The Latest News by Associated Press
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Ex-North Texas officer acquitted of crime in woman’s death
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury acquitted a former Texas police officer of criminally negligent homicide Monday after a gunshot meant for a menacing... More
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2 more R. Kelly accusers testify at trial in Chicago
By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial... More
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Illinois man gets 55 years for killing deputy US marshal
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge sentenced an Illinois man to 55 years in prison Monday for the shooting death of a deputy U.S.... More
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Jury selection begins for death penalty case in slaying of 8
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first trial in the case of eight members of a single Ohio family shot to death more than six years... More
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5 tied to Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot face key hearing
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A judge began hearing evidence Monday to determine if five men will face trial for their alleged roles in a... More
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Trump legal team advances broad view of presidential powers
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly unsealed FBI document about the investigation at Mar-a-Lago not only offers new details about the probe but... More
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Vegan mom gets life in prison for starvation death of son
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A vegan woman convicted of murder in the malnutrition death of her young son was sentenced Monday to life in... More
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Testimony: School shooter witnessed dad’s death at age 5
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys presented more testimony Monday that the mass killer exhibited violent, disruptive and... More
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Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years... More
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Judge limits how Alex Murdaugh reviews evidence before trial
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge sided with prosecutors who asked him to put strict controls on how Alex... More
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Police: Tip led to arrest of man in random Detroit shootings
DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old man suspected in the random shootings of four people, three fatally, was captured after a tip from someone close to... More
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Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower ahead of trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for... More
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Lawyers awarded $70M+ fees in deadly Florida condo collapse
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Lawyers who secured a $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse last year of a beachfront Florida condominium building were awarded more... More
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Maryland court rules DC-area sniper to be resentenced
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court has ruled that Washington, D.C.-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced, because... More
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Suspect in Oklahoma deputy’s death also fired at 3rd officer
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show the man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy sheriff and wounding another... More
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Officials confirm death of Jeffrey Epstein mentor Hoffenberg
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Medical examiners confirmed Friday that convicted Ponzi schemer and Jeffrey Epstein mentor Steven Hoffenberg was the... More
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Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment
CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A school district in southwest Missouri has decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students, but only... More
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Ex-high school coach denies charges in ‘fat test’ case
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A former Rhode Island high school basketball coach who authorities say for years asked male student-athletes to remove their clothes while alone... More
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Justice Dept. releases redacted Mar-a-Lago search affidavit
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen of the 15 boxes recovered from former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate earlier this year contained... More
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Woman arrested after racist rant, assault in restaurant lot
PLANO, Texas (AP) — A woman has been arrested and faces a possible hate crime charge after she was captured on video in a racist... More
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Araiza, 2 SDSU teammates accused of gang rape in civil suit
By BERNIE WILSON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Araiza, the “Punt God” who led San Diego State to a record-setting... More
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Chauvin moved to Arizona federal pen in George Floyd killing
By GRETCHEN EHLKE Associated Press Derek Chauvin has been moved from a Minnesota state prison where he was often held in solitary confinement to a... More
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Convicted at 17, prisoner, now 53, exonerated in rape
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Black man wrongfully convicted as a teenager for a New Orleans rape more than 36... More
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2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden’s daughter’s diary
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty in a scheme to peddle a diary and other items... More
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Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge ordered the Justice Department on Thursday to make public a redacted version of the affidavit... More
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Court: Arkansas can’t ban treatment of transgender kids
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can’t enforce its ban on transgender children receiving... More
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Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon... More
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Letter: School shooter fixated with guns, dreamed of killing
By TERRY SPENCER ASSOCIATED PRESS FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four years before Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people at a Florida high school, therapists at another school wrote a... More
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers sue for over $878K in fees
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A law firm that helped defend Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein... More
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Weinstein conviction appeal to be heard by highest NY court
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from Harvey Weinstein over his 2020 rape conviction. A spokesman for... More