The Latest News by Associated Press
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Louisville drops curfew; legislator questions rioting law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The curfew has been lifted in Louisville, where many people have been charged with refusing to stop their nighttime protests after... More
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Lawyer says officer thought Blake was trying to kidnap child
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month told investigators he thought Blake was... More
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Louisville protests continue in Breonna Taylor’s name
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A crowd marched in Louisville’s streets chanting “Breonna Taylor, say her name” on Sunday evening, the fifth night of protests after... More
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Breonna Taylor’s supporters criticize prosecutor in her case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Breonna Taylor’s family and their lawyers sharply criticized Kentucky’s attorney general for the failure to bring charges against police officers in... More
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Kyle Rittenhouse, Teen charged in Kenosha shootings, fights extradition
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A 17-year-old in Illinois accused of killing two protesters days after Jacob Blake was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on... More
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German suspect in McCann case faces new rape investigation
BERLIN (AP) — A suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann faces another investigation over the alleged rape of an Irish woman in... More
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Court: $300K total liability cap for school shooting victims
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a school district can’t be forced to pay more than $300,000 total to the... More
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Evel Knievel’s son suing Disney over ‘Toy Story 4’ character
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evel Knievel’s son is on a collision course with the Walt Disney Co. and Pixar over... More
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Patriots owner Kraft cleared of massage parlor sex charge
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors dropped a misdemeanor charge against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on Thursday... More
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Court upholds death sentence for man who killed girlfriend
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence for an Illinois man convicted of... More
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Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense portrays him as ‘American patriot’
The way lawyers for Kyle Rittenhouse tell it, he wasn’t just a scared teenager acting in self-defense when he shot to death two Kenosha, Wisconsin,... More
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Q&A: What were the results of Breonna Taylor investigation?
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in her Kentucky apartment, a grand jury delivered a long-awaited answer... More
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Carole Baskin of ‘Tiger King’ fame sued for defamation
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Carole Baskin, who became a pop culture sensation due to Netflix’s docuseries “Tiger King,” is being... More
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Ginsburg remembered as prophet for justice, American icon
By MARK SHERMAN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With crowds of admirers swelling outside, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered... More
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Grand jury indicts 1 police officer in Breonna Taylor case; not for her death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky grand jury on Wednesday indicted a single former police officer for shooting into neighboring apartments but did not move... More
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Alexei Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days
By DAVID RISING and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been released from a Berlin hospital after more... More
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Court papers: Woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House... More
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Ex-California attorney sentenced for killing wife on cruise
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A former Southern California lawyer was sentenced Friday to life without the possibility of parole for strangling his ex-wife and... More
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Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los... More
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Renovated Lizzie Borden house on the market, again
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A home where Lizzie Borden lived in Fall River, Massachusetts, is on the market again, after being sold most recently... More
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Report: LAPD used facial recognition nearly 30,000 times
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009 even while denying at times that it... More
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NYC police officer charged with spying on Tibetan immigrants
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was charged on Monday with being an “intelligence asset” for the Chinese government who agreed... More
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Police cancel vacations; prepare for Breonna Taylor decision
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville, Kentucky, police said Monday that they had canceled vacations and were setting up barricades in preparation for the state attorney... More
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Actor Masterson’s lawyer denies and denounces rape charges
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, charged with raping three women, made his first appearance... More
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Family of UPS driver slain in police shootout files lawsuit
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A family is suing over the fatal December shooting of a Florida UPS driver who... More
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‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris arrested on child porn charges
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jerry Harris, the star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” was arrested Thursday and charged with producing... More
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1 of 2 LA deputies shot in ambush released from hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot in an ambush attack last weekend has been released from the... More
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‘Melrose Place’ actress headed back to prison for 2010 crash
By DAVID PORTER Associated Press A former “Melrose Place” actress who has already served a prison sentence for a fatal 2010 drunken driving crash in... More
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Pentagon Papers leaker comes to the defense of Assange
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Ellsberg, one of the most famous whistleblowers in living memory, came to the defense of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday... More
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Judge reduces damages over murder of missing woman’s sons
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A judge in Washington state has reduced the damages in a wrongful death case brought by Susan Cox Powell’s parents on... More