The Latest News by Associated Press
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Epstein and Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 witnesses
Just two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, testified before the federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on sex trafficking charges, Justice Department... More
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks release on $50M bond ahead of Oct. sentencing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing... More
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Veteran who disarmed Michigan Walmart stabbing suspect speaks out
Matthew Kolakowski was shopping for fishing gear and snacks with his daughter at a Michigan Walmart over the weekend when he heard an employee yelling “he’s got... More
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Manhunt underway for suspect who killed couple in Devil’s Den State Park
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas police say the killer of a married couple who had been hiking the remote Devil’s Den State Park with... More
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Judge: Child’s interview can’t be used in Brendan Banfield’s murder case
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia circuit judge ruled on Friday that prosecutors’ case against an IRS agent charged with killing his wife and... More
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Doctor admits selling Matthew Perry ketamine in weeks before death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A doctor who was a primary target in the sweeping investigation of actor Matthew Perry‘s overdose death pleaded guilty Wednesday to... More
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Police release documents detailing Idaho student murders investigation
BOISE, Idaho (AP/Scripps News Boise) — In the weeks before Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students, there were strange happenings at their rental home... More
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Bryan Kohberger sentenced to life in prison for Idaho student murders
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of... More
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Video of violent traffic stop in Florida sparks national outrage
A Black college student shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida law officers during a traffic stop faces a long recovery from... More
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Lawyer seeks release for Erik Menendez after hospitalization
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik Menendez has been hospitalized, prompting his attorney to seek his release from prison ahead of an upcoming parole hearing. The... More
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Vermont judge won’t delay death penalty decision for Zizian case
A federal judge in Vermont has refused to delay a decision on whether a woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent... More
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DOJ wants to speak to Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse... More
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Federal judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force... More
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Father charged with murder of 9-year-old daughter he reported missing
LATHAM, N.Y. (AP) — A man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead in a wooded pond after he reported that she had been abducted while they were... More
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New trial ordered for man convicted in 1979 disappearance of Etan Patz
NEW YORK (AP) — The man convicted of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 was awarded a new trial Monday as a federal appeals court... More
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Prosecutors seek to try teen as adult in Maine paddleboarder’s murder
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Prosecutors in Maine said Monday they will seek to try a 17-year-old charged with murder in the death of a paddleboarder as an... More
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Shannon Sharpe’s lawyer says sexual assault lawsuit is over
LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Hall of Fame member Shannon Sharpe has resolved a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting a woman during their relationship, her... More
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DOJ wants no prison time for ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is recommending that an ex-Kentucky police officer convicted of using excessive force during the deadly Breonna Taylor raid serve no... More
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No answers on missing child after man sentenced for killing girlfriend
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was sentenced Monday to 65 years in prison for the 2019 beating death of his girlfriend, Christine Holloway, but... More
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Teen charged with murder Maine paddleboarder’s killing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Authorities in Maine said Friday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder in the death of a paddleboarder who went missing on a... More
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Justice Dept. fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein, Diddy cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who... More
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Trial date set for FSU shooting suspect Phoenix Ikner
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on... More
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Death of Maine paddleboarder being investigated as a homicide: Police
UNION, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are investigating the death of a paddleboarder near a campground in rural Maine as a homicide and asking... More
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Judge orders evaluation for Jose Ibarra, convicted of killing Laken Riley
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ordered a mental evaluation of the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. A judge in November found... More
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Q-tip & spotless car were key evidence in Bryan Kohberger’s murder case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The lead prosecutor tasked with finding justice for four University of Idaho students killed in a grisly quadruple stabbing more than... More
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Kohberger murder case highlights limits of victims’ input in plea bargains
Days before Bryan Kohberger appeared in court and pleaded guilty, an attorney for a victim’s family said they opposed any deal that would take the... More
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Justin Ross Harris, once accused in son’s death, released from jail
COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV/AP) — A Georgia man once convicted in his toddler son’s hot car death has been released from jail after completing... More
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3 hospital leaders connected to Lucy Letby infant murder case arrested
LONDON (AP) — Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others were... More
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‘Rust’ crew settles lawsuit against film producers and Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the... More
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Judge rejects Bryan Kohberger’s request to delay trial
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge says he won’t postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four... More