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Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.
3 are charged with running sex ring that catered to politicians, military and others
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
DOJ says possibly hundreds of clients include government contractors with security clearances, doctors, lawyers, elected officials, military officers, professors and executives at tech companies.
An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002.
Portugal's prime minister resigns over a corruption investigation
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
António Costa asserted his innocence but said he must resign amid an investigation implicating members of his government.
Starbucks increases U.S. hourly wages and adds other benefits for non-union workers
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
The company said Monday unionized workers won't be eligible for some of those perks, a sign of the continuing tension between the Seattle coffee giant and the union trying to organize its U.S. stores.
Captain found guilty of 'seaman's manslaughter' in deadly California boat fire
Monday, November 06, 2023
A federal jury found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history.
The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license
Monday, November 06, 2023
Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.
Ex-State Department aide sentenced to nearly 6 years in Capitol riot attacks
Monday, November 06, 2023
Federico Klein joined other Trump supporters in one of the most violent episodes of the Jan. 6 siege — a mob's fight with outnumbered police for control of a Capitol tunnel entrance.
A Philippine radio anchor was shot and killed while on a Facebook livestream
Sunday, November 05, 2023
Juan Jumalon was the 199th journalist to be killed in the country since 1986, when an uprising toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the current president's father.
A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship
Sunday, November 05, 2023
The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia's most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn't say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn't say which kind.
Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules
Saturday, November 04, 2023
Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had tried to block the lawsuit, arguing that Abby Zwerner was eligible only for workers' compensation for the injuries caused by the classroom shooting.
Nepal rushes aid and rescue operations after strong earthquake kills at least 157
Friday, November 03, 2023
Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.
A rare Mexican gray wolf is wandering out of bounds. She may be looking for a mate
Friday, November 03, 2023
Experts say the endangered animals have a natural inclination to roam and the female wolf's journey illustrates the species can thrive outside designated boundaries in New Mexico and Arizona.
Cedar Fair and Six Flags will merge to create a playtime powerhouse in North America
Friday, November 03, 2023
The combined company, worth more than $3.5 billion, will boast 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
House approves aid package for Israel, but not for Ukraine
Friday, November 03, 2023
The first substantial legislative effort in Congress to support Israel in the war falls far short of President Biden's request for nearly $106 billion that would also back Ukraine as it fights Russia.
DOJ opens civil rights probes into South Carolina jails beset by deaths and violence
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Jails in Charleston and Columbia where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department said.
A former Memphis officer pleads guilty to charges in Tyre Nichols' beating death
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Desmond Mills Jr. changed his plea to guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course. The agreement would settle state and federal charges.
A mom and son are charged in Idaho after a teen is taken to Oregon for an abortion
Thursday, November 02, 2023
With some narrow exceptions, abortion is banned in Republican-controlled Idaho but is legal in Oregon, and the state made it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents' consent.
Toyota recalls nearly 1.9M RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns
Thursday, November 02, 2023
The recall covers certain RAV4s from the 2013 through 2018 model years. Toyota said in a statement that some replacement 12-volt batteries used in the SUVs have smaller top dimensions than others.
Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Rep. George Santos survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee probe proceed.