The Latest News by Associated Press
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OJ Simpson dies at 76 after cancer battle, family says
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend... More
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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after car crash
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges including aggravated assault after he and another speeding... More
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Amanda Knox faces slander trial in Italy connected to roommate’s death
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox was back on trial for slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate while the young women... More
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Jonathan Majors gets probation, avoids jail for assaulting ex
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to probation but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a high-profile case that derailed the... More
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Prosecutors recommend at least 10 years in prison for Crumbleys
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP/Scripps News Detroit) — Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison next week for two parents who are the... More
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Mother of child found in suitcase claims she was followed by Space Force
SALEM, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found in a suitcase in Indiana in 2022 was ordered held... More
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Video shows deputies fatally shoot Savannah Graziano as she surrenders
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenage girl who had been kidnapped by her father was following a sheriff’s deputy’s instructions and appeared to be surrendering... More
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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for financial crimes
For maybe the last time, Alex Murdaugh, in a prison jumpsuit and shackles instead of the suit the lawyer used to wear, shuffled into a courtroom... More
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Judge denies new trial for Hannah Gutierrez, who must stay behind bars
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected an effort by a movie set armorer to challenge her conviction of involuntary manslaughter... More
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Lawyers: Mention of Joran van der Sloot caused Alex Murdaugh to fail test
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh said an FBI agent conducting a polygraph test that the agency said the convicted killer flunked asked odd questions... More
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FBI says Alex Murdaugh lied on polygraph, putting sentence in jeopardy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh didn’t tell the truth when FBI agents repeatedly asked him where more than $6 million he stole ended up... More
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Sean Combs’ lawyer says raids were ‘excessive’ use of military force
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ lawyer said Tuesday that the searches of the rapper’s Los Angeles and Miami properties by federal authorities in... More
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Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes as part of sex trafficking probe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a... More
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Carlee Russell, who faked kidnapping, pleads guilty to false reporting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on... More
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Four relatives charged in kidnapping case of malnourished, abused teen
ZEARING, Iowa (AP) — Four members of a rural Iowa family are accused of abducting and abusing an 18-year-old relative who had been handcuffed to... More
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Member of Samuel Bateman’s polygamous sect pleads guilty in child sex scheme
PHOENIX (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage... More
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Man pleads guilty to murder in Hawaii after killing lover and encasing body in tub
HONOLULU (AP) — A man pleaded guilty to murder Monday, about two years after his lover’s decomposing body was found encased in concrete in a... More
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Judge approves new murder charges against Richard Allen
INDIANAPOLIS (AP/Court TV) — A judge approved two additional murder counts Monday against an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls but... More
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Hannah Gutierrez challenges conviction in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer... More
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James Crumbley, who bought gun used in school shooting, found guilty
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents... More
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Sentencing scheduled for Hannah Gutierrez for Baldwin movie set shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has scheduled sentencing next month for a movie set armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting... More
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Georgia judge dismisses some charges against former President Donald Trump
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but many other counts... More
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Counselor: Shooter’s parents declined to take him home before attack
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter declined to take their son home hours before the attack, leaving instead with a... More
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Alabama woman who faked her own kidnapping set for plea hearing
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — A new plea hearing has been set for an Alabama woman accused of falsely telling police she was abducted last summer after stopping... More
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Jury hears frantic 911 call from Michigan school shooter’s dad
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday played a recording of a desperate 911 call by the father of a Michigan school shooter as they... More
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Jury convicts Hannah Gutierrez of involuntary manslaughter
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor... More
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Jury hears closing arguments in Baldwin Movie Shooting Trial
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury would soon weigh whether a movie weapons supervisor should be held to blame in the fatal shooting of... More
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Minnesota woman accused of trying to get twin sister to take fall for fatal Amish buggy crash
PRESTON, Minn. (AP/Court TV) — A Minnesota woman is accused of trying to deceive authorities into believing her identical twin sister was the driver who... More
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Workplace safety regulator: Management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety... More
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Jury selection underway in trial of James Crumbley
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A man who purchased a gun with his son four days before the Oxford High School shooting is headed to trial,... More