The Latest News by Associated Press
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Britney Spears’ father seeks court probe of her allegations
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements... More
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Hate crime charge for woman in NYC hotel confrontation
NEW YORK (AP) — A California woman who wrongly accused a Black teen of taking her phone at a New York City hotel late last... More
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Explainer: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby‘s sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from... More
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Canadian Indigenous group says more graves found at new site
CRANBROOK, British Colombia (AP) — A Canadian Indigenous group said Wednesday a search using ground-penetrating radar has found 182 human remains in unmarked graves at... More
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Josh Duggar trial on child porn charges moved to November
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar’s trial on child pornography charges has been moved to November. U.S. District Judge Timothy L.... More
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Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in... More
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Finland: Dane acquitted of 1987 ferry attack on backpackers
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — In one of the oldest unsolved criminal cases in Finland, a Finnish court on Wednesday acquitted a... More
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Attorney: Woman says Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer assaulted her
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police are investigating an allegation of assault against Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer and... More
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Actor Allison Mack gets 3 years in NXIVM sex-slave case
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — TV actor Allison Mack, who played a key role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like group NXIVM, was... More
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Video footage to be admitted in Nashville officer’s trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Video footage of a white Nashville police office fatally shooting an armed Black man from behind during a chase will be... More
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Witness: Father didn’t seem interested in search for son
DENVER (AP) — A man charged in the death of his 13-year-old son in Colorado nearly a decade ago seemed uninterested in the search for... More
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Estranged brother testifies Durst would ‘like to murder me’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estranged brother of Robert Durst, the real estate heir on trial in his best friend’s slaying, reluctantly testified Monday that... More
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Bodies of two young girls pulled from South Florida canal
LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Police are looking into reports that the mother of two young girls found dead in a South Florida canal was offering... More
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Florida condo drawing lawsuits over ‘major’ damage before collapse
By CURT ANDERSON and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near... More
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EXPLAINER: Will Chauvin’s prison experience remain unusual?
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for... More
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Minnesota AG after Chauvin’s sentence: ‘It’s time to act’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Friday that he’s hoping a judge’s 22 1/2-year sentence imposed on former police Officer Derek Chauvin will be a... More
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Judge acknowledges Floyd family pain, sentences Chauvin
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Judge Peter Cahill told George Floyd’s family members that “I acknowledge and hear the pain that you’re... More
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Kentucky’s second-largest city bans ‘no-knock’ warrants
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s second-largest city has joined Breonna Taylor’s hometown in banning the use of “no-knock” warrants. The Lexington council voted 10-5 to... More
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Jury: life in prison for Florida man in double slaying
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury recommended life in prison without parole for a man convicted of killing his girlfriend and special-needs daughter and... More
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Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in... More
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Britney Spears’ public support may not mean much in court
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ powerful plea to a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life since 2008 brought... More
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Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death
By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin’ s request for a new... More
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French woman stands trial for murder of decades-long abuser
By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY CHALON-SUR-SAONE, France (AP) — A mother of four children is on trial in France for killing her husband after decades of sexual,... More
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Testimony: Brother confronted father with his feces photos
DENVER (AP) — The older brother of a 13-year-old boy who disappeared in Colorado in 2012 confronted his father about photos of him eating feces... More
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Kenosha officials reject damage claim sought by Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when... More
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New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get... More
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Report: over 600 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada said Thursday investigators have found hundreds of unmarked graves... More
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Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
By ARITZ PARRA, RENATA BRITO and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in... More
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Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life... More
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Chicago Archdiocese settles sexual abuse suit for $880,000
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Two men who said they were sexually molested decades ago by a notorious Catholic priest who was... More