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Ex-deputies in Virginia are charged with murder over inmate's death while restrained
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Three former sheriff's deputies in Virginia have been charged with second-degree murder over the death of a man they restrained at a local jail last year, prosecutors announced Friday. A special grand jury returned the indictments after meeting three...
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
NEW YORK (AP) — In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he's due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn't be jailed. The development nevertheless...
An Alabama man is sentenced to death for fatally shooting 2 as part of a 2020 killing chain
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who authorities say killed four people in the span of two days in 2020 has been sentenced to death for two of the killings, court records show. Tallapoosa County Circuit Court Judge William Whorton sentenced Derrick Hightower, 36, to death...
Iran warns Italy that bilateral ties at risk if it bows to 'hostile' US demands over drone suspect
ROME (AP) — Iran warned Italy on Friday that it risked harming good bilateral relations if it bows to the “political and hostile goals” of the United States by detaining an Iranian engineer on a U.S. warrant in connection with a drone attack in Jordan last year that killed three American...
Menendez’s lawyers seek lenient sentence, saying conviction made him a ‘national punchline’
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez are urging a judge to be lenient at his sentencing later this month for his conviction on bribery charges, saying the ordeal has made him a “national punchline” despite a lifetime of good deeds that have saved lives. ...
Second Homeland Security agent in Utah charged with selling illicit drugs from evidence
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A second Department of Homeland Security agent has been charged in federal court with using a confidential informant to sell illicit drugs that were seized as evidence. Nicholas Kindle, a special agent in Utah tasked with investigating illegal narcotics...
Man pushed onto NYC subway tracks recovering while suspect is charged with attempted murder
A man survived being shoved onto subway tracks ahead of an incoming train in New York City on New Year's Eve and is expected to fully recover, relatives said, while the person accused of pushing him was being held without bail Thursday on attempted murder and assault charges. Joseph...
Italy-Iran diplomatic tangle escalates over detained citizens as US seeks man over drone attack
ROME (AP) — Italy summoned Iran’s ambassador on Thursday to demand the release of an Italian journalist while Tehran demanded Italy free an Iranian citizen arrested on a U.S. warrant over a drone attack in Jordan that killed three Americans a year ago. The developments reflected...
Crypto mogul Do Kwon pleads not guilty in first US court appearance
NEW YORK (AP) — South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Hyeong Kwon pleaded not guilty Thursday to a freshly unsealed indictment released in time for his first U.S. court appearance. Kwon entered the plea in Manhattan federal court two days after his extradition from Montenegro. ...
FBI found 150 homemade bombs at Virginia home during search in December, prosecutors say
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors. Investigators seized more than 150 pipe bombs...
