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A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols' death. He could serve 40 years in prison

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty Friday to federal civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
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Michigan man gets another life sentence in 2-year-old's kidnapping death

Michigan man gets another life sentence in 2-year-old's kidnapping death

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has handed a Michigan man who pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and killing of his former girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter a second life sentence. U.S.
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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years.
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An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

An attack at a festival in a German city leaves dead and wounded, report says

BERLIN (AP) — People were killed and injured in an attack on Friday at a festival in the Germany city of Solingen in western Germany, the news agency dpa reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how many casualties there were.
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Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

LINCOLN, Neb.
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Michigan man sentenced to life in 2-year-old's kidnapping death

Michigan man sentenced to life in 2-year-old's kidnapping death

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and killing his former girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
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3 Detroit-area mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in man’s death in 2014

3 Detroit-area mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in man’s death in 2014

DETROIT (AP) — Three security guards who held a man to the floor at a Detroit-area mall in 2014 were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter on his death on Friday in a case that was reopened years later by state prosecutors.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump , a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former president a modest boost from Kennedy’s supporters.
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Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishing third in this week’s primary.
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Prosecutor says ex-sheriff's deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home

Prosecutor says ex-sheriff's deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home

CRESTVIEW, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle sheriff’s deputy is facing a charge of manslaughter with a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting an airman who opened his apartment door while holding a gun.
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