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California takes step to return land to Black couple’s heirs
California takes step to return land to Black couple’s heirs

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nearly a century ago, white leaders of a Southern California city robbed a Black family of their prime beachfront land and legacy. Descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce — including the couple’s great-great grandson — returned to the scene of the crime in Manhattan Beach […] More

October 1, 2021

After 15 years in prison, man cleared in deaths of 5 kids
After 15 years in prison, man cleared in deaths of 5 kids

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Murder charges were dismissed Thursday against a man who spent 15 years in prison for the fire-related deaths of five children in suburban Detroit, the climax of an investigation that found misconduct by police and prosecutors. Juwan Deering will not face a second trial, Oakland County […] More

September 30, 2021

Jury hears from airman’s brother in Arizona murder trial
Jury hears from airman’s brother in Arizona murder trial

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The brother of a U.S. Air Force airman on trial in the death of a Mennonite woman testified Wednesday that the defendant asked him to remotely scrub information from his cellphone shortly before he was arrested and later charged with kidnapping and murder. Samuel Gooch’s testimony […] More

September 29, 2021

Georgia prisoner gets life without parole in guard killings
Georgia prisoner gets life without parole in guard killings

EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of two guards on a transport bus was sentenced Wednesday to serve life in prison without parole. After taking only a few hours last week to convict Donnie Rowe of malice murder and other crimes, jurors could not agree on […] More

September 29, 2021