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TV actress pleads guilty in group’s sex-trafficking case

NEW YORK (AP) – With jury selection beginning at the federal case against a cult-like upstate New York group, TV actress Allison Mack pleaded guilty Monday to charges she manipulated women into becoming sex slaves for the group’s spiritual leader. Mack, 36, wept as she admitted her crimes ...

Victim in Amherst fatal mourned

AMHERST – A Milford High School honors student who graduated in the Class of 2016, Sierra Croteau went on to study nursing, the ideal career for a young woman “who had the ability to brighten anyone’s day” by exuding the compassion and thoughtfulness for which she was known. But now, ...

Slaying puts focus on ride-hailing safety, fake drivers

CHICAGO (AP) – Whenever Rachel Orden calls for an Uber, the 20-year-old Michigan State University sophomore immediately walks to the back of the vehicle to check the license plate number, then opens the door and waits for the driver to say her name before getting in. Even then, she devises ...

Police officer accused of drunken driving in fatal crash is from Amherst

AMHERST (AP) – Police say the man suspected of driving drunk in a crash that killed a New Hampshire woman is a Londonderry police officer. State police say 27-year-old Amherst resident Tyler Berry crossed the center line in a pickup truck and hit a vehicle on Route 101 in Amherst Friday ...

Filings: Bill Cosby agrees to settle 7 defamation cases

Bill Cosby has agreed to settle lawsuits filed by seven women who say he defamed them when he accused them of lying about sexual misconduct allegations. Court documents filed Friday in Springfield, Massachusetts, show the two sides have negotiated a settlement since Cosby went to prison last ...