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A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

Sep. 23, 2023 05:12 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering...

Capitol rioter who attacked AP photographer and police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison

Sep. 22, 2023 18:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who attacked an Associated Press photographer and threw a flagpole and smoke grenade at police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison. Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared...

Jailhouse letter adds wrinkle in case of mom accused of killing husband, then writing kids' book

Sep. 22, 2023 18:15 PM EDT

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jailhouse writings by a Utah mother accused of killing her husband, then writing a children’s book about death, have led prosecutors to accuse her of trying to tamper with witnesses, an allegation that her attorneys say is baseless. A relative of Kouri...

Ex-New Mexico sheriff's deputy facing federal charges in sex assault of driver after crash

Sep. 22, 2023 17:39 PM EDT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — An ex-county sheriff's deputy in New Mexico is facing federal criminal charges that could put him in prison for life in the sexual assault of a driver he handcuffed and put in his patrol vehicle following a vehicle crash in April. Michael Andrew Martinez is...

Nebraska mother sentenced to 2 years in prison for giving abortion pills to pregnant daughter

Sep. 22, 2023 17:31 PM EDT

A Nebraska mother who pleaded guilty to giving her teenage daughter pills for an abortion and helping to burn and bury the fetus was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Jessica Burgess, 42, pleaded guilty in July to tampering with human remains, false reporting and providing an...

Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia

Sep. 22, 2023 16:41 PM EDT

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison. Veronica Youngblood, 38, was arrested in August 2018 after shooting daughters Sharon Castro, 15,...

Authorities search for suspect wanted in killing who was mistakenly released from Indianapolis jail

Sep. 22, 2023 13:45 PM EDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man wanted for a 2021 killing in Minnesota was mistakenly released from jail in Indianapolis last week and authorities are now offering a reward of up to $10,000 as they continue searching for him. Kevin Mason, 28, was arrested in Indianapolis on Sept. 11 but...

Convicted sex offender back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital

Sep. 22, 2023 13:11 PM EDT

SHREWSBURY, Mo. (AP) — A man convicted of child sex crimes is back in custody after walking away from a St. Louis hospital, authorities said. Tommy Wayne Boyd, 45, was transported Wednesday from the Potosi Correctional Facility to Mercy Hospital South for medical treatment....

Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video

Sep. 21, 2023 20:38 PM EDT

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork — considered forbidden in Islam — on a TikTok video. Judges at Palembang court in South...

Texas teen sentenced to 40 years after killing a student and injuring another in school shooting

Sep. 21, 2023 18:38 PM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 16-year-old who opened fire at a Dallas-area school earlier this year, killing one student and injuring another, was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for capital murder and attempted capital murder, prosecutors said. The teen, who was 15 at the...