South America in... More
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Lawyer: Britney Spears ‘will not be extorted’ by father
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2... More
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Nevada man sentenced in teen girls abduction and rape case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man who pleaded guilty in state and federal courts to crimes stemming from the... More
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Fallen tech star Elizabeth Holmes prepares to go on trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Jury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on the fallen... More
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Oklahoma court reverses McGirt rulings in 4 death cases
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court on Tuesday reversed four of its previous rulings that overturned death penalty... More
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Man protecting his baby fatally shot in Florida restaurant
By TERRY SPENCER and DAVID FISCHER MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot a tourist eating dinner with his family at a Miami... More
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Man pleads guilty in death of former Ole Miss student
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A man accused of capital murder in the 2019 death of a college student he occasionally dated pleaded guilty Friday to... More
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Indiana man charged with murder in 11-month-old girl’s death
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) — A man charged with neglect in the death of an 11-month-old girl left in his care now faces a murder charge... More
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Black men executed in 1951 rape granted posthumous pardons
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons Tuesday to seven Black men who were... More
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House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media... More
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Feds charge ex-priest with child sex crimes in East Timor
A federal grand jury has indicted a defrocked American priest on charges of having sex with minors while running a children’s shelter in a remote... More
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Woman enters guilty plea in decapitated lover case
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who contends she was forced to behead her lover’s corpse after her husband killed the man... More
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Inmate held in solitary for nearly 2 years settles lawsuit
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine State Prison inmate has settled a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections for the nearly two years he... More
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Man gets life sentence in 2018 killing of Mollie Tibbetts
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday in the abduction... More
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Man testifies against R. Kelly in sex-trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After several days of testimony from women claiming they were groomed and sexually abused by R.... More
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Man who pled guilty in 4 spa deaths was in court for other 4
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses is already destined to spend the rest of his life... More
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Trial set to begin for prisoner accused of killing guards
CAIRO, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of one of two Georgia prisoners accused of killing two guards... More
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Man accused in Georgia spa shootings to appears in court
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded guilty in four of the killings... More
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Former clown charged with killing newborn daughter in 1991
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors in southeastern Wisconsin have charged a former professional clown with killing his newborn daughter 30 years ago. Court records show 51-year-old... More
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Man found guilty of hate crime, murder in trans teen’s death
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder and a hate-crime offense in the death of a transgender teen in... More
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RFK assassin Sirhan wins parole with support of 2 Kennedys
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFK’s sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan’s... More
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Maryland’s highest court reviewing teen sniper’s life term
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has agreed to take up the case of Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for... More