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2 charged with killing, dismembering woman in Missouri
2 charged with killing, dismembering woman in Missouri

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri grand jury indicted a man and woman on a first-degree murder charge alleging they strangled a woman and dismembered her body, the Jackson County prosecutor announced Monday. Kansas City-area residents Michael Hendricks, 40, and Maggie Ybarra, 30, are charged with killing 32-year-old Kensie Renee Aubry. The grand jury […] More

August 2, 2021

Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, mostly women of Asian descent, at Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in four of the killings and was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison. Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death […] More

July 30, 2021

Man accused in Phoenix canal killings plans insanity defense
Man accused in Phoenix canal killings plans insanity defense

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A man charged with sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young women in the early 1990s as they rode bikes near a canal system in Phoenix plans to mount an insanity defense at his upcoming trial. An attorney for Bryan Patrick Miller said in court records last […] More

July 30, 2021

Amanda Knox blasts film ‘Stillwater’ for exploiting her case
Amanda Knox blasts film ‘Stillwater’ for exploiting her case

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Knox is speaking out about her name being associated with the new film “Stillwater,” saying any connection rips off “my story without my consent at the expense of my reputation.” “Stillwater” stars Matt Damon as a father who flies to France to help his […] More

July 30, 2021

Gooding Jr. could owe millions after ignoring rape lawsuit
Gooding Jr. could owe millions after ignoring rape lawsuit

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages after failing to respond to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a woman in New York City in 2013. U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty issued a default judgment against […] More

July 30, 2021

Lesser charges dropped against ‘Doomsday Cult’ Couple, Murder Charges Remain
Lesser charges dropped against ‘Doomsday Cult’ Couple, Murder Charges Remain

By Katie McLaughlin, Court TV ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — Prosecutors in Idaho have dropped the destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence charges against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell.  The husband and wife were indicted in May on charges including first-degree murder for the deaths of Chad’s first wife, Tammy Daybell, and Lori’s children, […] More

July 30, 2021

Harvey Weinstein: 1 sexual assault count dismissed, for now
Harvey Weinstein: 1 sexual assault count dismissed, for now

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed one of 11 sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein, giving the former movie mogul and convicted rapist a minor and possibly temporary victory. At a hearing with the 69-year-old Weinstein in the courtroom, Judge Lisa B. Lench agreed […] More

July 29, 2021

FBI joins hunt for killer who stabbed woman in Atlanta park
FBI joins hunt for killer who stabbed woman in Atlanta park

ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators sought video from homes and businesses near a popular Atlanta park as divers searched a pond in their quest to solve the stabbing death of a parkgoer who was walking her dog. Katherine Janness, 40, was found dead in Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Police say her dog was also […] More

July 29, 2021

North Carolina man accused of sexual assault of child
North Carolina man accused of sexual assault of child

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff’s office has accused a North Carolina man of committing sex crimes against two children dating back several years. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Johnny Ray Perry, 54, is charged with statutory rape of a child age 15 or younger and two counts of […] More

July 29, 2021

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen

BOSTON (AP) — Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy during a wedding reception in the 1970s, court records show. Court documents obtained by The Boston Globe show that McCarrick is charged […] More

July 29, 2021

NXIVM sex cult member who cooperated avoids prison time
NXIVM sex cult member who cooperated avoids prison time

NEW YORK (AP) — A former member of NXIVM leader Keith Raniere’s inner circle who was charged in his sex trafficking enterprise avoided prison at sentencing Wednesday after prosecutors cited her extraordinary cooperation. Lauren Salzman was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to five years probation for her role in the scandal-ridden, cult-like secret society of […] More

July 28, 2021

Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public. Lawyers for now-bankrupt Remington filed the offers late Tuesday […] More

July 28, 2021

5 years’ prison for Florida man in arson at racial protest
5 years’ prison for Florida man in arson at racial protest

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for torching a sporting goods store during racial protests in 2020. A Tampa federal judge imposed the sentence on 21-year-old Terrance Lee Hester Jr., who pleaded guilty to an arson charge in April, according to court records. Federal investigators […] More

July 28, 2021

Forfeiture of ancient tablet bought by Hobby Lobby approved
Forfeiture of ancient tablet bought by Hobby Lobby approved

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has approved the forfeiture of a 3,500-year-old clay tablet bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was looted from Iraq and sold for $1.6 million to Hobby Lobby for display in the Museum of the Bible, prosecutors announced. The cuneiform tablet, written in […] More

July 28, 2021

1 arrested in shooting that wounded TikTok star, killed teen
1 arrested in shooting that wounded TikTok star, killed teen

CORONA, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that killed an 18-year-old woman and seriously wounded a 19-year-old social media influencer as they watched “The Forever Purge” at a Southern California movie theater. Authorities say there is no known motive for the violence and that the shooting Monday appeared […] More

July 28, 2021