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Accused California theater shooter enters insanity plea
Accused California theater shooter enters insanity plea

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting two young people inside a Southern California movie theater last July has pleaded not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity, to two counts of murder. Joseph Jimenez, 20, did not speak during Monday’s hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice, letting his attorney […] More

September 27, 2021

Woman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana
Woman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana

SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas to Louisiana, where she faces a murder charge that could send her to jail for life. Ureka Black, 32, of Shreveport, is accused of throwing her 5-year-old and 8-month-old sons into Cross Lake on […] More

September 27, 2021

Anita Hill still waits for change, 30 years after testimony
Anita Hill still waits for change, 30 years after testimony

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer America had yet to really understand sexual harassment when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas in front of an all-male Senate panel in October 1991. He was confirmed to the Supreme Court anyway, but Hill’s work was just beginning. Now, three decades later, what does 65-year-old Hill wish she […] More

September 27, 2021

Police: Gunman in grocery store shooting lost job that day
Police: Gunman in grocery store shooting lost job that day

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials on Monday said the gunman who killed one person and wounded 14 others at a Tennessee supermarket before killing himself had been asked to leave his job at the grocery store earlier that day. In a news release, Collierville police say UK Thang had moved to the upscale […] More

September 27, 2021

Ex Idaho lawmaker charged with rape is arrested in Georgia
Ex Idaho lawmaker charged with rape is arrested in Georgia

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia. Aaron von Ehlinger is being held without bond in the Clayton County, Georgia jail on a “fugitive from justice” charge, according to court records. He was arrested Saturday in connection […] More

September 27, 2021

Utah football player’s slaying under investigation
Utah football player’s slaying under investigation

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have several “promising leads” in the shooting death of Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe, the Salt Lake City police chief said Monday as family and friends mourned the football player killed less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan died in an accidental shooting. Lowe was shot at a […] More

September 27, 2021

R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children.    A jury of […] More

September 27, 2021

Jury reaches verdict in R. Kelly sex misconduct case
Jury reaches verdict in R. Kelly sex misconduct case

R. Kelly has been found guilty on all counts at his sex trafficking trial. The R&B singer was convicted on all nine counts including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transport of “any woman or girl” across state lines for any “immoral purpose.” He faces life in prison. The jury of […] More

September 27, 2021

Tennessee man jailed after bringing mother’s dead body to hospital
Tennessee man jailed after bringing mother’s dead body to hospital

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Scripps News Nashville) — Metro Nashville Police Department homicide detectives charged a Chattanooga man Sunday with failure to report the discovery of a dead body and evidence tampering after he admitted to driving a corpse, believed to be that of his mother, from Hamilton County to Nashville. Thomas Henshall Jr., 37, arrived at […] More

September 27, 2021