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2 Ohio officers charged with reckless homicide in death of man in custody after crash arrest
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Prosecutors in Ohio have announced reckless homicide charges against two police officers in the death of a man who was handcuffed and left face down on the floor of a social club in Canton while telling officers he couldn’t breathe. Stark County prosecutor...
A leader of Mexican folk saint cult 'La Santa Muerte' is killed at an altar to the skeletal figure
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local leader of the Mexican folk saint cult “La Santa Muerte” was gunned down at an altar to the skeletal figure late Friday, authorities said. Two other people were killed and eight injured in the attack in the city of Leon, in Guanajuato state, the...
Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband's then-wife
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison Saturday, ending a case that has been strange even by Florida standards. Sheila Keen-Warren, 61, was released 18 months...
Man who fled prison after being charged with 4 murders pleads guilty to slayings, other crimes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man who escaped from prison last year after being charged with four murders and then spent a week and a half on the run before he was recaptured has pleaded guilty to the slayings and other crimes. Ameen Hurst, 20, shackled to a wooden chair, entered the plea...
Montana man charged with murder in brutal campground killing
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A 41-year-old Montana man was charged with murder Friday in a brutal slaying at a remote campsite that had been initially reported as a possible bear mauling by people who found the victim's body. The suspect allegedly told authorities that he arrived at the...
Prosecutor says veteran's subway chokehold went 'too far.' Defense says his 'courage' helped others
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on this about Marine veteran Daniel Penny's encounter last year with a distressed, angry man making ominous remarks on a New York subway: Penny didn't mean to kill him. But a prosecutor told jurors Friday that Penny “went way...
Shootings kill 2 and wound 7 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers to downtown Orlando killed two people and wounded seven others early Friday, authorities said. Officers quickly arrested a 17-year-old male suspect, police...
A judge delays the wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read until after her criminal trial
BOSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Thursday that Karen Read won’t have to give a deposition in her wrongful death lawsuit until after her criminal trial in January. The brief from Judge William M. White Jr. on Thursday effectively delays the lawsuit, which blames Read for the death of...
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph received an additional 35 years behind bars Friday. Justin Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder on Sept. 26 and sentenced to life in prison with the...
British businessman to remain in custody on charge of killing Indonesian woman in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A British businessman was ordered Friday to remain in custody after being charged with murder in Hong Kong over the death of an Indonesian woman at a park waterfall. Jamie Tzewee Chapman, 34, did not enter a plea in the court appearance and his lawyer did not...
