Man charged in Caribbean hotel worker’s death skips hearing

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged in the death of a hotel worker he says attacked his family in Anguilla has declined to return to the British Caribbean territory for the latest pretrial hearing, a spokesman said Monday. Scott Hapgood, of Darien, is worried about his safety in light of death threats, and... Read More

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Scott Hapgood

November 12, 2019

Virginia man pleads guilty in WWII dog tags theft

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Virginia National Guard sergeant accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives and Records Administration in Maryland has pleaded guilty to a theft charge. Robert Rumsby of Fredericksburg, Virginia, entered a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of theft on Friday, according to Marcia Murphy,... Read More

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Robert Rumsby

November 12, 2019

Police: Missing Alabama teen suffered life-threatening wound

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Blood evidence in the vehicle belonging to UFC heavyweight Walt Harris’ missing stepdaughter shows she suffered “a life-threatening injury,” police records show. An Auburn, Alabama, police charging document released after the arrest of Ibraheem Yazeed on Friday says a state lab determined the evidence matched Aniah Blanchard, news outlets reported. Blanchard,... Read More

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Ibraheem Yazeed

November 12, 2019

Transit system apologizes to black rider cuffed for eating

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The head of a San Francisco Bay Area commuter train system apologized to a black rider who was detained and cited by police for eating a breakfast sandwich on a train platform after an outcry from people who assailed enforcement of a no-food rule as racist. More than two dozen people... Read More

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November 12, 2019

Utah death-row inmate featured in best-selling book dies

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah death-row inmate who killed his brother’s wife and her toddler because of his strong polygamist beliefs in a case made famous by the book “Under the Banner of Heaven” has died of natural causes, prison officials said Monday. Ron Lafferty, 78, died at the state prison in the... Read More

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Ron Lafferty

November 12, 2019

Condemned Georgia man launches another appeal for DNA tests

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man sentenced to die Wednesday has launched another last-ditch appeal aimed at supporting his claims of innocence, asking a federal judge to stop his execution and order DNA testing on crime scene evidence. In court papers filed Friday in Valdosta, Cromartie’s lawyers say such tests would support their claims that... Read More

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Ray Jefferson Cromartie

November 12, 2019

Widow sues boat owner in fire off California that killed 34

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a passenger who died in a fiery dive boat disaster that killed 34 people in the waters off California sued the vessel’s owners Monday. Christine Dignam, whose husband, Justin Dignam, died when the Conception caught fire Sept. 2 off the Santa Barbara coast, claimed that the boat was... Read More

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Christine Dignam

November 12, 2019

Second trial against activist who helped migrants to begin

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The federal government will again make a case against an Arizona border activist accused of harboring immigrants who had sneaked across the U.S.-Mexico border but who says he was simply helping two men in need. Scott Warren, 37, faces two counts of harboring when his trial starts Tuesday, five months after... Read More

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Scott Warren

November 12, 2019

Teen faces 30 years to life in 1st grader’s SC school death

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors plan to tell a judge why they think a teen who fired on a South Carolina school playground and killed a first-grader should spend his life in prison. A hearing begins Tuesday at the Anderson County Courthouse to determine 17-year-old Jesse Osborne’s sentence . He faces 30 years to life... Read More

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Jesse Osborne

November 11, 2019

Death rejected for man who killed ex-girlfriend’s parents

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man on death row for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a sledgehammer is getting a new hearing after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled his IQ might be too low for him to have been condemned. Shawn Ford Jr. was convicted in Summit County in 2015 of aggravated murder and other... Read More

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Shawn Ford Jr.

November 11, 2019

Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities as a fine for misusing his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. New York state Judge Saliann Scarpulla imposed the penalty after the president admitted to a series of abuses outlined... Read More

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Donald Trump

November 11, 2019

Oklahoma woman imprisoned in failure-to-protect case is free

McLOUD, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman whose sentence for failing to report her boyfriend’s abuse of her children was far harsher than his for the abuse itself wiped away tears and hugged family and friends Friday as she was released after 15 years. Tondalao Hall, 35, left a women’s prison in McLoud, Oklahoma, after... Read More

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Tondalao Hall

November 11, 2019

Iowa inmate’s claim he briefly died won’t end life sentence

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Appeals Court has ruled against a convicted killer who says he “died” during a medical emergency and thus fulfilled his life sentence. Wapello County court records say Benjamin Schreiber has been serving the life term since being convicted in 1997 of beating a man to death. Schreiber says... Read More

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Benjamin Edward Schreiber

November 11, 2019

FBI translator whose own voice was intercepted pleads guilty

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former FBI translator charged with altering transcripts after his own voice was caught on intercepts with terrorism suspects has pleaded guilty to making false statements. Abdirizak Wehelie (wuh-HEEL’-ee) of Burke, Virginia, struck a plea bargain Friday in federal court in Alexandria. Wehelie pleaded guilty to a single count of making... Read More

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Abdirizak Wehelie

Man charged in Caribbean hotel worker’s death skips hearing

Virginia man pleads guilty in WWII dog tags theft

Police: Missing Alabama teen suffered life-threatening wound

Transit system apologizes to black rider cuffed for eating

Utah death-row inmate featured in best-selling book dies

Condemned Georgia man launches another appeal for DNA tests

Widow sues boat owner in fire off California that killed 34

Second trial against activist who helped migrants to begin

Teen faces 30 years to life in 1st grader’s SC school death

Death rejected for man who killed ex-girlfriend’s parents

Judge fines Trump $2 million for misusing charity foundation

Oklahoma woman imprisoned in failure-to-protect case is free

Iowa inmate’s claim he briefly died won’t end life sentence

FBI translator whose own voice was intercepted pleads guilty

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