Cosby could spend rest of life in prison for sex assault

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — After decades of whispers, lawsuits, investigations and close calls, Bill Cosby could be headed to prison at age 80 for sexual assault for the rest of his life, vindicating a multitude of women who doubted anyone would ever believe their word against that of America’s Dad. The comedian was convicted Thursday... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 26, 2018

Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America’s Dad. Cosby, 80, could end up spending his... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 26, 2018

Baseball document, thought worth millions, spurs court fight

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the most valuable pieces of baseball memorabilia — a copy of the 1876 National League constitution that established business practices that remain the norm today — is at the center of a legal dispute between the family of a late baseball executive and an auction house they say is... Read More

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MLB

April 26, 2018

Texas gang member executed for killing girl, grandmother

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A prisoner on Texas death row for killing a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother in a gang-related shooting at a child’s birthday party in Fort Worth a decade ago was executed Wednesday evening. Erick Davila received lethal injection for using a laser-sighted semi-automatic rifle to spray bullets at about 20 people... Read More

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Erick Davila

April 26, 2018

Man in US illegally who killed deputies sentenced to death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man living in the U.S. illegally has been sentenced to the death penalty for the 2014 killing of a Northern California sheriff’s deputy and a detective. The Sacramento Bee reports Luis Bracamontes smiled during Wednesday’s sentencing and was eventually tossed out of the court room for yelling. He was previously... Read More

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Luis Bracamontes

April 26, 2018

Ohio man accused in terror plot seeks early prison release

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has unsuccessfully asked a judge to release him from his 22-year prison sentence on a terrorism conviction. Court records show Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud (ab-dee-RAH’-mahn shayk moh-HAH’-mud) wrote Judge Michael Watson on April 18 asking to be released to help prevent Muslim youth from becoming radicalized. Mohamud says he’s... Read More

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Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud

April 26, 2018

Texas man sentenced to life in stomping death of toddler

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend’s baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison. A Tarrant County jury sentenced 24-year-old Joshua Beard of Arlington on Monday. Beard was convicted of murder on Saturday in the 2014 death of 18-month-old... Read More

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Joshua Beard

April 26, 2018

Nevada student sues over dress code banning pro-gun shirts

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An eighth-grade student has filed a federal lawsuit accusing his northern Nevada school district of violating his First Amendment rights after he says he was told his pro-gun T-shirt violates the district’s dress code. The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Reno alleges the Washoe County School District policy... Read More

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Sparks Black Rifle

April 26, 2018

Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban on travel to the U.S. by visitors from several Muslim-majority countries, a move that would hand the president a major victory on a controversial signature policy. In the court’s first full-blown consideration of a Trump order, the conservative justices who... Read More

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Donald Trump, Travel Ban

April 26, 2018

Meek Mill: People going through same ordeal depending on him

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill said Wednesday that now that he’s out of prison, a lot of people facing similar battles with the criminal justice system are depending on him. “I got a lot of responsibility,” he said in an interview with Lester Holt of NBC Nightly News. He said the men counting on... Read More

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Meek Mill

April 26, 2018

Police: Man killed deputy, stole his car and robbed store

NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine (AP) — A man scheduled to appear in court to face gun charges Wednesday killed a sheriff’s deputy in Maine, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store, officials said. The fatal shooting of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole around 1:45 a.m. on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock triggered an intensive manhunt for... Read More

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John Williams

April 26, 2018

Lawyer: Trump ready for role in raids’ evidence review

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump says the president is ready to offer his opinion on what evidence seized from his personal attorney’s home and office are protected by attorney-client privilege. The lawyer, Joanna Hendon, will have the chance to tell U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in person on Thursday about what... Read More

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Donald Trump, Michael Cohen

April 26, 2018

Jury focuses on Cosby’s star witness; his lawyers face heat

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Jurors in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial are kicking off a second day of deliberations by revisiting the testimony of a star defense witness who said accuser Andrea Constand once spoke of framing a prominent person to score a big payday. The seven men and five women will have Marguerite Jackson’s... Read More

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Bill Cosby

April 25, 2018

Ex-Yahoo paying $35M to settle SEC charges over 2014 hack

WASHINGTON (AP) — The company formerly known as Yahoo is paying a $35 million fine to resolve federal regulators’ charges that the online pioneer deceived investors by failing to disclose one of the biggest data breaches in internet history. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the action Tuesday against the company, which is now called... Read More

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Yahoo

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Cosby could spend rest of life in prison for sex assault

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Baseball document, thought worth millions, spurs court fight

Texas gang member executed for killing girl, grandmother

Man in US illegally who killed deputies sentenced to death

Ohio man accused in terror plot seeks early prison release

Texas man sentenced to life in stomping death of toddler

Nevada student sues over dress code banning pro-gun shirts

Trump’s travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate

Meek Mill: People going through same ordeal depending on him

Police: Man killed deputy, stole his car and robbed store

Lawyer: Trump ready for role in raids’ evidence review

Jury focuses on Cosby’s star witness; his lawyers face heat

Ex-Yahoo paying $35M to settle SEC charges over 2014 hack

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