Oklahoma man convicted in 5 killings awaits sentencing

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted in the fatal stabbings of five family members could learn Friday whether a jury thinks he should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Jurors are expected to hear testimony before deliberating over what sentence to recommend for Michael Bever on five first-degree murder counts:... Read More

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Michael Bever

May 11, 2018

Jury selection begins in trial of Missouri governor

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens appeared in court Thursday as jury selection got underway in a criminal trial accusing him of taking a compromising photo of a woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair. The Republican governor faces the potential of prison time if convicted of the felony invasion-of-privacy charge... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 10, 2018

‘Golden State Killer’ lawyers fight to keep documents sealed

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Defense attorneys for the man suspected of being the ‘Golden State Killer’ argued Wednesday that prosecutors’ search and arrest warrants should not be released publicly. The Associated Press and other news outlets have filed a motion to unseal the information related to the April arrest of Joseph DeAngelo, a 72-year-old former... Read More

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Joseph James DeAngelo

May 10, 2018

Closing arguments to begin in trial of ex-Assembly leader

NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors could soon start deliberating in the bribery trial of New York’s former assembly speaker. Closing arguments are slated to begin on Thursday in the second trial of Sheldon Silver, a once-powerful Democrat whose conviction at an earlier trial was overturned. Silver was first elected to the Assembly in 1976 and... Read More

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Sheldon Silver

May 10, 2018

Legal limbo: US denies immigrant suspects their day in court

BOSTON (AP) — Some immigrants living in the country illegally and accused of crimes sit in legal limbo, caught in a tug of a war between local prosecutors and federal immigration authorities who won’t let them appear in court because they fear being denied the opportunity to deport them. Advocates for immigrants say the hardball... Read More

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Immigration

May 10, 2018

Mom of teen taken to Mexico by 45-year-old sues man, school

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The mother of a Pennsylvania 16-year-old girl who police say was taken out of school and to Mexico by a 45-year-old man is suing him and the school, claiming she suffered financial, psychological and emotional harm. Federal agents found 45-year-old Kevin Esterly and 16-year-old Amy Yu in Playa del Carmen in... Read More

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Kevin Esterly

May 10, 2018

Porn star’s lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stormy Daniels’ lawyer says he has information showing that President Donald Trump’s longtime personal attorney received $500,000 from a company associated with a Russian billionaire within months of paying hush money to the porn star who claims a long-ago affair with Trump. Lawyer Michael Avenatti also said hundreds of thousands of dollars... Read More

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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

May 10, 2018

Man sentenced to life in killing livestreamed on Facebook

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man convicted of murder after he was accused of breaking into a home and shooting a woman while livestreaming the attack on Facebook has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Twenty-year-old Anthony Gelia was given the mandatory punishment Wednesday. He was convicted in March of first-degree murder... Read More

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Anthony Gelia

May 10, 2018

Governor’s trial hinges on photo that may or may not exist

ST. LOUIS (AP) — For all of the sensational allegations in the invasion-of-privacy case against Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens — an extramarital affair, bondage, blackmail — the verdict may come down to the technical workings of the iPhone, the definition of “transmission,” and the whereabouts of a photo that may or may not exist. Jury... Read More

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Eric Greitens

May 10, 2018

Police look for victims of suspected Michigan serial killer

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man serving life in prison for killing a 13-year-old girl is a suspected serial killer, police said Wednesday as they dug up part of a forest in a search for as many as seven other girls who have been missing for decades. Using earth-moving equipment, as well as... Read More

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Arthur Ream

May 10, 2018

California, Florida stem cell clinics target of US lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors in California and Florida sued on Wednesday to stop two companies from providing stem cell treatments, alleging the clinics marketed their procedures as remedies for ailments including cancer and heart disease without proof of safety and efficacy. The firms put consumers at risk by promising benefits from treatments and... Read More

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Stem Cells

May 10, 2018

Texas biker accused of killing man who was shot by police

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — One of three bikers indicted on murder charges Wednesday stemming from a chaotic 2015 shooting outside a Texas restaurant is accused of killing a man who was also shot twice by police, according to ballistics evidence reviewed by The Associated Press. The indictments against Glenn Walker and two fellow members... Read More

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Glenn Walker

May 10, 2018

Oklahoma teen convicted in 5 killings set for sentencing

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma teenager convicted in the fatal stabbings of five family members is set for sentencing Thursday, when jurors will consider whether he should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Michael Bever was 16 when he and his then-18-year-old brother, Robert Bever, killed their parents and three younger siblings... Read More

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Michael Beyer

May 10, 2018

Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three judges have ordered the Trump administration to continue a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Now, a lawsuit filed last week in Texas seeks to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and may create a legal clash that could speed the issue’s... Read More

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DACA, Immigration

Oklahoma man convicted in 5 killings awaits sentencing

Jury selection begins in trial of Missouri governor

‘Golden State Killer’ lawyers fight to keep documents sealed

Closing arguments to begin in trial of ex-Assembly leader

Legal limbo: US denies immigrant suspects their day in court

Mom of teen taken to Mexico by 45-year-old sues man, school

Porn star’s lawyer says Russian paid Trump attorney Cohen

Man sentenced to life in killing livestreamed on Facebook

Governor’s trial hinges on photo that may or may not exist

Police look for victims of suspected Michigan serial killer

California, Florida stem cell clinics target of US lawsuit

Texas biker accused of killing man who was shot by police

Oklahoma teen convicted in 5 killings set for sentencing

Texas suit could speed DACA’s path to Supreme Court

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