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Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures
PHOENIX (AP) — Executions will resume in Arizona following a two-year pause, the state's top prosecutor says. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday that she will soon seek an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who...
Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey's killing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the death of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot in her home after she called police for help, should be released from jail pending his first-degree murder trial. ...
ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar's military regime
THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who seized...
An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter
SYDNEY (AP) — A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court Wednesday. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty in the trial in Sydney after 20 hours of deliberation. White, who is on...
Police deny sitting on evidence as Netflix doc brings renewed attention to JonBenet Ramsey's killing
DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. ...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail by third judge as he awaits sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail on Wednesday as he awaits a May sex trafficking trial by a judge who cited evidence showing him to be a “serious risk” of witness tampering and proof he has tried to hide prohibited communications with third parties while incarcerated. ...
A Montana man pleads not guilty and claims self-defense in the death of a man killed in a tent
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide and claims self-defense, while investigators say there are inconsistencies in the defendant's story. Daren Christopher...
Mississippi siblings sentenced in murder-for-hire case involving stepfather
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man and his sister were sentenced to prison for their roles in a murder-for-hire plot targeting their stepfather, federal prosecutors said. Joshua Bryan, 29, and his sister, Regan Bryan, 30, both of Clinton, Mississippi, sought to hire a hit-man...
Teenager is acquitted in Maryland 'senior skip day' shooting
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — One of two teenagers accused of injuring five teens in a Maryland shooting in April has been acquitted. Defense attorney Tom Mooney said in a statement that his 16-year-old client was set to be released Wednesday. “A young man has been...
White supremacist prison gang leader accused of attacking two California prison officers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A white supremacist prison gang leader is accused in the attempted homicide of two officers at the California State Prison in Sacramento, authorities said Tuesday. Ronald D. Yandell, a leader of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang, allegedly attacked two officers...
