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Husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos in dire condition

By MICHAEL MELIA and CHRIS EHRMANN | January 29, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his missing wife is in dire condition following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Wednesday shortly before detectives arrived to search his client's home.Fotis...

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,...

Woman seeks pardon for role in string of killings in 1950s

January 29, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A woman who accompanied her older boyfriend during a string of killings recounted in the Bruce Springsteen song “Nebraska” is seeking an official pardon, saying she was 14 years old at the time and that he had threatened to...

Florida governor asked to reexamine ‘stand your ground’ case

By TERRY SPENCER | January 29, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a case involving Florida's controversial “stand your ground” law, Gov. Ron DeSantis has been asked to reinvestigate the fatal shooting of a drunken, unarmed man who mistakenly pounded on a wrong door in the middle...

Priests in group shut down by Vatican accused of sex abuse

By NICOLE WINFIELD | January 29, 2020

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Nine priests and brothers of a Catholic group recently shut down by the Vatican are under investigation by Italian authorities for allegedly sexually abusing two brothers, officials and news reports said Wednesday.Prato Bishop Giovanni...

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...

Man accused of killing missing wife is in critical condition

By CHRIS EHRMANN and DAVE COLLINS | January 28, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged wife was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after being found unresponsive in a vehicle inside his garage, authorities said.Fotis Dulos was found when officers went...

Trial begins in fatal Portland, Oregon light-rail stabbings

January 28, 2020

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two men who were fatally stabbed and a third who was severely injured in an attack on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train likely did not know the man charged in the case was holding a small folding knife when they confronted him,...

Barr says there will be ‘zero tolerance’ on anti-Semitism

By MICHAEL BALSAMO | January 28, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he met with Jewish leaders in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday.Barr said he has been “extremely...

Reports: Fotis Dulos, accused of killing his wife, is dead

January 28, 2020

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with murdering his estranged and missing wife has died, according to reports Tuesday.A dispatcher from the Farmington police said officers had responded to Fotis Dulos' home but could not give any other...

Weinstein trial moves swiftly with more accusers on deck

By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK | January 28, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein's trial is moving at a faster pace than predicted, with three more of his accusers expected to testify before the end of the week .A secondary witness took the stand Tuesday as part of the prosecution's effort to corroborate...