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A former music pastor in Ohio who appeared briefly on “American Idol” was set to be sentenced Monday after a jury convicted him of murdering his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old schoolteacher and volleyball coach. Flynn claimed she was killed by a burglar. With tears rolling down his cheeks, Flynn addressed the courtroom ahead of the sentencing and apologized to his family, starting with his two daughters. “I made vows to Ashley on our wedding day. I failed in those vows,”...

Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended with a deadlocked jury. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan for an acquittal, arguing that there was not enough evidence to prove that the 36-year-old former nurse killed her three young children. "This entire case is based on speculation," Reddington said. "Where is the admission? Where does she say that she did this?" Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham called the argument "laughable." Sullivan did not immediately rule. The next hearing in the case is set for Nov. 2. During the trial, Clancy's attorneys did...