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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) —
TLC pulled the reality series "19 Kids and Counting" from its schedule on Friday, a move that follows reports of sexual misconduct allegations against one of the stars, Josh Duggar, stemming from when he was a juvenile.
In a statement, the channel said it was "deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims at this difficult time." The statement didn't elaborate.
Also Friday, Arkansas police said they had destroyed a record outlining a nearly decade-old investigation into Duggar, a day after the 27-year-old resigned his role with a prominent conservative Christian group amid reports about the allegations.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, which obtained the offense report before its destruction, reports Duggar was accused of fondling five girls in 2002 and 2003. Duggar issued an apology Thursday on Facebook for unspecified bad behavior as a youth and resigned his role as executive director for FRC Action, the tax-exempt legislative action arm of the Washington-based Family Research Council.
"I would do anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions," Duggar wrote. "In my life today, I am so very thankful for God's grace, mercy and redemption."
Duggar appears on the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting," which stars his family. He is the oldest of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 19 children.
TLC didn't address whether its popular show would return. The program had been set to air in reruns after wrapping its most recent season.
WASHINGTON (AP) --
Authorities believe more than one person is responsible for slayings of four people inside the mansion of a wealthy Washington family.
A court document made public Friday after the arrest on a murder warrant of Daron Dylon Wint says authorities believe "the crimes required the presence and assistance of more than one person."
A fugitive task force arrested Wint on Thursday night, and took five people who were with him into custody. Wint is the only person currently charged.
The document also confirms that thousands of dollars were delivered to the mansion of business executive Savvas Savopoulos before it was set on fire. Firefighters found the bodies of Savopolous, his wife Amy, their 10-year-old son, Philip; and housekeeper Veralicia Figueroa inside. Three of them had been stabbed or bludgeoned.
Associated Press
Five Minnesota men accused of conspiring to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group have pleaded not guilty to federal terrorism charges.
The men entered their pleas Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.
Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 19; Hamza Naj Ahmed, 21; Adnan Abdihamid Farah, 19; Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19; and Guled Ali Omar, 20, are each charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
All but Farah also face additional charges. Two other men charged in this case weren't scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
Authorities have described the men as friends in Minnesota's Somali community. Some of them were part of a group that took a bus to New York in November and were stopped at JFK Airport before they traveled overseas.