The Latest News by Associated Press
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German police: 2 children in custody over girl’s killing
BERLIN (AP) — German police said Tuesday that two children are in custody suspected of killing a 12-year-old girl found dead earlier this week in... More
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Special prosecutor steps down in case against Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor who doubles as a state legislator is stepping down from her role in the manslaughter case against... More
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Jury still undecided in trial of XXXTentacion’s accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion outside a Florida motorcycle dealership nearly five years... More
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Judge: Netflix’s ‘Making a Murderer’ didn’t defame detective
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A retired Wisconsin detective has lost a defamation lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix over his portrayal in the 2015 documentary series... More
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Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment
Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment... More
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No Harvey Weinstein retrial on rape, sex assault charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women.... More
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Lawyer: Over $6M verdict a powerful anti-hazing message
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A jury’s decision that a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge’s family is entitled to $6.1 million for his hazing-related alcohol death... More
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Oregon courthouse security video shows escaping defendant
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Newly released video in Oregon shows a defendant escaping from courthouse seconds after sheriff’s deputies remove his shackles. The defendant Edi... More
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Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by unnecessarily strapping them into restraint chairs was sentenced... More
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Jurors see cellphone data of XXXTentacion’s accused killers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of three men accused of murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion concluded their fourth day of deliberations Monday by... More
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Suspect caught in shooting that left 1 officer dead, 1 hurt
HERMANN, Mo. (AP) — The search for the man suspected of killing one small-town Missouri police officer and badly injuring another ended Monday after police... More
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Man arrested in Texas hookah lounge shooting that killed 2
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A 19-year-old was arrested in a January shooting at a hookah lounge in Austin that left two high school students dead... More
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Cohen testifies before grand jury in Trump hush money probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen testified Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments made on the former... More
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Sheriff: Missing Texas girl found locked in NC outbuilding
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A missing 13-year-old Texas girl was found locked in an outbuilding near a North Carolina home, authorities said Monday. Investigators with... More
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Police: 4 die in shooting at Dallas apartment building
DALLAS (AP) — A man and woman have been arrested and charged after four people were found fatally shot in a Dallas apartment where an... More
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Divided jury means no death penalty for NYC bike path killer
NEW YORK (AP) — A split among jurors means there will be no death penalty for an Islamic extremist who maniacally raced a truck along a popular New York... More
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Police: Stalker kills woman, husband in Seattle-area home
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A longhaul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer in Washington state after meeting her through a... More
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9th grader sues over Pledge of Allegiance confrontation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The parents of a ninth grade South Carolina student who said she was accosted by a teacher for walking to class... More
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Killing of Maryland high schooler solved 52 years later
MILLERSVILLE, Md. (AP) — More than a half-century after Maryland high school student Pamela Conyers was found strangled to death following her disappearance from a... More
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Sheriff: Minnesota man kills sex offender using antler
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was charged Friday with fatally beating an elderly man previously convicted of child sexual assault, who he... More
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Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday... More
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Ex-Alabama player Miles indicted on capital murder charges
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles has been indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges for the January shooting... More
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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal... More
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Theranos exec Sunny Balwani loses bid to delay prison term
A federal judge has rejected former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s bid to remain free while he appeals his conviction for crimes he committed during... More
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Split verdict for ex-Fox execs in soccer rights bribe case
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to... More
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Attorneys appeal Alex Murdaugh’s convictions, life sentence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for Alex Murdaugh on Thursday filed a notice to appeal his convictions for the murder of his wife and son along with... More
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Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted... More
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Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in LA pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last month pleaded not guilty Thursday... More
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NYC man freed after wrong photo led to murder conviction
NEW YORK (AP) — A photo of another person with the same name led to the wrongful arrest of a New York City man who... More
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Apology letter found after US citizens killed in Mexico
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the... More