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Matthew Jackson, 33, will spend a minimum of 10-30 years in prison for what prosecutor Zack Stempien called, “the most significant domestic violence case that I've ever seen.”
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Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
A federal judge in Wisconsin ruled Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others. The father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse, filed the lawsuit in 2021, accusing officers of allowing for a dangerous situation that violated his son's constitutional rights and resulted in his death. Anthony Huber's father, John Huber, also alleged that Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, conspired with law enforcement to cause harm to protestors.
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Eagles’ OL Josh Sills indicted on rape and kidnapping charges
Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges in Ohio.
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Metro Atlanta teacher accused of body slamming student, knocking him out
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Teacher blindfolded young girls before sexually assaulting them, Michigan officials say
One of the girls was sexually assaulted during vision tests, officials said.
- TODAY
South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s final text to wife revealed in murder trial
"Call me babe" was Alex Murdaugh's last text to his wife, prosecutors revealed during the second week of the double murder trial where he is accused of murdering his wife and son.
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Girl dug her way out of adoptive parents’ ‘basement dungeon’ to escape, NH lawsuit says
“The facts of her case prove that, more than 150 years after its formal abolition, slavery still exists in modern times, in acute forms, in New Hampshire,” a complaint says.
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California woman wanted after stealing victim's puppy during violent assault in broad daylight, police say
A woman is wanted in Bell Gardens, California, after authorities say she violently assaulted another woman and stole her Maltipoo puppy in broad daylight on Monday.
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Clemson students’ ‘affirmative action bake sale’ prompts backlash. ‘Sick behavior’
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3 women arrested following massage business sting operations, Hall County deputies say
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2 Marines found not guilty of homicide in Green Beret veteran’s death
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Deputies in Flagler County said a man and a woman were arrested after they were caught trying to spray paint a stolen semi-trailer.
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'You can't just shoot a 12-year-old child for literally no reason,' Amir Worship attorney says
Lawyers for the family of Amir Worship announced a $12 million settlement in the Illinois police shooting that left him permanently disabled.
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Paul Murdaugh cellphone video places Alex Murdaugh at South Carolina crime scene, witnesses say
Two witnesses in the Alex Murdaugh murder trial testified Wednesday that they can hear the South Carolina lawyer's voice in a video recorded by Paul Murdaugh on June 7, 2021.
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Marine veteran who boasted about assaulting police officers with chemical spray on Jan. 6 is sentenced to more than 5 years
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Chinese-born woman sues adoptive US parents for using her as a slave, locking her in a ‘dungeon’ for years
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