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A sentence change assures the man who killed ex-Saints star Smith gets credit for home incarceration
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 25-year prison sentence for Cardell Hayes, the man who killed former New Orleans Saints start Will Smith in 2016, was reduced to 22 years and two months on Tuesday by a Louisiana judge who sought to give Hayes credit for the time he spent confined to his home before his...
Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison. Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two...
Federal prosecutors seek 14-month imprisonment for former Alabama lawmaker
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending that former Alabama state Rep. John Rogers be sentenced to 14 months' imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to diverting state grant funds. The 83-year-old Birmingham Democrat had been the longest-serving...
South Dakota corrections officials investigate disturbance that left 6 inmates injured
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota corrections officials say they are investigating a pair of incidents at the state prison in Springfield that left six inmates injured. Department of Corrections spokesman Michael Winder said in a statement that fighting began Tuesday night at...
Ryan Garcia expelled by WBC after using racial slurs in livestream
Ryan Garcia was expelled by the World Boxing Council on Thursday after he repeatedly used racial slurs against Black people and disparaged Muslims in comments livestreamed on social media. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman announced the penalty against Garcia on the social media...
Malaysian court tosses jailed ex-Prime Minister Najib's bid to serve graft sentence in house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court on Wednesday dismissed a bid by imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest. In an April application, Najib said he had clear information that then-King Sultan Abdullah...
Carson Hocevar fined $50,000, docked 25 points for spinning out Harrison Burton under caution
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Carson Hocevar was fined $50,000 and docked 25 driver points for spinning out Harrison Burton under caution during Sunday's Ally 400 at Nashville Speedway. NASCAR announced the penalty on Tuesday against Hocevar, who drives the Spire Motorsports No. 77. ...
German court convicts a prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan again
BERLIN (AP) — A high-profile politician in the far-right Alternative for Germany party was convicted for the second time Monday of knowingly using a Nazi slogan at a political event. Björn Höcke, who plans to run for governor in the eastern state of Thuringia in September, was...
High-profile German far-right politician on trial again over alleged use of Nazi slogan
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German far-right politician who plans to run for the governor's job in an eastern state later this year went on trial for the second time Monday on charges of knowingly using a Nazi slogan at a political event. Björn Höcke was fined 13,000 euros...
Louisiana becomes first state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday. While the punishment of surgical...
