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Airman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
Airman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of kidnapping a Mennonite woman, fatally shooting her and leaving her body in a forest clearing in northern Arizona. Prosecutors have largely circumstantial evidence against Mark Gooch, 22, who was stationed at […] More

September 21, 2021

Oklahoma court lifts stays in 2 McGirt-related decisions
Oklahoma court lifts stays in 2 McGirt-related decisions

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday lifted stays in two cases it overturned based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state has no jurisdiction over crimes committed on tribal lands by non-American Indians against Native Americans. The court lifted stays of its previous reversals of the murder […] More

September 21, 2021

Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody
Police: 2 shot at Virginia high school, suspect in custody

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Two students were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia high school and a suspect is in custody, police said Monday. A 17-year-old boy was shot in the side of his face at Heritage High School and a 17-year-old girl was shot in the leg, Newport News police Chief Steve […] More

September 20, 2021

Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims
Another Texas execution delayed on religious freedom claims

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Another Texas inmate has had his execution delayed over claims the state is violating his religious freedom by not letting his spiritual adviser lay hands on him at the time of his lethal injection. Ruben Gutierrez was set to be executed on Oct. 27 for fatally […] More

September 17, 2021