The Latest News by Associated Press
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Karen Read supporter ‘Turtleboy’ arrested for witness intimidation
STOUGHTON, Mass. (AP) — A confrontational blogger known as “Turtleboy” was charged Wednesday with witness intimidation and conspiracy related to a criminal case against a... More
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YNW Melly murder retrial delayed after defense accusations
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defense attorneys for rapper YNW Melly say South Florida prosecutors committed felony obstruction of justice by not revealing that the... More
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US fugitive accused of faking own death to be extradited
LONDON (AP) — Scottish authorities have approved the extradition of an American man accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in... More
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Maryland Supreme Court weighs victims’ rights in case of Adnan Syed
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday scrutinized a hearing last year that vacated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and released him after... More
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YNW Melly accused of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges even as... More
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‘Tiger King’ trainer ‘Doc’ Antle sentenced for wildlife trafficking
WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — An animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife... More
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Jason Billingsley raped, set two on fire before killing Baltimore tech CEO
BALTIMORE (AP) — The man accused of killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last week and committing a rape and arson days earlier will be... More
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Arrest made in Tupac Shakur’s killing: What we know
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing, the latest twist in one of the biggest unsolved cases in hip-hop history.... More
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Witness to Tupac’s 1996 slaying charged with murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas was charged with murder... More
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Judge ends conservatorship for ‘The Blind Side’ star Michael Oher
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge said Friday she is ending a conservatorship agreement between former NFL player Michael Oher and a Memphis couple... More
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Prosecutors: Rex Heuermann cheek swab DNA adds to evidence of guilt
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities had previously collected from a... More
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More charges filed against 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors filed additional criminal charges Monday against two teenagers being held as adults in the video-recorded killing of a retired former... More
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Virginia mother convicted of drugging, shooting daughters sentenced
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to... More
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Man who disappeared the day a jury found him guilty of murder arrested
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who failed to show up for the guilty verdict at his murder trial has been found and taken into custody,... More
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Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to federal financial crimes
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh did something Thursday he hasn’t done in the two years since his life of privilege and power started to... More
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Ex-NFL player Sergio Brown considered missing after mother’s death
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show missing former NFL player Sergio Brown discussing... More
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2 teens facing murder charges in fatal hit-and-run captured on video
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers face murder charges for targeting a bicyclist in Las Vegas and capturing on video the moment they drove into... More
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Bijou Phillips files for divorce from Danny Masterson after rape convictions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bijou Phillips has filed for divorce from Danny Masterson, days after the former “That ’70s Show” star was sentenced to 30 years... More
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Alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir murdered by prison cellmate
DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two was... More
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Prosecutors respond to Alex Murdaugh’s jury tampering claims
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors suggested Friday that convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s defense attorneys got some details wrong when they recently accused the court clerk... More
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‘Soldiers of Christ’ members arrested after woman’s body found in car trunk
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group members were in custody Thursday on murder charges after... More
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Alex Murdaugh makes first court appearance since murder trial
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh appeared publicly for the first time since his murder trial at a Thursday state court hearing over the slew of... More
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Man accused of raping, waterboarding girlfriend for days in dorm room
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a university in Minnesota while... More
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Judge grants delay in trial of Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge agreed to delay Joran van der Sloot’s trial on extortion charges until later this year in order to... More
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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante captured after 2 weeks
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante was captured Wednesday after eluding hundreds of searchers for two weeks, a conclusion that relieved residents of southeastern... More
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Man allegedly confesses to killing Boston woman in 1979 cold case
BOSTON (AP) — A 68-year-old man walked into an FBI field office in Oregon and confessed to bludgeoning a woman to death more than four... More
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Escaped murderer stole rifle, remains at large
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante is still believed to be within a search perimeter in a rural stretch of southeastern Pennsylvania... More
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Prosecutors: Rockets’ Kevin Porter Jr. fractured girlfriend’s vertebrae
NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with... More
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Prosecutor: Evidence insufficient to charge BTK killer in Oklahoma cold case
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — There isn’t enough evidence to charge the BTK serial killer in the 1976 disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, an Oklahoma prosecutor... More
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Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante flees search area, sister arrested
Authorities in Pennsylvania who have been trying to capture an escaped murderer for nearly two weeks pushed back Monday against questions about whether they blew... More