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The scene of a plane crash is blocked off as Federal Aviation Administration officials investigate the area in Payson, Utah on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Authorities say the small plane has crashed into a house in Utah, killing the pilot. (Scott G Winterton /The Deseret News via AP)
August 14, 2018 - 7:31 pm

AP NewsBreak: Pilot who crashed his own home had hangar code

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who died when he flew a plane into his own house after he had been arrested for assaulting his wife had full access to his employer's plane because he had earned the firm's trust, the president of the Utah company said Tuesday. Duane Youd, 47, was a "rock-solid" employee...
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August 14, 2018 - 3:38 pm

DA: Mother accused of killing girl had another child death

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors say a mother accused of killing her 4-month-old daughter had a child who died earlier and spoke of being "blamed again for this." Twenty-three-year-old Candace Parrow was arrested Monday and charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and strangulation...
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Baltimore Police Department Interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle addresses the resignation of an officer who was recorded repeatedly punching a man during a news conference at the department's headquarters, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, in Baltimore. The victim, Dashawn McGrier, was hospitalized Saturday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
August 13, 2018 - 4:14 pm

Officer recorded punching a man could face assault charge

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore police officer recorded while repeatedly punching a man in a street confrontation has resigned, and investigators are looking at charging him with second-degree assault, Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said Monday. Tuggle said at a news conference that the...
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August 12, 2018 - 3:56 pm

Jaguars' Ngakoue, Fowler have to be separated after practice

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive ends Yannick Ngakoue and Dante Fowler had to be separated repeatedly following practice Sunday. Ngakoue and Fowler exchanged words while walking off the practice field, prompting the first skirmish . Calais Campbell grabbed Ngakoue briefly as...
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This photo from Nov. 28, 2017, shows Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones, second from left, with the team and head coach Danny Manning, second from right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Police say Jones threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist who knocked on his car window thinking it was his Uber ride. He was arrested Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, and charged with assault. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
August 09, 2018 - 11:17 pm

The Latest: Hoops coach pleads not guilty in tourist death

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the college basketball coach accused of throwing a punch that led to the death of a New York City tourist (all times local): 11:15 p.m. A college basketball coach who threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge. Wake...
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This photo from Nov. 28, 2017, shows Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones, second from left, with the team and head coach Danny Manning, second from right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Winston-Salem, N.C. Police say Jones threw a punch that killed a New York City tourist who knocked on his car window thinking it was his Uber ride. He was arrested Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, and charged with assault. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
August 09, 2018 - 9:47 pm

Police: College hoops coach threw punch killing NYC tourist

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising star in college basketball's coaching ranks threw a punch that led to the death of a New York City tourist who apparently mistook him for an Uber driver, police said on Thursday. Wake Forest assistant coach Jamill Jones attacked digital marketing guru Sandor Szabo around 1:...
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FILE - In this Tuesday, April 17, 2018 file photo, Michael Bever, center, is led from a courtroom following jury selection in his trial in Tulsa, Okla. At right is his defense attorney Corbin Brewster. Bever, the younger of two brothers accused of fatally stabbing their parents and three siblings inside a suburban Oklahoma home, has been sentenced to life in prison but with the possibility of parole, Thursday, Aug. 9. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
August 09, 2018 - 1:43 pm

Oklahoma teen to serve 5 life terms for killing family

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 19-year-old Oklahoma man convicted of stabbing his parents and three siblings to death was sentenced Thursday to five life terms in prison to run consecutively, meaning that even with the possibility of parole he likely won't ever be released. Michael Bever was 16 years old in...
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August 09, 2018 - 9:16 am

Police: Man stabbed to death at Philadelphia train station

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a man was fatally stabbed in an early morning attack at a Philadelphia train station. Police say the stabbing occurred about 3 a.m. Thursday on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority regional train platform in the city's downtown area. The victim was...
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FILE - In this Friday, July 27, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Browns wide receiver Corey Coleman catches a pass during NFL football training camp, in Berea, Ohio. On Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, a person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Browns have agreed to trade disappointing wide receiver Corey Coleman to the Buffalo Bills for a draft pick. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
August 06, 2018 - 3:51 pm

Bills counting on Coleman to leave Browns' baggage behind

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Before making the five-hour drive from Cleveland to Buffalo's training camp, receiver Corey Coleman was advised to leave behind the baggage of his two seasons with the Browns. The injuries, dropped passes, and constant reminders of how Coleman failed to play to the Browns'...
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England cricketer Ben Stokes walks during a lunch break at Bristol Crown Court where he is on trial accused of affray, in Bristol, England, Monday Aug. 6, 2018. Stokes, the world’s most expensive cricket player, went on trial Monday over a fight outside a nightclub in which he is accused of knocking two men unconscious. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)
August 06, 2018 - 1:52 pm

Trial: England cricket star Stokes knocked out men in street

BRISTOL, England (AP) — Ben Stokes, one of the world's most expensive cricket players, knocked two men unconscious in a street brawl after flicking a cigarette end at gay men he mocked outside a nightclub, the prosecution said at the England star's trial on Monday. The alleged assault, which...
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