Articles filed under Crime
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EXPLAINER: What's in the Texas GOP's voting bills?Jul 14, 2021 7:00 am - The Texas voting bills that prompted state Democrats' flight to Washington this week include a raft of tweaks and changes to the state's election code. Some are dramatic...
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Court orders shorter sentence for 'Tiger King' Joe ExoticJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that 'œTiger King'ť Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and viol...
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Mental competency of woman in anti-Asian assault questionedJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A prosecutor raised questions Tuesday about the mental competency of a 57-year-old woman who is jailed on racial bias charges and other allegations afte...
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Britney Spears' new attorney says father must step asideJul 14, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge allowed Britney Spears to hire an attorney of her choosing at a hearing Wednesday in which she broke down in tears after describing the 'œcrue...
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Editorial: How do we curb the violence that claimed Miles Thompson?Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - (First in an editorial series) On our front page on Sunday, we carried the tragic story of Miles Thompson, a suburban teenager who seemingly had his whole life ahead of ...
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Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say noJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden's election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded...
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'Purely ethnic profiling': New wave of Tigrayans detainedJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Witnesses say thousands of Tigrayans are being detained and their businesses closed in cities across Ethiopia in a new wave of ethnic target...
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Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrestJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away forever and...
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Notable sedition, treason cases in American historyJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - After Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill on Jan. 6 in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden's election, many described their actions as s...
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Sheriff: Man kills one at gas station, is slain in shootoutJul 13, 2021 7:00 am - FRANKSVILLE, Wis. (AP) - A man filling up his car at a Wisconsin gas station was shot and killed by another man on Tuesday, with the suspect fleeing the scene and dying ...