Former New York state prison guard found guilty in beating death of inmate

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state prison guard was found guilty of murder Monday in the death of an inmate beaten while handcuffed, while two other guards were acquitted for their roles in the beating that was caught on body-camera footage. A jury delivered the verdicts in a courtroom just miles from the Marcy Correctional Facility, where Robert Brooks was pummeled by correctional officers upon his arrival on the night of Dec. 9. Five guards indicted in February had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Brooks’ death. David Kingsley, Mathew Galliher and Nicholas Kieffer were tried on charges of murder and first-degree manslaughter. Kingsley was found guilty of both charges.

Man who sent ‘So I raped you’ message sentenced to 2 to 4 years for campus assault

(AP) — A man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you” to a woman he later pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting on a Pennsylvania college campus has been sentenced to two to four years in prison. Ian Cleary faced up to 10 years in prison for the 2013 attack on Shannon Keeler, and the two sides had initially proposed a four- to eight-year sentence. The judge took into account his guilty plea, his remorse and his long history of mental illness in giving a sentence below state guidelines. Keeler shared her experience in an Associated Press investigation into the reluctance of authorities to prosecute campus sex crimes.

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

(AP) — A study that upended medical practice by recommending feeding babies peanut products early to prevent allergies has had a big effect in the real world. A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% after guidance was first issued, and by more than 40% after it was expanded in 2017. For decades, doctors had recommended delaying feeding children peanuts and other foods likely to trigger allergies until age 3. The approach has helped 60,000 children avoid food allergies, including 40,000 children who otherwise would have developed peanut allergies.

Police: Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip

ATLANTA (AP) — Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta and say an assault rifle was found in his car. Police said at a news conference Monday that 49-year-old Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan during a social media livestream. Atlanta’s police chief says the man’s family notified Cartersville police, who relayed the information to his department. He says officers found an AR-15 and 27 rounds of ammunition in Cagle’s pickup truck after taking him into custody Monday in the domestic flights terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Mayor Andre Dickens said “we’re thankful to God” that a tragedy was averted.