Assange lawyers go to court in bid to drop arrest warrant

LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Julian Assange asked a British court on Friday to drop a U.K. arrest warrant for the WikiLeaks founder, a move that would free him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy after more than five years. A judge plans to rule on the application next month. Assange’s attorney said the warrant serves... Read More

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Julian Assange, Wikileaks

January 26, 2018

The Latest: Man gets life for killing Denver transit guard

DENVER (AP) — The Latest on a man convicted of killing a transit security guard in downtown Denver (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A man who killed a transit security guard in downtown Denver last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A jury on Thursday found 38-year-old Joshua Cummings guilty of... Read More

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Joshua Cummings

January 26, 2018

Trump administration supports suit over Berkeley speakers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday threw its support behind a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley that accuses the school of a double standard for campus speakers that restricts conservative viewpoints. The allegations raised by the Berkeley College Republicans and Young America’s Foundation would violate the First Amendment if proven... Read More

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Berkeley

January 26, 2018

Detective: Neighbors heard ex-con kill mother, stepfather

PHOENIX (AP) — A convicted felon accused of serial killings in Arizona fatally shot his mother in the apartment they shared and then had an argument with his stepfather before killing him, a police detective testified Thursday. Neighbors of Cleophus Cooksey Jr., 35, heard the gunshots on Dec. 17 that are believed to have killed... Read More

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Celophus Cooksey Jr

January 26, 2018

Court halts execution of Alabama inmate with dementia

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of an Alabama inmate whose attorneys argue that dementia has left the 67-year-old unable to remember killing a police officer three decades ago. Justices issued a stay Thursday night, the same evening that Vernon Madison was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at... Read More

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Vernon Madison

January 26, 2018

Judge to pick battlefield for court fight over Manson’s body

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Manson orchestrated murders in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, served time in a state prison in Corcoran and died in a hospital in Bakersfield. The legal battle for his body or possessions could land in any of three California counties where those cities are located as friends and purported... Read More

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Charles Manson

January 26, 2018

Man gets jail in Michigan bus stop crash that injured 6

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A pickup truck driver who authorities say struck and injured six people waiting inside a bus stop shelter in suburban Detroit last year has been sentenced to a year in jail. Fifty-six-year-old Gary Daleo of Roseville learned his punishment Thursday in Macomb County Circuit Court after earlier pleading no contest... Read More

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Gary Daleo

January 26, 2018

Man waits for shot at freedom 2 years after landmark ruling

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A landmark ruling by the nation’s highest court gave Henry Montgomery his first chance at freedom after nearly a half-century behind bars. Two years later, the 71-year-old Louisiana man is still waiting for a parole hearing that could set him free. Thursday is the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme... Read More

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Henry Montgomery

January 26, 2018

Kentucky shooting suspect ordered held; vigil for victims

BENTON, Ky. (AP) — The 15-year-old boy accused of gunning down classmates at a western Kentucky high school was ordered held on murder and assault charges as the shaken community where it happened strained to cope with the devastation. On Thursday, a juvenile court judge found probable cause to keep detaining the teenager as authorities... Read More

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Kentucky Shooting

January 26, 2018

Some liken Michigan State to Penn State amid abuse scandal

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sports doctor Larry Nassar is on his way to prison for the rest of his life for molesting scores of young female athletes, but the scandal is far from over at Michigan State University as victims, lawmakers and a judge demand to know why he wasn’t stopped years ago. Some are... Read More

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Jerry Sandusky, Larry Nassar, Penn State

January 26, 2018

2 former lawyers of rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight arrested

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two Los Angeles attorneys who represented former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight were arrested on warrants alleging they were accessories after the fact to a felony, authorities said. The attorneys, Matthew Fletcher and Thaddeus Culpepper, were arrested Thursday by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, sheriff’s department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida told The... Read More

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Suge Knight

January 25, 2018

German extremist on trial for bombing in 2000

BERLIN (AP) — A right-wing extremist has gone on trial in Germany for a bombing more than 17 years ago that injured 10 recent immigrants from eastern Europe, including six Jews. The 51-year-old man, whose name wasn’t released in accordance with privacy laws, was considered a suspect after the July 2000 bombing in a Duesseldorf... Read More

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Duesseldorf Bombing

January 25, 2018

‘The Walking Dead’ stuntman’s mom files wrongful death suit

ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a stuntman who fell to his death on the set of “The Walking Dead” in Georgia has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the show’s network and other parties, saying unreasonably low budgets led to inadequate safety precautions. John Bernecker, 33, died July 12 from injuries suffered in a... Read More

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John Bernecker, Walking Dead

January 25, 2018

Latin star Iglesias sues Universal over streaming music cash

MIAMI (AP) — Latin pop star and actor Enrique Iglesias sued Universal Music Group on Wednesday in a dispute over how much he’s paid for songs played on streaming music services. The lawsuit filed in Miami federal court claims that Universal is paying Iglesias far less than the 50 percent royalty rate required under his... Read More

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Enrique Iglesias, Universal

Assange lawyers go to court in bid to drop arrest warrant

The Latest: Man gets life for killing Denver transit guard

Trump administration supports suit over Berkeley speakers

Detective: Neighbors heard ex-con kill mother, stepfather

Court halts execution of Alabama inmate with dementia

Judge to pick battlefield for court fight over Manson’s body

Man gets jail in Michigan bus stop crash that injured 6

Man waits for shot at freedom 2 years after landmark ruling

Kentucky shooting suspect ordered held; vigil for victims

Some liken Michigan State to Penn State amid abuse scandal

2 former lawyers of rap mogul ‘Suge’ Knight arrested

German extremist on trial for bombing in 2000

‘The Walking Dead’ stuntman’s mom files wrongful death suit

Latin star Iglesias sues Universal over streaming music cash

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