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Domestic violence, assault convictions reversed for Woodburn
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a former state senator's convictions on domestic violence and simple assault, saying the trial judge was wrong to deny his request to instruct the jury on a self-defense argument. The court sent Jeff...
FBI: 1 person fatally shot during multiday hostage rescue
HOUSTON (AP) — One person was fatally shot during a hostage rescue on Thursday in Houston, according to the FBI. FBI agents had been part of a multiday law enforcement operation to rescue a group of hostages, the agency’s Houston office said in a statement. “All...
Man agrees to plea deal in deadly Iowa nightclub shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend and another man during a crowded birthday party at an Iowa nightclub where he was working security. Timothy Rush agreed this week in a motion to a deal in which he...
NYPD officer rappels down building to stop man from jumping
NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer rappelled down a Manhattan skyscraper to stop a man who was facing financial fraud charges from jumping out of a 31st-floor window. The daring arrest happened after federal agents went to the man's apartment near Carnegie Hall Wednesday morning to...
Muddy clothes? 'Cop City' activists question police evidence
ATLANTA (AP) — When police stormed an Atlanta-area music festival two days after a rainstorm, they were looking for suspects wearing muddy clothing. Authorities moved in on the South River Music Festival on the evening of March 5, over an hour after more than 150 masked activists...
Oxford school shooter's parents can face manslaughter trial
DETROIT (AP) — The parents of a teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school can face trial for involuntary manslaughter, the state appeals court said Thursday in a groundbreaking case of criminal responsibility for the acts of a child. The murders would not have...
Maine's chief justice: Continuing backlog 'hurts my heart'
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's backlog of court cases remains about 60% to 65% higher than pre-pandemic levels, a stubborn figure the state has been unable to reduce over two years, the state's chief justice said Thursday. The primary cause is the inability to hold jury trials early...
Denver high school shooting suspect dead, coroner confirms
DENVER (AP) — A 17-year-old student was found dead in the Colorado woods after being accused of shooting and wounding two administrators at his Denver high school where students and parents were already fed up over recent violence and a lack of action by officials, authorities said Thursday. ...
Police: Crypto firm founder Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the European country's interior minister said...
Jury finds former Puerto Rican mayor guilty of corruption
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal jury has found a former Puerto Rican mayor guilty of bribery, extortion and conspiracy in the U.S territory’s latest government corruption case. Ángel Pérez Otero, who was mayor of the northern city of Guaynabo and president of Puerto...
