The Latest News by Associated Press
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Art professor sues after firing over Prophet Muhammad images
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said Tuesday she is suing the Minnesota university that dismissed... More
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Former NFL player arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charge
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — A former University of Mississippi and NFL football player has been arrested in Mississippi on kidnapping charges. Jerrell Powe, 35, remained... More
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US won’t seek death penalty for alleged Texas Walmart gunman
By JAKE BLEIBERG and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting nearly two... More
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Anger grows in Virginia city where first-grader shot teacher
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — When a 6-year-old shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in this shipbuilding city near... More
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Porn actor Ron Jeremy found unable to stand trial for rape
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday declared that porn performer Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand... More
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Husband of missing woman looked up ways to dispose of body
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — The husband of a Massachusetts woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day went online to look up ways to... More
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Court asked to void verdict against ex-cop in Floyd’s murder
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court Wednesday to throw out the former... More
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Shooter stood over California mom holding baby, killed both
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A shooter stood over a 16-year-old mother clutching her 10-month-old baby and pumped bullets into their... More
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Alex Jones’ lawyer avoids discipline over records release
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge on Tuesday ruled that a Texas lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones committed misconduct but will not be... More
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Man gets 30-year-sentence in Houston road rage killing
HOUSTON (AP) — A man charged in a fatal road rage shooting of a teenager as he and his family drove home from a Houston Astros game... More
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Greta Thunberg carried away by police at German mine protest
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters away Tuesday from the... More
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Museum seeks dismissal of lawsuit over van Gogh painting
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit museum displaying a 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh as part of a showing of... More
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Husband of missing Massachusetts woman faces murder charge
COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man already facing a charge of misleading investigators in the search for his missing wife has now been charged... More
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Affidavit: Missing Oklahoma girl beaten to death, buried
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl was beaten to death Christmas night by her caregiver, then buried, according to court documents... More
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UK police reviewing cases after officer’s serial rape plea
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Metropolitan Police said Tuesday it was reviewing more than 1,600 cases of alleged sexual offenses and domestic abuse involving its staff... More
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Ex-GOP candidate charged in shootings at lawmakers’ homes
By RIO YAMAT and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat... More
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Coach: Alabama ‘grieving’ after teammate charged with murder
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats said Monday the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide is going through “kind of a grieving... More
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Search for Oklahoma girl, 4, turns to looking for her body
CYRIL, Oklahoma (AP) — An effort to locate a missing 4-year-old Oklahoma girl who authorities believe was killed by a caretaker has become a search for her... More
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Under oath, Trump hurled insults at woman who alleges rape
NEW YORK (AP) — Questioned for a lawsuit, former President Donald Trump angrily hurled insults and threatened to sue the columnist who accused him of raping her in... More
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Actor Ezra Miller gets fine, probation after home break-in
By WILSON RING Associated Press Actor Ezra Miller pleaded guilty Friday to a charge stemming from a break-in and theft of alcohol at a neighbor’s home in Vermont,... More
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Ex-teacher gets 12 years for abusing Phillips Exeter student
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former math teacher at Phillips Exeter Academy who taught at the prestigious prep school for... More
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Jurors at Indiana murder trial to be picked out of county
By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Jurors at the trial of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls nearly six years ago... More
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School searched 1st-grader’s backpack before teacher shot
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Administrators at the Virginia school where a first-grader shot his teacher last week learned the child may have... More
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Actor Kevin Spacey denies 7 more sex offense charges in UK
LONDON (AP) — Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded innocent to seven further sex offenses in Britain, which bring the number of charges the Hollywood star... More
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Second arrest in case of missing child, 4; search continues
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two people have now been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Athena Brownfield, a 4-year-old... More
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‘Rick and Morty’ creator awaits trial for domestic violence
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Roiland, who created the animated series “Rick and Morty” and provides the voices of the two title characters, is... More
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Los Angeles chief ‘deeply concerned’ by 2 police shootings
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles police chief said Wednesday he is concerned about two recent fatal police shootings,... More
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Connecticut man admits to trying to help Islamic State group
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 29-year-old Connecticut man pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal terrorism charge, more than three years after he was arrested at an... More
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Bauer released by Los Angeles Dodgers after suspension cut
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer was released Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers after the pitcher’s unprecedented 324-game suspension over... More
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Shooting fallout: Metal detectors in elementary schools?
By BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The shooting of a first-grade teacher by a 6-year-old boy has plunged... More