Category: National
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AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Trump moves to escalate investigation of intel agencies
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The Latest: Court clears way for serial killer execution
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the execution of Florida serial killer Bobby Joe Long (all times local):
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Serial killer who terrorized Florida in 1984 with the slayings of 10 women has been executed
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Serial killer who terrorized Florida in 1984 with the slayings of 10 women has been executed.
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The Latest: Door-to-door checks planned in Missouri capital
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on severe weather moving across the central United States (all times local):
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Jail calls: Suspect, ex laughed at Tennessee church shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jurors on Thursday heard jail calls in which a suspect charged with fatally shooting a woman and wounding seven people at a Nashville church in 2017 laughs about it with his then-girlfriend.
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Inmate acquitted of guard’s slaying in Delaware prison riot
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An inmate accused of leading a riot at Delaware’s maximum-security prison during which a guard was killed and other staffers taken hostage was acquitted of all charges Thursday and will soon be freed.
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Amid #MeToo, states debate teaching consent to kids
In a story May 20 about teaching consent in the #MeToo era, The Associated Press misidentified the description of programs that stress abstinence in sex education taught by the group Ascend. The group teaches “sexual risk avoidance,” not “sexual risk aversion.”
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Correction: Torture Lawsuit-Somalia story
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — In a story May 13 about a civil lawsuit alleging a former Somali colonel now living in Virginia engaged in torture, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the plaintiff’s lawyer, Ben Klein, works for the Center for Justice and Accountability. He works for DLA Piper, which partnered with CJA on the lawsuit.
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The Latest: Inmate’s wife says she knew he’d be acquitted
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Latest on the acquittal of an inmate accused of leading a fatal riot at Delaware’s maximum security prison (all times local):
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Jury acquits inmate accused of leading Delaware prison riot that left guard dead; charges included murder, kidnapping
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jury acquits inmate accused of leading Delaware prison riot that left guard dead; charges included murder, kidnapping.