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Judge ends suspension of Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who faces rape charge 01/19/2024 06:27pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Friday reinstated Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr., who had been suspended from the team since he was charged with rape in Kansas. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Lawless found that the university had violated Shannon's civil rights. The DNA proves a long-dead man attacked 3 girls in Indiana nearly 50 years ago, police say 01/19/2024 06:23pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� A man who died in a Texas prison decades ago has been identified as the person who abducted and stabbed three Indiana girls and left them in a cornfield nearly 50 years ago, police said, citing DNA evidence. The girls, ages 11, 13 and 14, survived the attack, but ���a clear sus Ousted Florida Republican chair cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge 01/19/2024 06:02pm • Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday, but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video recording the sexual encounter he had with a female acquaintance. The Sarasota Police Department said in a statement that a review o Man on trial for killing young woman whose friends pulled into wrong driveway says 'my soul is dead' 01/19/2024 05:59pm • FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) ��� A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the car she was riding in mistakenly drove up his backcountry driveway in upstate New York testified at his trial Friday that he believed he was under siege that night and now feels ���like my soul is dead.��� But he maintai Plane makes emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from Dulles airport 01/19/2024 05:43pm • DULLES, Va. (AP) ��� A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. about a small How much snow has fallen during DC-area's 2nd winter wallop? 01/19/2024 05:41pm • Listen live to WTOP for the latest traffic and weather on the 8s. The D.C. region's second snowfall of the week kicked off early Friday morning, dumping nearly 5.5 inches of snow in some parts of the area, far exceeding forecasted totals. Here's what you need to know. By midafternoon Friday, 5 Russian prosecutors seek lengthy prison terms for suspects in cases linked to the war in Ukraine 01/19/2024 05:30pm • A Russian court in Siberia on Friday sentenced a man to 19 years in prison for shooting a military enlistment officer, while prosecutors in St. Petersburg asked for a 28-year sentence for a woman charged in the bombing of a cafe last April that killed a prominent military blogger, reports said. Bot Attorneys argue woman is innocent in 1980 killing and shift blame to former Missouri police officer 01/19/2024 04:41pm • CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) ��� Attorneys for a Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did not commit argued at a hearing this week that the evidence points to a police officer who was investigated for burglaries and later went to prison. The Four Las Vegas high school students indicted on murder charges in deadly beating of schoolmate 01/19/2024 04:18pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Four high school students in Las Vegas were indicted Friday as adults on second-degree murder charges in the deadly beating of their schoolmate in November, a fight that was captured on cellphone video and had been widely shared across social media. Chief Deputy District Attorney Ousted chair of Florida Republican Party cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge 01/19/2024 03:42pm • SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) ��� Ousted chair of Florida Republican Party cleared of rape allegation, but police seek video voyeurism charge. Small plane makes emergency landing on Loudoun Co. Parkway near Dulles Airport 01/19/2024 03:40pm • A small commuter airplane that had just taken off from Dulles International Airport made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway near the airport Friday afternoon, authorities say. Virginia State Police said it happened at about 12:50 p.m. The airplane skidded into a guardrail, but avo Baby dies after being burned by steam leaking from radiator in New York apartment 01/19/2024 03:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An 11-month-old baby died Friday after being burned by steam leaking from a radiator inside a Brooklyn apartment, according to New York City police. Officers responding to a 911 call shortly after 6 a.m. found the boy unconscious in an apartment bedroom, where steam continued to sp Prince Harry drops libel case against Daily Mail after damaging pretrial ruling 01/19/2024 02:52pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Prince Harry dropped his libel lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a punishing ruling in which a judge suggested he might lose at trial. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex notified the High Court in London that he would not continue the suit against A Manslaughter charges dismissed against Detroit officer who punched man during confrontation 01/19/2024 02:45pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� A manslaughter charge has been dismissed against a former Detroit police officer accused of causing the death of a 71-year-old man by punching him in the face and causing him to fall to the ground, prosecutors said. District Court Judge Kenneth King cited insufficient evidence durin NYC mayor vetoes bills banning solitary confinement in jails and expanding reporting of police stops 01/19/2024 02:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City���s mayor vetoed bills Friday aimed at banning solitary confinement in city jails and requiring more transparency in police encounters with civilians, setting up a faceoff with the City Council, which says it has enough votes to override him. Democratic Mayor Eric Ada