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Chicago’s former top cop consulting local cannabis company

February 1, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — A former head of the Chicago Police Department is advising a local cannabis company on security after more than $200,000 was stolen from it during a burglary last month.Danny Marks, the co-owner of MOCA Modern Cannabis, told the Chicago...

Harding leads Weber St. past S. Utah 75-65

January 30, 2020

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jerrick Harding scored 27 points and Cody John 22 on 7-of-9 shooting and Weber State beat Southern Utah 75-65 on Thursday.Tim Fuller scored 11 and Weber State (8-13, 4-6 Big Sky Conference) finished 28-of-50 (56%) shooting.The...

Guy scores 21, Boston College women upset No. 14 Florida St.

January 30, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Emma Guy had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting and Boston College never trailed after halftime in a 65-56 upset of No. 14 Florida State on Thursday night.Marnelle Garraud added 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Taylor...

Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun

January 30, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Charges have been filed against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home, police said.Travis McCoy, 26, was charged with felony false alarm to 911 and misdemeanor...

Indian police detain man for firing during student protest

January 30, 2020

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police on Thursday detained a man who allegedly fired a pistol near a university in New Delhi where students were protesting a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims.The man challenged protesters as they started marching from...

McGill’s 27 points lifts S. Illinois past Loyola Chicago

January 29, 2020

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Eric McGill scored a career-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting and Southern Illinois beat Loyola Chicago 68-63 on Wednesday.The Salukis (12-10, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference) have won four straight to move into a tie for second...

Bond denied for officer in handcuffed man’s fatal shooting

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | January 29, 2020

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge denied bond Wednesday for a Maryland police officer who has been charged with murder after being accused of fatally shooting a handcuffed man in his patrol car.Judge Robert Heffron Jr. said he found convincing evidence...

Florida authorities: Man’s body found, baby still missing

January 29, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Police have found the body of a man who matches the description of a father sought by police in a newborn baby’s disappearance, authorities in Florida said Wednesday. The 1-week-old boy is still missing.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement...

Man accused in shootings pleads not guilty to lawyer attack

January 29, 2020

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A man accused of shooting a New Hampshire church pastor and bride during a wedding pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that he attacked his own lawyer, who was hospitalized with head injuries.Dale Holloway, 37, of Manchester,...

Murder charge for officer accused of killing handcuffed man

January 28, 2020

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police officer who fatally shot a handcuffed man in the front seat of a police cruiser will face a murder charge, the police chief said Tuesday.Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said during a news...

White supremacist appeals death penalty in church massacre

By DENISE LAVOIE | January 28, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — White supremacist Dylann Roof on Tuesday appealed his federal convictions and death sentence in the 2015 massacre of nine black church members in South Carolina, arguing that he was mentally ill when he represented himself at his...

Sandy Hook denier charged with having victim’s dad’s ID info

By Associated Press | January 28, 2020

SORRENTO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authorities said.Wolfgang Halbig, 73, was arrested Monday...