The Latest News by Associated Press
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Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers argued in an appeals filing Tuesday that it was “fundamentally unfair” to let prosecutors use Cosby’s damaging deposition from... More
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Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The reaction of federal prison officials to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for... More
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Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
DENVER (AP) — The parents of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died after officers in suburban Denver stopped him on the street last... More
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Feds seek more time to mull Boston Marathon bomber ruling
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said Monday that they need more time to decide whether to ask an appeals court to reconsider the case of... More
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Money offered for info on former ‘Tiger King’ star husband
By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The family of a Florida man who disappeared in 1997 and who appeared on the... More
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Judge orders release of body camera video in Floyd case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge ordered the release of body camera footage recorded by former officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Judge... More
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Comedian Andy Dick sues man who punched him in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Comedian Andy Dick has filed a lawsuit in New Orleans against the man who punched him last year outside a French... More
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Ex-Dallas cop appeals murder conviction in neighbor’s death
DALLAS (AP) — Attorneys for a white former Dallas police officer have filed an appeal of her murder conviction in the killing of her Black... More
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Bail hiked to $90 million for Mexican megachurch leader
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge set bail at $90 million for the leader of a Mexican megachurch charged in California with child rape and... More
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Grammy-winning producer Detail accused of sexual assault
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grammy Award-winning music producer Detail faces more than a dozen felony charges including 11 counts of rape involving six women, authorities... More
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Judge orders trial tied to discovery of missing kids’ bodies
UPDATE: On the heels of her husband Chad Daybell’s preliminary hearing this week, Lori Vallow-Daybell has waived her rights to her own preliminary hearing. She... More
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Probe: Police commented on explicit photo in extortion case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of University of Utah police officers made inappropriate comments about explicit photos of... More
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British paper publishes police bodycam video of Floyd arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota court is investigating how a British newspaper obtained police body-camera footage showing the arrest and death of George Floyd. The... More
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Cops: Poker unrelated to death of pro player in Michigan
WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The death of a professional poker player from California whose burned body was found in Michigan doesn’t appear related... More
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Former officer who shot Rayshard Brooks sues over firing
ATLANTA (AP) — The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks is suing the mayor and interim police chief, saying his firing violated... More
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Judge sentences ex-MSU coach to jail in Nassar-related case
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan State University head gymnastics coach was sentenced Tuesday to 90... More
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Man arrested in connection with pro poker player’s death
WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a professional poker player whose burned body... More
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Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did... More
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Court hearing held in notorious case of children’s deaths
By KEITH RIDLER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A detective Monday described in excruciating details how investigators unearthed the remains of... More
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Idaho hearing could offer new details in missing kids’ case
By KEITH RIDLER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday plan to begin sketching out their evidence against a couple... More
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Robert Durst murder trial to resume in 2021 because of virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California murder trial of New York real estate heir Robert Durst is scheduled to resume before a jury in April... More
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Judge bans lawyers from identifying Epstein abuse victims
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the criminal case against a British socialite charged with recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to... More
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Child rape charges refiled against Mexican megachurch leader
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California on Wednesday charged the leader of a Mexican megachurch with child rape and human trafficking,... More
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Documents unsealed from suit against Epstein’s ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents provide a fresh glimpse into a fierce civil court fight between Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and... More
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Trump says he’ll help with funeral costs for slain soldier
By ACACIA CORONADO and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Thursday with the family of a soldier who investigators say... More
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Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s top prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown... More
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Women charged in beating of Wisconsin state senator
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors on Wednesday charged two women, including a high school social worker, with attacking a Wisconsin state senator during a chaotic... More
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Germany: Garden search continues in McCann investigation
HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — German police investigating the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in Portugal were searching a garden plot Wednesday on the... More
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Epstein’s ex-girlfriend tries late bid to seal testimony
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a... More
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes medical procedure at hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has undergone a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City and expects to be released from a hospital... More