HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the execution scheduled in Texas for a man who killed a San Antonio woman in 2004 (all times local): A Texas prisoner has been executed for killing a San Antonio woman after breaking into her apartment more than 13 years ago. This undated photo provided by the Texas […]
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Funeral Held for Disabled Man Who Drowned as Teens Laughed & Recorded Death
COCOA, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of people filled a Florida church for the funeral of a disabled man who drowned while a group of teens taunted him, did nothing to help him and recorded his death. Pallbearers carry out a bright red casket at the funeral for Jamel Dunn, 31, at the Zion Orthodox Primitive […]
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Texas About to Execute Another Black Man
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man dressed in black and wearing a hood and gloves kicked in the door of a San Antonio apartment where his drug supplier lived, attacked two people inside with a knife and fled, only to return because he dropped his car keys in the struggle. By the time TaiChin Preyor […]
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Grand Jury to Get Case of Man Accused of Killing 8
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury can decide whether to indict a Mississippi man charged with killing a deputy, his mother-in-law and six others who were his relatives or acquaintances, a judge said Wednesday. Willie Cory Godbolt, 35, remains jailed without bond as he has been since his arrest May 28, shortly after the […]
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Woman Convicted of Taking Baby at Mall Gets 1½ to 7 Years
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman convicted of befriending another woman at a suburban Philadelphia shopping mall and then taking her baby has been sentenced to 1½ to seven years in prison. Cherie Amoore, 33, of Wayne, was convicted in March of kidnapping and child concealment in the March 2016 events at the King of […]
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State Attorney: No Sex Assault Charges for Michael Irvin
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys star Michael Irvin will not be charged with sexual assault after Florida prosecutors said Monday that hotel video and other evidence aren’t sufficient to prove his accuser’s allegations. Broward County Assistant State Attorney Christine Adler wrote in a report that without additional corroboration of the accuser’s account, […]
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Feds Reviewing Ohio Police Shooting of Unarmed Sam DuBose
CINCINNATI (AP) — Two years after a White Ohio police officer fatally shot an unarmed Black motorist in the head, the case is in the hands of federal authorities. Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters says prosecutors have already given information to the U.S. attorney for southern Ohio, Benjamin J. Glassman, who said he will review […]
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Self-Described Florida Drug Dealer Calls 911, Reports Stolen Cocaine
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Calling 911 to report a stolen bag of cocaine probably wasn’t the best idea for a self-described Florida drug dealer. But Okaloosa Sheriff’s officials wrote on Facebook that 32-year-old David Blackmon did just that on Sunday morning. This undated photo provided by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office shows David […]
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Miami 10-Yr.-Old Boy’s Death Shows Powerful Opioid’s Chilling Potential
MIAMI (AP) — A 10-year-old boy from a drug-ridden Miami neighborhood apparently died of a fentanyl overdose last month, becoming one of Florida’s littlest victims of the opioid crisis, authorities say. But how he came into contact with the powerful painkiller is a mystery. Police patrol a side street next to an apartment building where […]
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Police: Doris Payne, 86, Notorious Jewel Thief Arrested Again
ATLANTA (AP) — A notorious jewel thief with an illicit career spanning six decades has been caught stealing again, but she wasn’t after sparkly gems this time, police near Atlanta say. Doris Payne, 86, was arrested at a Walmart store around 5 p.m. Monday and charged with shoplifting $86.22 worth of merchandise, according to a […]
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Community Awaits Answers in Fatal Minnesota Police Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An Australian woman who called 911 to report what she believed to be an active sexual assault was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer in a case that has left many relatives and neighbors searching for answers. Authorities have released no details about what led to the shooting of Justine […]
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Case Dropped vs. Cincinnati Ex-Cop in Unarmed Black Man’s Shooting
CINCINNATI (AP) — A White police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black motorist during a Cincinnati traffic stop won’t face a third trial, a prosecutor announced Tuesday. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he was dropping the case against 27-year-old Ray Tensing. Two previous juries couldn’t reach a unanimous agreement on murder and voluntary […]