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Trump ally Steve Bannon to report to federal prison to serve four-month sentence on contempt charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon is scheduled to report to a federal prison in Connecticut on Monday to serve a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack. A judge had allowed...
Maine man who confessed to killing parents, 2 others will enter pleas to settle case, lawyer says
WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing both his parents and two of their friends before shooting at motorists on a highway plans to enter pleas Monday that will resolve his criminal case, his lawyer said. Joseph Eaton withdrew his insanity defense late last year and...
Family demands accountability for NY police killing of 13-year-old boy. Police said he aimed BB gun
On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed...
Delaware lawmakers approve first leg of constitutional amendment to reform bail system
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware lawmakers on Sunday approved a proposed constitutional amendment under which criminal defendants other than those charged with murder could be held without bail. The measure cleared the House on a 32-8 vote after passing the Senate unanimously last...
Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state's third attack in a month
A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month. Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a distress call Friday...
US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say
The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes involving its 737 Max jetliners, according to several people who heard federal prosecutors detail a proposed offer Sunday. Boeing will have until the end of the...
Where do things stand with the sexual assault case involving 2018 Canada world junior players?
A scandal has rocked Canadian hockey and led to multiple investigations of several players who were on the nation's gold medal-winning 2018 world junior team, including some who have moved on to the NHL. Charges were filed February in London, Ontario, against five of those players,...
Female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria, authorities say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the the attacks in Borno state,...
2 police officers wounded, suspect killed in shooting in Waterloo, Iowa
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two police officers were wounded and a suspect was killed in a shooting on Sunday morning near a park in Waterloo, Iowa. It's unclear how the violence unfolded. State Division of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Mike Krapfl said the circumstances are under...
Judge in Ecuador orders judges, attorneys and officials held in jail as part of corruption probe
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A judge in Ecuador on Sunday ordered that more than a dozen suspects including judges, attorneys and government officials be held in jail while authorities investigate judicial rulings that allegedly favored criminals. The suspects were arrested Saturday...
