The Latest News by Associated Press
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DA won’t seek new death sentence against Scott Peterson
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California district attorney said in a court filing Friday that she won’t seek a new death sentence against Scott Peterson,... More
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Murder, rape charges filed in decades-old Maryland cold case
COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man has been charged with murder and rape in connection with the 1982 abduction and slaying of a woman... More
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Cristhian Rivera convicted in 2018 abduction, murder of Mollie Tibbetts
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A jury found a farm laborer guilty of murder Friday in the abduction and killing of a University of Iowa... More
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Attorney Dershowitz sues Netflix for $80M over Epstein show
MIAMI (AP) — Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service’s “Filthy Rich”... More
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Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Actor Bill Cosby won’t be paroled this year after refusing to participate in sex offender programs during... More
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Florida boy, 14, held without bond in 13-year-old’s death
ST. JOHNS, Fla. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a 14-year-old Florida boy held without bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death... More
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Report: guards didn’t notice after killer beheaded cellmate
CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — Shortly after the sadistic torture slaying and beheading of a convicted killer in a California prison, apparently at the hands of... More
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Arizona charge sought Lori Vallow Daybell, accused in Idaho killings
PHOENIX (AP) — Police say a woman charged in Idaho with murder in the deaths of her daughter and son after their disappearances should face... More
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Former astronaut pleads guilty in traffic deaths of 2 girls
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A former NASA space shuttle commander indicted on reckless murder charges in the traffic deaths of two girls pleaded guilty to... More
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Mother in ‘Doomsday Couple Case’ not fit for trial
By Ivy Brown BOISE, Idaho (Court TV) — Lori Vallow-Daybell has been declared not currently competent to stand trial in a recent court record. Vallow-Daybell... More
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Jury weighs immigrant’s fate in 2018 slaying of Iowa runner
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jurors deliberated for three hours Thursday without reaching a verdict in the trial of... More
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Woman in racist Central Park confrontation sues over firing
NEW YORK (AP) — The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed... More
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Suspect in Idaho multiple murder case appears in court
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Chad Daybell made his first appearance in Idaho court Wednesday on three murder charges in connection... More
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Iowa murder suspect blames mystery men for runner’s slaying
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 abduction and stabbing death of a University... More
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Judge rejects bid to toss DNA in incapacitated woman’s rape
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix... More
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Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new... More
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Mistrial declared in murder trial of Simone Biles’ brother
CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Ohio declared a mistrial in the murder trial of the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles after jurors... More
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Beverly Hills man arrested in murder-for-hire plot
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A Beverly Hills, California, man is accused of hiring a “hitman” to kill a woman he had briefly dated, prosecutors... More
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Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in... More
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Defense paints Iowa murder suspect as hard-working immigrant
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The man on trial for the 2018 stabbing death of a University of Iowa student... More
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Dylann Roof’s lawyer: Racist delusion showed incapacity
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation was wrongly... More
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Colorado shooting suspect makes 2nd court appearance
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made... More
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AP: Top cop in Black man’s deadly arrest withheld cam video
By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In perhaps the strongest evidence yet of an attempted cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of... More
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Police capture man wanted in 4 killings after week on run
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A weeklong manhunt for a suspect wanted in the killings of four people ended without another... More
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Agent says lack of Spanish skills delayed Iowa investigation
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An agent who oversaw the 2018 investigation into the disappearance of a University of Iowa... More
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Actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on 3 rape charges
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three days of dramatic and often emotional testimony from three women who said “That... More
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Charleston church shooter making appellate arguments
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black... More
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Minnesota AG’s office to prosecute case in Wright’s death
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Friday that his office will lead the prosecution of a former... More
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Analyst: Blood in suspect’s trunk came from slain Iowa woman
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Blood found in the trunk of a farmhand’s car was an exact match for a... More
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Attorneys: Rittenhouse trial in November could take 2 weeks
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The November trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man charged with killing two people during chaotic protests that followed the police shooting... More