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California high schools to learn ‘yes means yes’ sex policy
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:36 pmGov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation aimed at making California the first state in the nation to bring lessons about sexual consent required at many… -
Ohio court rejects killer’s death sentence over evidence
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:33 pmThe death sentence of a man convicted of killing a college student 30 years ago is invalid because prosecutors failed to prove he committed aggravated… -
Chief judge announces judicial steps to reform bail in NYC
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:32 pmThe state's chief judge on Thursday announced a series of steps the judiciary will soon take to speed up trials in New York City and… -
Wife pleads guilty in Vegas slaying of US airman from Guam
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:24 pmA mother of four children sobbed and pleaded guilty Thursday in Las Vegas to plotting with her ex-convict boyfriend and killing her husband, a U.S.… -
2 men found guilty of murder in 2010 border agent’s death
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:24 pmTwo men were convicted of murder Thursday in the killing of a Border Patrol agent whose death brought to light the bungled federal gun-tracking operation… -
The Latest: Lynch applauds verdict in border agent shooting
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 5:17 pmThe latest developments in the murder trial of two men charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed the botched… -
American Airlines: 5 hurt on bumpy flight to Miami
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 4:49 pmAmerican Airlines officials say five passengers were injured on a flight from Grenada to Miami after the plane encountered some unexpected turbulence. -
Man convicted in killing after head left near Hollywood sign
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 4:48 pmA man was convicted Thursday of killing his live-in boyfriend, whose severed head was found off a hiking trail near the Hollywood sign almost four… -
Defendant indicted in kidnapping initially deemed a hoax
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 4:28 pmA federal grand jury has indicted a disbarred attorney on a kidnapping charge in a California case that police initially dismissed as a hoax. -
Pennsylvania attorney general charged with 2nd perjury count
Associated Press | October 1, 2015 4:28 pmProsecutors added a new perjury count and other criminal charges Thursday against Pennsylvania's attorney general, saying they found a signed document that contradicts her claims…