The Latest News by Associated Press
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Officials: Georgia man sentenced to die kills self in prison
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers during an escape attempt five... More
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Germany: former Nazi guard, 101, jailed for aiding murder
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of more than 3,500 counts of accessory to murder on... More
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50 migrants die in trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
By ERIC GAY, PAUL J. WEBER and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer... More
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Heckler charged with assault after confronting Rudy Giuliani
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A heckler who clapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the back at a... More
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School shooting suspect may testify at parents’ trial
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Lawyers representing the parents of a Michigan teenager charged in a high school shooting that left four of his fellow... More
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Removed South Dakota AG presses ethics case against Noem
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in his first public comments since being removed from... More
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Supreme Court rules for inmates seeking reduced prison terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing... More
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WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered Monday to stand trial by a court... More
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7 accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing judge
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seven women who say Ghislaine Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein steal the innocence of their youth and... More
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Hearing set for Wisconsin teen accused of killing girl
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl will find out in September whether he... More
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Lawsuit: 2 slain boys unlawfully placed with foster parents
By Christopher Weber and Haven Daley, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The biological mother of two small California boys who died while in the... More
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Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller to be released
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman who called 911 to report a... More
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Several accusers seek roles at Ghislaine Maxwell sentencing
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two of four women who testified at Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial that she had a role in their sexual... More
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Jury takes fraud case against Elizabeth Holmes’s ex-partner
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fate of hard-nosed technology executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani is now in the hands... More
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Police arrest suspect in fatal San Francisco train shooting
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police announced Friday that they have arrested a suspect in this week’s fatal shooting of... More
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Excerpts from the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion decision
By The Associated Press The Supreme Court, in a ruling Friday, ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years. The court’s conservative majority voted to... More
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EXPLAINER: How parade crash insanity plea will work
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee last year, killing six people and injuring dozens... More
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Prosecutors seek 15 years for former ‘Cheer’ star Harris
CHICAGO (AP) — A prosecutor has asked a federal judge to sentence Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 15... More
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Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge issued a warrant Thursday for an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle for failing to appear to testify... More
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Nancy Pelosi’s husband charged with DUI in California
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence in connection... More
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Judge rejects new evidence testing in ‘West Memphis 3’ case
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Thursday rejected a request to allow new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing... More
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Family sues Bowling Green State University over hazing death
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity sued Bowling Green State University on... More
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Trans people can correct sex on North Carolina birth records
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. Associated Press Transgender people born in North Carolina may now correct the sex designation on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery... More
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Woman committed over Slender Man stabbing seeks her release
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — The second of two Wisconsin women who were sent to a state mental health facility after a 2014 stabbing attack on... More
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Court: Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos... More
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Uvalde victim’s sister pleads for gun safety measures
By JIM VERTUNO and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sister of a 9-year-old girl killed in the Uvalde school shooting rampage... More
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Elon Musk’s daughter granted legal name, gender change
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has approved a request by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s adult daughter to change her name and gender on... More
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Man convicted last year of killing 2 in 1976 dies in prison
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A man serving two life terms for killing a Wisconsin couple in a slaying that went unsolved for decades has died in prison,... More
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Judge approves $1B+ deal in deadly Florida condo collapse
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for... More
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Former cheerleading coach charged with child molestation
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former coach at a competitive cheerleading organization has been charged with sexually assaulting a student over a two-year period... More