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FILE - This Nov. 9, 2017, file photo shows the shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on Penn State University's main campus in State College, Pa. Former members of the fraternity are due in court for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the February 2017 death of a pledge after a night of hazing and drinking. The hearing Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, before a district judge will determine if there’s enough evidence to send charges against several of the defendants in the case to county court for trial. The charges relate to the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Another hearing set to begin in Penn State frat death caseFormer members of a Penn State fraternity are due in court for a preliminary hearing on charges related to the February 2017 death of a pledge after a night of hazing and drinking
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Prosecutors rest case against 1 suspect in Chicago shootingProsecutors rest their case against one of the suspects in the 2013 death of a Chicago student shot just days after performing at Obama's inaugural festivities
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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, a photograph of Shanann Watts and her daughters, Bella, 4, left, and Celeste, 3, is shown at a makeshift memorial in Frederick, Colo. Charges were filed Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, against 33-year-old Christopher Watts in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
The Latest: Police investigating Colorado man found affairPolice investigating a Colorado man for the deaths of his pregnant wife and two young daughters learned that he was having an affair with a co-worker
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FILE - In this May 19, 2018 file photo, actress Asia Argento speaks about being raped by Harvey Weinstein as director Ava Duvernay looks on at right during the closing ceremony of the 71st international film festival, Cannes, in France. Argento, one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment, recently settled a complaint filed against her by a young actor and musician who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17, the New York Times reported. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
Los Angeles authorities looking into Asia Argento allegationLos Angeles County sheriff's officials say they are investigating a report that actress Asia Argento reached a settlement with an actor who says she sexually assaulted him when he was 17.
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2 arrested in attack on woman who withdrew $75,000 from bankTwo men arrested in connection with an attack on a woman who withdrew $75,000 from Texas bank
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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2002, photo, Richard Pyle smiles at Rockefeller Center in New York. Longtime Associated Press journalist Pyle has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery nearly one year after his death. Dozens of Pyle’s relatives, friends and former colleagues gathered Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, for a ceremony at the Virginia cemetery, where his ashes were placed in a memorial wall. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
AP reporter Richard Pyle laid to rest at Arlington cemeteryLongtime Associated Press journalist Richard Pyle has been laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery nearly one year after his death
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Official: Man detained in US wanted for murder in MexicoA Mexican official says and immigrant in the U.S. illegally amd detained picked up while taking his wife to a hospital to give birth is the man wanted for a killing in Mexico
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Tonya Couch, center, the mother of a Texas teen who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck, leaves Tarrant County Jail in Fort Worth, Texas. State District Judge Wane Salvant has denied bond to Couch. That means Couch will await her trial on money laundering and hindering apprehension charges in the Tarrant County Jail. Her trial is now set for Nov. 12. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade, File)
'Affluenza' teen's mom to remain jailed pending trialA judge has denied bond for the mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck
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FILE - In this Saturday, May 19, 2018, file photo, actress Asia Argento speaks about being raped by Harvey Weinstein during the closing ceremony of the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France. The New York Times reports that Argento, one of the most prominent activists of the #MeToo movement, recently settled a lawsuit filed against her by a young actor and musician who said she sexually assaulted him when he was 17. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
The Latest: Authorities looking into Asia Argento allegationLos Angeles County sheriff's officials say they are investigating a report that actress Asia Argento reached a settlement with an actor who says she sexually assaulted him when he was 17.
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Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke speaks at a news conference at the Weld County Courthouse, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Greeley, Colo., in regards to the charges brought against Chris Watts, who has been charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and their two young daughters. (Joshua Polson/The Greeley Tribune via AP)
Colorado man charged with murder says wife killed daughtersProsecutors have charged a Colorado man with murder in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters
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Special prosecutor Todd Flood waits before the preliminary examination of Nick Lyon on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 at Genesee District Court in downtown Flint, Mich. Lyon is the director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Goggins ordered Lyons to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in two deaths linked to Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area, the highest ranking official to stand trial as a result of the tainted water scandal. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
Michigan official faces manslaughter trial over Flint deathsA judge ordered Michigan's health director to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in two deaths linked to Legionnaires' disease in the Flint area, the highest-ranking official to face criminal charges as a result of the city's tainted water scandal
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The Honor Guard stands at attention in front the casket of Battalion Chief Matt Burchett of the Draper Fire Department during funeral services Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in West Valley City, Utah. Burchett died Aug. 13 from falling tree debris after a load of fire retardant was dropped on the area where he was working. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
APNewsBreak: Utah firefighter died after plane made dropA preliminary report says a Utah firefighter was killed last week in California from falling tree debris after a modified airliner dropped thousands of gallons of flame-suppressing liquid
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AP Online National NewsAlligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at resortBeaufort County coroner Ed Allen, back left, talks with law enforcement with S.C. Department of Natural Resources as other officers stand near where authorities say Cassandra Cline was dragged into a lagoon by an alligator and killed while trying to save her dog Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Cline was walking the dog along a residential area of Sea Pines Resort when she was attacked, state and local officials said. (Drew Martin/The Island Packet via AP)
AP Online National NewsThe Latest: Police investigating Colorado man found affairFILE - In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, a photograph of Shanann Watts and her daughters, Bella, 4, left, and Celeste, 3, is shown at a makeshift memorial in Frederick, Colo. Charges were filed Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, against 33-year-old Christopher Watts in the deaths of his pregnant wife and their two young daughters. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
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