The Latest News by Associated Press
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Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at paper
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally... More
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Police defend withholding details in South Carolina killings
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — State police told a judge that they don’t want to release more information about the slayings of two members of a... More
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Report: Father-in-law pepper-sprayed NFL’s Richard Sherman
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Richard Sherman’s father-in-law armed himself with a handgun and fired pepper-spray at the NFL cornerback to protect... More
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Ex-Florida deputy gets 12 years for planting drugs
MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy received a 12-year prison sentence for planting drugs inside drivers’ cars during traffic stops and then... More
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Britney Spears allowed new lawyer in conservatorship case
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new attorney has been appointed to represent Britney Spears in her conservatorship after a... More
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Jussie Smollett back in court for hearing about his lawyer
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett returned to court Wednesday for the first time in a year for a hearing to determine whether one of the... More
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Watchdog: FBI greatly mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics case
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA... More
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Court orders shorter sentence for ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence... More
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Judge delays sentencing after twists in Mollie Tibbetts case
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge on Wednesday delayed sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of... More
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NFL star Richard Sherman booked on domestic violence charge
SEATTLE (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was booked into a jail in Seattle on Wednesday morning, accused of... More
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Spears hearing to deal with turmoil from her dramatic speech
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three weeks after Britney Spears ‘ dramatic comments in court condemning the conservatorship that has controlled her... More
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Man arrested in 2020 Seattle protest zone killing
SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a young man last year in Seattle’s temporary Capitol Hill... More
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Judge tosses Roy Moore’s lawsuit over Baron Cohen interview
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore’s $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed... More
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It’s not nice! Borat actor sues Massachusetts cannabis dispensary
BOSTON (AP) — Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a billboard... More
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NJ high court finds implicit bias at play in jury selection
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s highest court on Tuesday tossed out a 2017 first-degree murder conviction after finding that... More
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Ex-politician’s accomplice gets 2 years in adoption scheme
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman who acknowledged helping a former politician in an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced to... More
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Tulsa man admits allowing children to die in hot vehicle
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Tuesday to allowing his young daughter and son to die of heat exposure in his pickup... More
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New information jolts case in Iowa college student’s slaying
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Prosecutors in May dismissed a defendant’s testimony that he was framed by two masked men for the kidnapping and killing... More
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2 Baltimore officers on US task force shot, suspect killed
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press WOODLAWN, Md. (AP) — Two Baltimore city police detectives were shot and a homicide suspect was killed as a U.S.... More
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Democratic donor’s trial centers on alleged injection fetish
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The men Ed Buck lured to his apartment for “party and play” found themselves in a... More
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NFL LB Mingo charged with indecency with child in Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — NFL linebacker Barkevious Mingo, who up until recently was with the Atlanta Falcons, has been arrested in Texas on a charge... More
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Former teacher walkout leader sentenced for ‘sexting’ minor
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A former Stillwater Junior High School history teacher and coach who helped organize the teacher walkout in 2018 has been sentenced... More
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3 men arrested in fatal shooting of 7-year-old girl in Utah
By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with the death of a 7-year-old... More
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Drake Bell receives probation on child endangerment charge
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Drake Bell, the former star of the popular Nickelodeon show “Drake & Josh,” was sentenced in Cleveland... More
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Musk to opposing lawyer: ‘I think you are a bad human being’
By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla founder Elon Musk took to a witness stand Monday to defend... More
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Girl, 6, snatched off bike; found fast with bystanders’ tips
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 6-year-old Kentucky girl who was snatched from her bicycle by a stranger was found quickly, returned to her family and... More
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Marilyn Manson surrenders on New Hampshire assault warrant
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rocker Marilyn Manson surrendered to police in Los Angeles last week in connection with a 2019 arrest warrant... More
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Man arrested in alleged child abduction; mother found dead
RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) — A man will be extradited to New Jersey to face charges in connection with the alleged abduction of a 2-year-old boy... More
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Man pleads guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of Illinois trooper
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — A drug dealer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the death of an Illinois state trooper who was shot... More
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Idaho woman sentenced to up to 20 years in torture case
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls woman has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in connection with a kidnapping and... More