The Latest News by Associated Press
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Father arrested in killings of 5 of his infant children
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California father about to be freed from prison has been taken into custody in connection... More
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Harvey Weinstein NYC sex assault trial picks up pace
By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK NEW YORK (AP) — The closely watched #Metoo era rape trial of Harvey Weinstein is moving at a... More
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Lawyer: Man charged in Hanukkah attack incompetent for trial
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at... More
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Avenatti greets prospective jurors for extortion trial
NEW YORK (AP) — California lawyer Michael Avenatti stood to greet 120 prospective jurors who came to a New York courtroom Monday to fill out... More
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‘I’m being raped’: Weinstein accuser details alleged assault
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At times sobbing, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi told jurors Monday at... More
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Weinstein jury to hear from accuser alleging forced oral sex
By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — By her own account, Mimi Haleyi once rebuffed one of Harvey Weinstein’s... More
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Funeral set for 4 family members slain in Utah; 16-year-old son arrested
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Friends and family were set to gather Friday afternoon in a small Utah town for... More
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NFL player Antonio Brown released on bail by Florida judge
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after a night... More
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Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein held me down, raped me
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness... More
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Michelle Carter, of texting suicide case, freed from jail
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A woman convicted of manslaughter for urging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself in text messages that... More
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Weinstein trial turns to accusers, starting with Sciorra
NEW YORK (AP) — For years, actress Annabella Sciorra felt powerless against Harvey Weinstein, keeping to all but a few friends the allegation that the... More
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Police: Officers left woman with man accused of killing her
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Police say a man killed his ex-girlfriend’s mother at an Iowa home about an hour after officers went to the... More
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Lawyers: Kodak Black moved to federal prison in Kentucky
MIAMI (AP) — The mother of rapper Kodak Black and a group of lawyers called a news conference to discuss what they claim is his... More
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Judge sets preliminary hearing in ‘Golden State Killer’ case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge on Wednesday set a May hearing to decide if prosecutors have enough evidence to go to trial against... More
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Police respond to Florida home of NFL player Antonio Brown
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown’s trainer was arrested Tuesday following accusations that he and Brown attacked another man near Brown’s Florida... More
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Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts
BY ERIC TUCKER | ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s defense hinges largely on arguments made in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson more than 150... More
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Prosecutor calls Weinstein a predator as rape trial opens
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein faced a jury Wednesday in a landmark moment for the... More
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April trial set for Cuba Gooding Jr. in bar groping case
NEW YORK (AP) — Two women who have accused Cuba Gooding Jr. of sexual misconduct will be allowed to testify at his trial on charges... More
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Police: Mother says she killed 3 kids found in Phoenix home
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children, who were found dead inside the family’s home after... More
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Warden: Michael Avenatti kept in his own cell for his safety
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the jet-setting lawyer who once represented porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with... More
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Weinstein defense points to ‘loving emails’ as openings near
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers want to use intimate emails from his accusers to try to convince jurors in his rape trial that... More
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Defense asks to delay murder trial in Iowa student’s slaying
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Defense lawyers for the man charged in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts are asking a judge... More
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#MeToo prosecutors deploy experts early to thwart defense
BY MARYCLAIRE DALE | ASSOCIATED PRESS When his trial opens in the coming days, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team is expected to go on the offensive against the women... More
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AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr,... More
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Weinstein: 7 jurors in, Hadid out; lawyers take on ‘circus’
UPDATED 1/17/20 BY COURT TV STAFF: By the end of the day, 7 jurors were selected and sworn in on the jury of the Harvey... More
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New filing in college bribery case against Loughlin, husband
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new prosecution filing in the college admissions cheating case targets defense claims by actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer... More
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Therapist charged with killing family faced fraud probe
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist charged with killing his wife, three children and dog in a home near... More
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Police in Long Island serial killer case reveal new evidence
By FRANK ELTMAN and KILEY ARMSTRONG Associated Press Investigators stymied by a nine-year mystery following the discovery of 11 sets of human remains strewn along... More
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Weinstein’s lawyers want trial moved…again
BY TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ AND MICHAEL R. SISAK | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers went to court Thursday with a... More
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Virgin Islands suit alleges decadeslong abuse by Epstein
HAVANA (AP) — A lawsuit filed by prosecutors in the Virgin Islands says multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used two private islands in the U.S.... More