State court blocks 2 scheduled executions in South Carolina

The South Carolina Supreme Court has blocked two executions that had been scheduled this month under the state’s recently revised capital punishment law

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Girl's sex-assault lawsuit reinstated by appeals court

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit from a northern Virginia student who said her school failed to take appropriate action after she said she was sexually assaulted on a band trip

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Death penalty sought in Texas killing of New Hampshire pair

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man charged with capital murder in the killing of a New Hampshire couple whose bodies were found in a shallow grave on a South Texas beach

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Man arrested in Capitol riot asks to travel to car swap meet

An Arkansas man arrested for sitting with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot has asked a federal judge to allow him to travel for a classic-car swap meet

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Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids

Rudolph Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert reviewer to determine what should never be seen by federal prosecutors

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Alabama judge censured after cursing, threatening defendant

A state ethics panel in Alabama has censured a municipal judge who cursed at and threatened a defendant

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Former corrections officer gets 10 years for raping women

A former South Florida corrections officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping women under his supervision

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Police: 1 killed, 5 wounded in Baltimore shooting

Baltimore’s police commissioner says one person has been killed and five others have been wounded in a shooting in that city

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North Carolina police officer shoots, kills man after chase

Authorities in a North Carolina town says a man has died after being shot by a police officer trying to serve a warrant

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Scottish man who faked death in California jailed for rape

A Scottish man who tried to evade justice by fleeing to the United States has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for rape and other sexual offenses

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Ohio House expels former GOP speaker under federal indictment in historic vote; expulsion only 2nd time in state history

Ohio House expels former GOP speaker under federal indictment in historic vote; expulsion only 2nd time in state history

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Biden signals equity focus with new AmeriCorps leader choice

President Biden plans to nominate Michael Smith to lead AmeriCorps, sending a strong signal of an intent to focus on racial equity at the organization

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Reward offered after Breonna Taylor mural vandalized

A mural of Breonna Taylor in her hometown has been vandalized, and a reward is being offered to help find those responsible for the damage

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