The Latest News by Associated Press
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Arkansas woman sues trooper for flipping her SUV during stop
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas woman who says she was injured when a state trooper deliberately bumped into her SUV, causing it to... More
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Idaho man gets life in prison in cold-case murder and rape
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Angie Dodge was raped and killed in her Idaho home a quarter-century ago and an... More
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Man sentenced who killed wife, propped body in front of kids
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man who killed his wife and propped up her body on a sofa as her children opened... More
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Man charged with murder after dismembered body found in shed
DEVEREUX, Ga. (AP) — Investigators in middle Georgia have arrested a man who they say killed his roommate, cut the body into pieces and then... More
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Judge declines to dismiss charges in body in freezer case
YORK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge declined to dismiss some charges and suppress part of a statement by a woman accused of keeping her... More
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Prosecutor dies just days after 2 relatives are found dead
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — A longtime prosecutor in South Carolina has died just days after his grandson and daughter-in-law were found dead on the family’s... More
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Robert Durst hospitalized, delaying his murder trial again
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst, the multimillionaire real estate heir on trial in the killing of his best friend, was hospitalized Thursday for an... More
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EXPLAINER: Chauvin’s lawyer asks to probe alleged jury bias
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd is... More
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Penn State ex-president reports to jail in Sandusky scandal
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming... More
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Man accused of kidnapping Dallas boy faces murder charge
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man now faces a capital murder charge in the death of a 4-year-old boy who was found dead in a Dallas... More
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Lawyers: Avenatti shamed, merits leniency for Nike extortion
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti should spend no more than six months behind bars after a jury concluded he... More
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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to US charges
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the... More
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March trial schedule set for 3 ex-officers in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A more detailed trial schedule for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd has been... More
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Mother, son from prominent SC legal family found shot dead
ISLANDTON, S.C. (AP) — A mother and son from a prominent South Carolina legal family were found shot and killed on their family’s land, and... More
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Justices to decide if charge fits Minneapolis police killing
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the case of Mohamed Noor, a former... More
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Man charged with murder of boy in road-rage shooting
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was charged Tuesday with murder in a road rage shooting that... More
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R. Kelly’s Attorneys Say Client is ‘Impossible’ to Represent, Ask to Withdraw from Trial
By Katie McLaughlin NEW YORK (Court TV) – Lawyers for R. Kelly have filed a motion to withdraw from the entertainer’s New York racketeering trial.... More
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Woman accused of poisoning friend with eyedrops
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a suburban Milwaukee woman of killing her friend by poisoning her with eyedrops. Online court records show that 37-year-old... More
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Mother of teen in cheerleader’s slaying faces tampering charge
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy accused in a teenage girl’s slaying is facing a charge of evidence tampering,... More
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Victim can raise special defense in trafficker’s homicide
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee child sex trafficking victim accused of killing her trafficker can argue he drove her to do it, a state appeals... More
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Head found in Louisiana identified as that of Texas woman
CAMERON, La. (AP) — A head found along a highway near the Louisiana coast three years ago has been identified as that of a Texas... More
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Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of... More
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Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87
By MARK PRATT Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — F. Lee Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston... More
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State seeks 30 years for Chauvin; defense wants time served
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death, but a defense attorney... More
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Ronaldo wants US court to dismiss Vegas rape hush-money case
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a decade after soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo paid $375,000 to hush a Nevada woman’s... More
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Even after Madoff’s death, work to unwind epic fraud goes on
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff is dead. But the effort to untangle his... More
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Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to be freed on... More
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Child found dead at Texas motel believed to be missing boy
JASPER, Texas (AP) — A child found dead in a Texas motel room is believed to be a boy reported missing in Houston and a... More
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Police release dramatic body-cam video of rail yard shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who killed nine co-workers at a Northern California rail yard shot himself twice in the head as sheriff’s... More
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Chauvin makes appearance on federal charges in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death made his initial appearance Tuesday on federal charges alleging he violated Floyd’s... More