The Latest News by Associated Press
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Officials: Long Island and Atlantic City sex worker killings unrelated
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey prosecutor said Tuesday that the murders of several sex workers on Long Island do not appear to be related... More
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Ex-Olympic boxer found guilty on charges tied to pregnant lover’s death
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges related to the death of his... More
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Robert Chambers, ‘Preppy Killer,’ released after 15 years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and... More
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Carlee Russell charged after fabricating story about kidnapping, toddler
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Friday they have filed criminal charges against a woman who confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped... More
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Judge OKs $15M payout in Mallory Beach boat crash settlement
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A fatal boat crash believed to have spun the downfall of Alex Murdaugh has resulted in a $15 million settlement in a... More
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Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged ‘secret decisions’
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school... More
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Judge sees dark writings of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager who killed four fellow students at a Michigan high school in 2021 wrote about his plans in a handwritten journal, detailing... More
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Pete Davidson to do community service in Beverly Hills crash case
Pete Davidson has entered a diversion program to resolve a reckless driving charge for crashing into a Beverly Hills home and will perform 50 hours... More
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Jury acquits Kevin Spacey on London sexual assault charges
LONDON (AP) — A London jury acquitted Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges on Wednesday after a four-week trial in which the actor said he... More
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Search ends at home of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer
NEW YORK (AP) — An intense police search of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann is now complete, authorities said Tuesday as they ended... More
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Retired Georgia minister charged in Pennsylvania child’s 1975 cold case murder
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A retired minister in Georgia has been charged with murder in the slaying of an 8-year-old girl whose remains were found in... More
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Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz on... More
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Carlee Russell confesses to fabricating kidnapping
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama said Monday that a woman has confessed to fabricating a story that she was kidnapped after stopping to... More
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Excavator seen digging in backyard of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who was charged earlier this... More
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Ethics panel investigating judge using cellphone during murder trial
CHANDLER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma judicial ethics panel is investigating a new state judge who can be seen on courtroom video scrolling through social... More
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Murder trial of rapper YNW Melly ends in mistrial; retrial likely
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deadlocked jury prompted a mistrial Saturday in the South Florida trial of rapper YNW Melly on charges that he murdered two... More
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Victim’s roommate offered key tip leading to Rex Heuermann’s arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — In the winter of 2010, shortly after police discovered the remains of his roommate and three other women buried on a... More
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‘Help me’ sign leads to rescue of kidnapped girl
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas and sexually assaulted was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up... More
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Jury deliberations begin in double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in a South Florida courtroom began deliberating Thursday afternoon in the double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly, and the 24-year-old... More
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Jury awards Florida girl burned by McDonald’s Chicken McNugget $800K
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a little girl who received second-degree burns when a hot Chicken McNugget... More
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Police took laptops, documents from home searched in Tupac Shakur’s murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A home that Las Vegas police raided this week in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur is tied to one... More
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Wife of suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings files for divorce
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of Rex Heuermann, charged in the deaths of three women whose remains were found along a Long Island... More
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Police cast doubt on Carlee Russell’s kidnapping claim
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman who disappeared for two days after calling 911 to report a toddler wandering on the highway told... More
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No drug test for ‘Rust’ movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The former weapons supervisor on the set of the movie “Rust” won’t have to take a drug test as she... More
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Derek Chauvin to appeal conviction in George Floyd’s murder to US Supreme Court
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing... More
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Mothers hope for answers as ‘person of interest’ held in Oregon deaths
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The announcement that authorities are holding a person of interest in the case of four women found dead this year around Portland has... More
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Police investigate disappearance, return of Carlee Russell
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old woman who vanished from the side of an Alabama interstate after calling 911 to report seeing a toddler there... More
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‘Person of interest’ in Oregon deaths held after governor revokes commutation
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found in northwestern Oregon is being held... More
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Police haul more items from home of man charged in Gilgo Beach murders
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Police carted more boxes of potential evidence Tuesday out of the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann, who has been charged... More
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Evidence detailed in Gilgo Beach murders investigation
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Detectives on Long Island are hunting for fresh clues about an architect arrested in connection with a string of slayings known as... More