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Attorneys for school shooter want pretrial hearings closed
Attorneys for school shooter want pretrial hearings closed

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for the suspect in a 2018 Florida high school massacre told a judge Tuesday that the news media and public should be barred from all pretrial hearings, saying Nikolas Cruz’s right to an impartial jury will be irrevocably harmed if certain evidence is revealed […] More

August 10, 2021

Britney Spears’ father says ‘no grounds’ for his removal
Britney Spears’ father says ‘no grounds’ for his removal

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs. James Spears “has dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on […] More

August 6, 2021

Chad Daybell to face the death penalty
Chad Daybell to face the death penalty

Prosecutors have announced they intend to seek the death penalty against Chad Daybell when he goes on trial for the murders of Tammy Daybell, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. More

August 6, 2021

Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writers Apple unveiled plans to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse, drawing applause from child protection groups but raising concern among some security researchers that the system could be misused by governments looking to surveil their citizens. Apple said its messaging app will use […] More

August 5, 2021

Italy wins US case as it seeks to reclaim marble statue
Italy wins US case as it seeks to reclaim marble statue

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy has won a legal victory in its bid to reclaim an ancient marble statue it asserted was stolen after it turned up in the possession of a New York antiquities dealer. A U.S. district court in New York on Monday threw out a suit seeking to […] More

August 5, 2021

Teacher at US Army base in Germany charged with sexual abuse
Teacher at US Army base in Germany charged with sexual abuse

By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An educator who taught the children of U.S. military personnel at an Army base in Germany is accused of sexually assaulting two young students, court records show. Stefan Eberhard Zappey has been a civilian employee of the U.S. Department of Defense, assigned to an elementary school […] More

August 5, 2021

Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropout
Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropout

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The sailor charged with starting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was assigned to the ship after dropping out of training to become a Navy SEAL, and he was described by some fellow sailors as a person who had disdain for the Navy, according to investigators. Details […] More

August 4, 2021

Media attorney: It’s time to release names of Chauvin jurors
Media attorney: It’s time to release names of Chauvin jurors

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A coalition of news media outlets has asked the judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin to release the identities of jurors who convicted him in the death of George Floyd, saying there is no known threat to juror safety that would warrant keeping their names […] More

August 4, 2021

Officials: Inmate killed in cell by another inmate
Officials: Inmate killed in cell by another inmate

LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) — An inmate at a Virginia prison has been killed in his cell in an apparent attack by another inmate, correctional officials said. The 63-year-old inmate was pronounced dead on Tuesday night at the Lawrenceville Correctional Center, the Virginia Department of Corrections said in a news release. This incident is being investigated […] More

August 4, 2021