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Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years 12/12/2023 07:15pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit was freed Tuesday after a judge vacated his conviction and dismissed all charges. Brian Beals, 57, struggled to find the right words to describe his feelings as he stood outside Robinson Correctional Center North Carolina officer who repeatedly struck woman during arrest gets 40-hour suspension 12/12/2023 05:47pm • A police officer who repeatedly punched a Black woman during an arrest in North Carolina last month was suspended Tuesday after authorities released new video of the encounter that showed a broader view of what happened than bystander footage shared on social media. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chi The Dutch counterterror agency has raised the national threat alert to the second-highest level 12/12/2023 05:33pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� The Dutch counterterrorism agency on Tuesday lifted the country's threat alert to its second-highest level, saying the possibility of an attack in the country is now ���substantial.��� The announcement marked the first time the threat level has been so high since the A look at violent incidents against referees around the world 12/12/2023 05:32pm • MADRID (AP) ��� The Turkish Football Federation suspended all league games on Tuesday after the president of a first-division soccer club punched a referee in the face. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca was arrested after attacking referee Halil Umut Meler following a 1-1 draw in a Super Lig game Police ask for charges in fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader 12/12/2023 05:20pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Police have made a request for charges in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader in October, the prosecutor's office said Tuesday. No additional information will be released while the warrant request is being reviewed, spokesperson Maria Miller said. The Wayne County Prose 2 dead after being found shot in Northeast DC 12/12/2023 05:19pm • Two men were killed in a shooting in the Brentwood neighborhood of D.C. Officers responded to the area of 4th Street near the intersection of Adams Street in Northeast just after midnight Tuesday and found two men in the roadway with gunshot wounds. Both men died at the scene. The men were Mid Atlantic Daybook 12/12/2023 04:31pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Tuesday, Dec. 12. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 a Former Iowa deputy pleads guilty in hot-vehicle death of police dog 12/12/2023 04:06pm • AMES, Iowa (AP) ��� A former Iowa deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after a police dog under his care died inside a hot police truck. Dallas Wingate was a sergeant for the Boone County Sheriff's Department in September 2022 when investigators said the police dog named Bear was left i Three gun dealers sued by New Jersey attorney general, who says they violated state law 12/12/2023 04:02pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ��� New Jersey's attorney general sued three firearms dealers Tuesday, alleging one illegally stored firearms that were visible from outside a store and that the two others tried to sell ���ghost guns.��� The suits mark the first complaints filed under a 2022 law passed last year. Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims 12/12/2023 03:29pm • HAILEY, Idaho (AP) ��� Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her father, a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had routinely slipped into bed with her while he was aroused, she said. It was March 2017 and Rytting Pedestrian struck and killed in Prince George's County crash 12/12/2023 03:08pm • A man is dead after he was struck by the driver of a vehicle in Chillum, Maryland. Prince George's County police said they responded to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Riggs Road and Chillum Road around 6 a.m. Tuesday.�� A man on the roadway was pronounc Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 12/12/2023 02:56pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Turkish club president arrested and league games suspended after referee is punched at match 12/12/2023 02:11pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ��� Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested the president of a top-flight soccer club after he punched a referee in the face at the end of a match, prompting the Turkish Football Federation to suspend all league games. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca attacked referee Halil Um Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government's plan to close top prosecutors' office 12/12/2023 02:04pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Thousands rallied in the capital and other major cities in Slovakia on Tuesday to denounce a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country���s penal code. The changes proposed by the coalition government include a proposal to abo Missouri county to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit over inmate restraint chair death 12/12/2023 02:01pm • Missouri's second-largest county will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns who, according to a lawsuit, screamed ���I can't breathe��� as he was subdued by jail staff before dying in a restraint chair. The Jackson County Legislature in Kansas