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India says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a Sikh separatist leader

May. 10, 2024 01:49 AM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Thursday that Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada last year, despite the recent arrests of three Indian men in the crime. India’s External...

New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum 56 years on murder, other charges in young daughter's death

May. 09, 2024 21:02 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse around for months before disposing of it was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 56 years in prison on murder and other charges as relatives of the child called him a monster. ...

New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum of 56 years on murder, other charges for killing 5-year-old daughter

May. 09, 2024 15:39 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire man sentenced to minimum of 56 years on murder, other charges for killing 5-year-old daughter.

Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide

May. 09, 2024 14:20 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced count of reckless homicide. Chrystul Kizer's decision means she'll avoid trial and a possible life sentence. It...

Alabama schedules second execution by nitrogen gas

May. 08, 2024 17:32 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept. 26 execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who was convicted...

Three men sentenced to life in prison for killing family in Washington state

May. 08, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to life in prison without without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Kevin Hull on Tuesday sentenced Danie Kelly Jr., 45,...

Man indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate

May. 08, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by grand jurors who said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus. It is the first time such a motive has been revealed in the February...

Retired pro wrestler who ran twice for Congress pleads not guilty in Las Vegas murder case

May. 08, 2024 14:56 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge in the death of a man last year at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Daniel Rodimer, 45, appeared in court for a brief arraignment. His...

3 Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader in Canada appear in court

May. 08, 2024 03:48 AM EDT

SURREY, British Columbia (AP) — Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court in the case that set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations”...

New Mexico high court upholds man's 3 murder convictions in 2018 shooting deaths near Dixon

May. 07, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has upheld a man’s murder convictions in the 2018 shooting deaths of three people near the community of Dixon. In a unanimous decision, the state’s high court concluded Monday that there was sufficient evidence to support John...