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Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago,

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Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan

RIPON, Wis.

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Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

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Los Angeles prosecutors to review 1996 murder case of the Menendez brothers who killed their parents

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city's district attorney said Thursd

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Hurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kirk was a Category 4 major hurricane on Thursday, and waves from the system could cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions this weekend along the U.S.

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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year

NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season.

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At least 78 people died when a boat with 278 on board capsized in eastern Congo, official says

GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday, a local governor said.

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Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme

A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

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Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) — Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality.

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Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong federal trial.

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