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Danny Masterson convicted of 2 counts of rape, ‘That '70s Show’ actor faces 30 years to life
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “That '70s Show” star Danny Masterson was led out in handcuffs from a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday and could get 30 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on two of three counts of rape at his second trial, in which the Church of Scientology played a...
Decorated Australian war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners in Afghanistan, judge says
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan, a judge ruled Thursday in dismissing the claims by Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith that he was defamed by media. Federal Court judge...
British public figures urge Pakistan to release brother of pro-Imran Khan rights lawyer
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Several prominent public figures in Britain have urged Pakistan to release the brother of a human rights lawyer who served as an adviser to ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The appeal from former U.K. Cabinet ministers, senior law officers, renowned...
Judge agrees to seal court documents in Ralph Yarl shooting; suspect to be in court
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door last month is scheduled to be back in court Thursday, days after a judge ruled that court documents in the case will be sealed and kept from the public. The hearing for...
Italy displays antiquities looted from Italian territory and recovered from London dealer
ROME (AP) — Italy on Wednesday displayed hundreds of antiquities that had been looted from Italian territory and were recovered from a London antiquities dealer. The 750 objects, which date from the 8th century B.C. and the medieval period, include an Etruscan three-legged bronze...
San Francisco man convicted of murder for beating roommate during Zoom call and burning her alive
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury has convicted a San Francisco man of killing his 79-year-old roommate by beating her with a baseball bat and lighting her on fire. The attack was partially captured on Zoom. Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Tuesday for the...
'Felt like a year': Worshipper describes fear during gunman's deadly attack on Pittsburgh synagogue
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was her brother's active faith that inspired Carol Black to recommit as an adult to being a practicing Jew several years ago, and their shared commitment brought them to the Tree of Life synagogue on the October 2018 day it was attacked. Testifying on the...
What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday convicted actor Danny Masterson of two counts of rape in a retrial that focused on allegations the "That ‘70s Show’ star raped three women between 2001 and 2003. The verdict sided with two of Masterson's accusers, but the panel was unable to...
3 activists arrested after their fund bailed out protestors of Atlanta's 'Cop City'
ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday arrested three Atlanta organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed police and fire training center, striking at the structure that supports the fight against what opponents derisively call “Cop City.” The Georgia...
Former 'Family Feud' contestant Timothy Bliefnick guilty in wife's slaying
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A jury Wednesday convicted a former contestant on the television game show “Family Feud” of first-degree murder and home invasion in the slaying of his estranged wife in western Illinois. Timothy Bliefnick, 40, was found guilty in the Feb. 23 shooting death...
