Man cleared by DNA evidence in rape case gets $4M settlement
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A man who spent more than 16 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed he did not commit has reached a $4…
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Former Michigan State guard Appling sentenced in murder case
DETROIT (AP) — Former Michigan State University basketball star Keith Damon Appling has been sentenced in the death of a Detroit man. Prosecutors…
Continue ReadingPa. lawmaker will not step down amid sexual misconduct claim
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he’s not…
Continue ReadingU.S. jury poised to weigh international soccer’s ugly side
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal jurors in New York are preparing to start deliberations on the fates of two former…
Continue ReadingThe implications of Walgreens’ decision on abortion pills
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Gov. travels to Asia to strengthen business ties
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards is traveling to Asia for a weeklong series of meetings with business leaders and…
Continue ReadingNevada crash is 3rd fatal one tied to air medical service
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The company that owns the medical transport aircraft that crashed in northern Nevada last week, killing all five people aboard,…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Person dies after brain-eating amoeba infection
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — Health officials say a person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating…
Continue ReadingMurdaugh’s fast conviction sealed by his testimony: experts
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Prosecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his…
Continue ReadingChicago-area officer pleads not guilty in teen’s beating
OAK LAWN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges that he punched a 17-year-old boy during an arrest last…
Continue ReadingAccused Chicago officer killer ordered held without bond
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge ordered a teenager held without bond Friday in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer. Eighteen-year-old Steven…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Memphis jailers beating Black inmate who died
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A video released by a Tennessee prosecutor shows the death of a Black man in a Memphis jail after he was beaten during a…
Continue ReadingElection-denying former Colorado clerk guilty of obstruction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists was convicted Friday of a misdemeanor…
Continue ReadingMurdaugh judge’s own legal story unfolded in South Carolina
By JONATHAN DREW and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned…
Continue ReadingVermont bishop testifies against clergy reporting bill
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s leading Roman Catholic bishop testified Friday against a bill that would…
Continue ReadingEx-Army private gets 45 years for plot against his unit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Army private from Kentucky who was devoted to a violent extremist group has been…
Continue ReadingPermitless concealed carry gun bill advances in Nebraska
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Conservative lawmakers are on the cusp of passing a so-called constitutional carry bill…
Continue ReadingSurviving brutal places: Lessons from the dogs of Chernobyl
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer More than 35 years after the world’s worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying,…
Continue ReadingFirst evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Archaeologists have found the earliest direct evidence for horseback riding – an…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank: Quake caused damage worth $5.1 billion in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says that Syria has sustained an estimated $5.1 billion in damages in the massive Feb. 6 earthquake that hit northern…
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