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Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants

Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A movement to put jailhouse informants under a more powerful microscope before they testify is gaining traction around the country, a byproduct of new DNA testing technology that has exonerated dozens of people wrongly locked up based on informants’ lies. Several states have moved to toughen […]

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Utah women’s hoops ranked for first time in more than decade

Utah women’s hoops ranked for first time in more than decade

NEW YORK (AP) — Utah earned its first appearance in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll in a decade entering at No. 21 on Monday. The Utes (16-1) last were ranked in the final poll of the 2008 season. They were one of four teams to enter the Top 25 […]

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Arizona rallies in second half to beat Utah Valley 80-69

Arizona rallies in second half to beat Utah Valley 80-69

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Freshman guard Brandon Williams had his first career double-double and Brandon Randolph scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half when Arizona extended its nonconference home winning streak to 52 games with an 80-69 victory over Utah Valley at McKale Center on Thursday. Williams […]

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11 states backing Connecticut in Kennedy cousin appeal

11 states backing Connecticut in Kennedy cousin appeal

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Eleven states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Connecticut’s appeal in Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder case and reinstate his conviction. The states filed a friend-of-the-court brief on Monday. The court is deciding whether to take up the appeal. The Connecticut Supreme Court in […]

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