The Latest News by Associated Press
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Trial to begin in lawsuit against Ed Sheeran
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in a trial that mashes up Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” with Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The heirs of... More
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Jury selection begins over 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Prospective jurors said Monday that if they were to convict a man of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the... More
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39 bodies dug up in starvation cult investigation of pastor
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling... More
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Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Companies run by a former professional wrestler received “sham contracts” in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money that was supposed... More
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Prosecutors dismiss Alec Baldwin charge, citing new evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set... More
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Court documents describe grisly discovery in Maine shootings
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A sister who discovered a crime scene in which four people were shot to death arrived to broken glass, bullet... More
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Connecticut man sentenced to 55 years in manhunt killing
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A 26-year old man who used a sword to attack two men in Eastern Connecticut before going on a crime spree... More
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Tyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police over beating, death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the... More
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House of convict in notorious German cannibal case destroyed
BERLIN (AP) — The former home of a man serving a life sentence for killing and eating an acquaintance in a case that appalled Germany... More
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Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement terms in fatal shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to... More
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‘I feel manipulated’: Letecia Stauch’s daughter takes the stand
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping... More
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Fugees rapper in political conspiracy trial launches defense
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Fugees rapper on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered... More
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Chauvin murder conviction upheld in George Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the most serious murder conviction against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the... More
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Lawyer: Man died in filthy jail cell, criminal probe needed
ATLANTA (AP) — A man being held in the psychiatric wing of a Georgia jail died in a filthy cell with a severe bedbug infestation... More
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Darrell Brooks ordered to pay more restitution in parade crash
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge ordered a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban... More
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Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by... More
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Tech consultant charged in killing of Cash App founder Lee
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant was arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the stabbing death of the gregarious and popular Cash App founder... More
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Death penalty looms over Pittsburgh synagogue massacre trial
The man charged in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history tried for years to avoid a federal jury trial, which would decide whether to... More
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Browns DT Winfrey arrested on misdemeanor assault charge
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns second-year defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey was arrested in Texas on a misdemeanor assault charge earlier this week for allegedly causing... More
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Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her... More
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French investigative site claims Depardieu groped extras
PARIS (AP) — A French investigative news website claims that actor Gérard Depardieu has been accused of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting 13 young women,... More
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Florida executes ‘ninja killer’ for couple’s 1989 death
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida executed a man known as the “ninja killer” on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New... More
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Brittney Griner working on memoir about Russian captivity
NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working... More
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Criminal probe focuses on school where boy, 6, shot teacher
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in the Virginia city where a 6-year-old shot his teacher in an elementary school classroom are investigating whether the “actions or... More
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Suit: Chocolate maker ignored natural gas alert before blast
A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a natural gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured... More
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Officers plead not guilty in Ronald Greene’s deadly arrest
FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — Five Louisiana law enforcement officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state crimes in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a... More
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Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud... More
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NASCAR suspends Cody Ware after arrest on assault charges
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR suspended Cup Series driver Cody Ware indefinitely on Monday after he was arrested on charges of assault on a female... More
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Family: QB Haskins was drugged before he was fatally struck
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit against several people, businesses and the state... More
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Romanian prosecutors search devices in Andrew Tate case
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive internet personality who is under house arrest in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking,... More