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New LAPD chief says he will work to protect immigrants ahead of Trump's plans for mass deportations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new chief of the Los Angeles police force said his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect immigrants ahead of the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. In an...
Michigan court upholds light sentence for woman who killed dad in dispute over ride
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to overturn a light jail sentence for a young woman who killed her father by burning him with a dangerous powder when he couldn't drive her to a hair appointment before her 18th birthday party. Megan Imirowicz, now 21, was...
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country, despite accepting her testimony that she was tricked as part of an online romance scam. The Chiba District Court said it found Donna...
13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as pregnancy surrogates for foreigners
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash. The women were each sentenced to four years in prison after being found...
Ex-ballerina sentenced to 20 years in Florida for manslaughter in husband's killing
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally shooting her estranged husband in 2020. Manatee County court records show Circuit Judge Matt Whyte imposed the sentence Tuesday on Ashley...
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests against shortages and blackouts. Authorities say 29-year-old Manuel de...
Searchers recover body of Wisconsin woman missing since 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished more than four years ago. The state Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Cassandra Ayon’s remains were found on private property in the town of Brighton in Marathon County on...
An Italian man gets life in prison for killing ex-girlfriend in case that fueled national outrage
MILAN (AP) — A 22-year-old Italian man who confessed in court to killing his ex-girlfriend was convicted of her murder on Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison in a case that fueled national outrage over violence against women. Filippo Turetta kept his eyes down as the verdict...
Iran releases rapper famous for lyrics about 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran released a government critic and popular hip-hop artist who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, local media reported Tuesday. Toomaj Salehi spent a little over a year in jail and faced a death sentence issued by...
Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty at the Charleston...
