Texas executes Ivan Cantu for the murders of his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée in 2000
CNN By Dakin Andone, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Huntsville, Texas (CNN) — The state of Texas on Wednesday executed death row inmate…
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South Carolina’s push to be next-to-last state with hate crimes law stalls again
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate…
Continue ReadingOfficials describe how gunman killed 5 relatives and set Pennsylvania house on fire
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Officials near Philadelphia are closing their investigation into a shootout and…
Continue ReadingPatients urge Alabama lawmakers to restore IVF services in the state
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to…
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Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns
By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including…
Continue ReadingTexas wildfires forces shutdown at nuclear weapon facility. Here is what we know
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A nuclear weapons facility was forced to evacuate most of its staff due to a wildfire blazing rapidly across the…
Continue ReadingCzech Republic’s lower house rejects marriage for same-sex couples but allows limited adoptions
PRAGUE (AP) — The lower house of Parliament in the Czech Republic has rejected same-sex marriage while affirming existing unions called…
Continue ReadingAstronomers discover 3 previously unknown moons orbiting planets in our solar system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant…
Continue ReadingOur ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we?
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Somewhere around 20…
Continue ReadingDemocracy’s appeal is slipping as nations across much of the world hold elections, a poll finds
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A survey of 24 democratic countries by the Pew Research Center has found that while representative democracy…
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Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical…
Continue ReadingCongressional leaders reach a tentative deal to avoid government shutdown. But Ukraine aid stalls
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have announced a tentative agreement to prevent a…
Continue ReadingFAA gives Boeing 90 days to come up with a plan to address quality issues
By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Boeing must produce within 90 days a plan to fix serious quality and safety issues, the Federal Aviation…
Continue Reading‘Iron Man’ pilots race in jet suits against a backdrop of Dubai skyscrapers
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pilots lined up on a runway in Dubai on Wednesday and fired up their seven jet…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son facing possible felony charges in string of vehicle break-ins
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The oldest son of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is suspected of being part of a group…
Continue ReadingChad says opposition group attacked security agency in capital, a day after election date was set
By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Officials in Chad say several people were killed in an attack on the national security…
Continue ReadingKate Winslet’s ‘Regime’ is not a dictatorship — behind the scenes, at least
By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate Winslet is running things — on and off the set of her new TV show, “The Regime.” In the HBO…
Continue ReadingThe Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote, Jill Biden will lead it
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the…
Continue ReadingCan conservative Latin American populists motivate the Hispanic vote? Republicans are counting on it
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — On a recent evening outside Washington, the president of Argentina had the eyes and…
Continue ReadingNew comedy series ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Noel Fielding trades pastry for pistols in the new mouthful of a series “The Completely…
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