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A timeline of Blagojevich’s political career, criminal case

February 18, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Highlights from imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's political career and legal saga:— 1993: Blagojevich begins a three-year stint as an Illinois state representative.— 1997: Blagojevich begins a six-year tenure in Congress.—...

Men linked to white supremacist group plead not guilty

February 18, 2020

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Three men accused of being members of a violent white supremacist group called The Base pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges in a federal indictment in Maryland.Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews, 27; and Brian...

Netanyahu trial clouds last days of Israel election campaign

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | February 18, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — The criminal trial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, court officials announced Tuesday, shaking up the final stretch of a contentious election campaign and hurting the longtime Israeli leader’s hopes of forming...

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

By AAMER MADHANI, KEVIN FREKING, and JILL COLVIN | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game's history.DeBartolo, who owned the...

Mom, daughter plead not guilty to slaying 5 close relatives

By MIKE CATALINI | February 18, 2020

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A mother and her adult daughter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing five of their close relatives, including three children, at an apartment outside Philadelphia.Forty-six-year-old Shana Decree and her 20-year-old daughter Dominique...

MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | February 18, 2020

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to provide captions for more of its publicly available online videos as part of a settlement announced Tuesday in a case that accused the school of discriminating against people who...

UK PM Johnson and estranged wife reach financial settlement

February 18, 2020

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his estranged wife Marina Wheeler have reached a financial agreement for their divorce, court records showed Tuesday.Lawyers for Johnson and Wheeler attended a brief private hearing at the Central...

Turkey seeks 695 arrests over links to U.S.-based cleric

February 18, 2020

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants against 695 people suspected of links to the U.S.-based Muslim cleric blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt in 2016, state media reported Tuesday.The warrants were issued...

Killing of 7-year-old stokes anger in Mexico over femicides

February 17, 2020

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over the brutal slayings of women, including one found stabbed to death and skinned earlier this month.The city prosecutor's office...

Daughter of man accused of killing 8 describes his abuse

February 17, 2020

MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — The daughter of a Mississippi man on trial in the shooting deaths of eight people testified Monday that he was abusive and beat her frequently.My'Khyiah Godbolt took the stand at a courthouse in Magnolia, the Daily Leader newspaper...

China’s ‘War on Terror’ uproots families, leaked data shows

By DAKE KANG | February 17, 2020

Beijing (AP) — For decades, the Uighur imam was a bedrock of his farming community in China’s far west. On Fridays, he preached Islam as a religion of peace. On Sundays, he treated the sick with free herbal medicine. In the winter, he bought coal...

Eccentric millionaire Durst faces trial in friend’s killing

By BRIAN MELLEY | February 17, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago.What does link him to the killing of Susan Berman, though, is a cryptic note sent...