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4 lawyers quit case after DOJ decision on Stone prison time

Possible jurors questioned in Mississippi case of 8 killings

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys questioned potential jurors Tuesday for the death penalty case of a Mississippi man accused of killing eight people.

Police: Under Armour employee killed by man who'd been fired

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police were searching for a man who shot and killed a former Under Armour coworker after his recent firing from a Florida mall, authorities said Tuesday.

Immigration officials go to court to get Denver records

DENVER (AP) — U.S. immigration officials are asking a federal judge to force Denver to turn over information about three men accused of crimes who are subject to deportation after the city refused to comply with it…

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US wrestlers compete in Cuba despite frayed relations

HAVANA (AP) — Two dozen athletes from the U.S. flew to Cuba despite rising tensions between the countries to participate in the island's most important Greco-Roman and freestyle annual wrestling competition.

Report highlights dangers for asylum seekers in Mexican city

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo continues to be a dangerous place for asylum seekers waiting to cross into the United States after being sent back to await the outcome of their petitions,…

Student: 'I feared for my life' as officer put in chokehold

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — Student Dekyrion Ellis said he feared for his life when a police officer placed him in a chokehold while restraining him following a fight that broke out in an Arkansas high school.

Lawsuit to protect real-life ‘teddy bears’ tossed by judge

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit seeking to return federal protection to the real bears that inspired teddy bears has been thrown out by a federal judge.

4 lawyers quit case after DOJ decision on Stone prison time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four lawyers who prosecuted Roger Stone quit the case Tuesday after the Justice Department said it would take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek for Preside…

Local governments in Ohio seeking unity in opioid litigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dozens of Ohio local government leaders gathered privately in Columbus Tuesday to discuss how to divide millions of dollars from a prospective opioid settlement, potentially positioning them t…

Drunken-driving count dropped against actor in Trivago ads

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas prosecutors have dropped a driving while intoxicated charge filed against the actor featured on commercials for the travel booking site Trivago with a perpetual five o'clock shadow.

Report says man who drove into GOP tent didn't like Trump

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with driving a van into a tent in Florida where local Republicans were registering voters told deputies he didn't like President Donald Trump and that “someone had to take a …

Wyoming seeks advice on protecting Teton bighorn sheep herd

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials plan a series of public meetings to help them determine how to protect the last bighorn sheep in the Teton Range.

Judge throws out lawsuit over arrest at Kansas City library

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a free-speech