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A former peanut company executive serving a 28-year prison sentence won’t have to pay money to victims of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to his Georgia plant, a federal judge ruled.
Former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell and three co-defendants were spared by the judge’s order Wednesday from paying restitution to corporate customers and the families of hundreds who got sick after eating tainted peanut butter in 2008 and 2009. The outbreak was blamed for nine deaths and 714 illnesses.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities arrested two burglary suspects who led them on a long, bizarre chase Thursday in a top-down convertible through rainy Southern California that ended with the men stopping to exchange high-fives with onlookers and take selfies before being handcuffed.

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say an officer fatally shot a woman who attacked him with a medieval-style ax.News outlets report 40-year-old Laronda Sweatt of Gallatin became combative when Sumner County sheriff's deputy Gary Pickard accompanied housing authorities to serve an eviction notice to her on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — With accusations of lying, hustling for money and failed leader

LOS ANGELES — The dust has barely settled from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but audiences already have a new installment to get excited for.

From incident reports at the Springfield Police Department:Angry boyfriend

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.

From incident reports at the Rincon Police Department:March 21: Someone vandalized unlocked restrooms at Macomber Recreation Park.

From incident reports at the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office:

NEW YORK (AP) — With accusations of lying, hustling for money and failed leadership, the race for the Democratic nomination took a decidedly negative turn, with Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders exchanging a series of barbs over qualifications for the presidency.