Tag: Homicide
Trial in former NBA player’s killing set for January 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge Wednesday set a 2022 trial date for a man charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright...
DA won’t seek death even if Scott Peterson gets new trial
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't again seek the death penalty against Scott Peterson in the 2002 slaying of his...
UK magnate’s daughter-in-law charged in killing in Belize
MEXICO CITY — The daughter-in-law of a politically influential British magnate was charged Monday in Belize with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death...
Georgia high court upholds man’s death sentence
ATLANTA — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a man's death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée's adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond...
Review: Third chapter of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise creaks
The universe of “The Conjuring” proves it may be reaching its spooky limits when a demon pops up in the latest film from, of...
FBI agent charged in off-duty shooting of man on subway
ROCKVILLE, Md. — An FBI agent has been charged with attempted murder in the off-duty shooting of another man on a Metro subway train...
New this week: ‘We Are Lady Parts’ & a third ‘The Conjuring’
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
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Chauvin faces hearing on federal charges in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death is scheduled to make an initial appearance Tuesday in federal...
Pardoned Kentucky man faces new federal charges in slaying
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man convicted of reckless homicide in a 2014 home invasion and then pardoned two years later by then-Gov. Matt...
Chicago police encouraged by drop in homicides in May
CHICAGO — Chicago saw a drop in the number of homicides in May compared with the same month last year and ended with fewer...