Supreme Court dismisses bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murder who…
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Man guilty of killing woman and her daughter to be Florida’s 7th execution of 2026
STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin’s girlfriend and the couple’s 4-year-old daughter is…
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that…
Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case
MINNEAPOLIS — The former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted for her role at the center of a…
Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom
WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White…
SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
NEW YORK — Elon Musk announced plans Wednesday for one of the biggest stock sales ever by taking public a…
What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged…
Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn woman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for drowning her…
Judge refuses to postpone June 1 civil trial over deadly 2024 collapse of Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to postpone a trial that is scheduled to start next month for…
Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
PHILADELPHIA — The eastern U.S. sweated through a second day of early-season heat Wednesday, with some schoolchildren being sent home…