MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge is hearing testimony about the nation’s first two nitrogen gas executions, weighing whether to let Alabama carry out a third such execution next month. Attorneys for Carey Dale Grayson are asking a federal judge to block his scheduled Nov. 21 execution with nitrogen gas. But the state is
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years to give preferential treatment in scheduling safety inspections. Brian Cordasco pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday. The 49-year-old
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A second minor league umpire joined a lawsuit against Major League Baseball, alleging he was fired after he reported he was sexually assaulted by a female umpire. Brandon Cooper, an umpire who worked in the minor league Arizona Complex League last year, sued MLB and PDL Blue Inc.
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, California (KABC) — Eyewitness News has learned Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler was robbed of his expensive watch at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. It’s unclear when the incident occurred but ABC7 learned a mob of people surrounded Buehler and his wife, McKenzie Marcinek.
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to think about your breasts — not just this month because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but every month. One in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Texas Tech leads several holdover programs standing tall in the new-look Big 12. The conference has added eight schools the past two years, and several are affecting the race to reach the title game. But longtime members Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia are carrying the banner for
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By David Close and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Renowned Cuban baseball player Luis Tiant died Tuesday at his home in Maine, according to the Boston Red Sox. He was 83. Nicknamed “El Tiante,” and known for his unmistakable handlebar mustache, the right-hander pitched for six teams during his 19-season MLB career. Tiant played for
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several disputes over Ohio voter rights were unresolved as the state began accepting early ballots Tuesday. Voter advocacy groups have asked Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose to restore voter registrations removed in several counties as a result of third-party challenges powered by a national movement aligned with former
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — Bloomfield Township police are investigating after anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian graffiti was discovered on the building housing the offices of the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Officials confirm the graffiti was discovered Monday morning on the building in the 6700 block of
Continue Reading WXYZ By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — Bloomfield Township police are investigating after anti-Israeli and pro-Palestinian graffiti was discovered on the building housing the offices of the Jewish Federation of Detroit. Officials confirm the graffiti was discovered Monday morning on the building in the 6700 block
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By Tami Luhby and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday proposed broadening Medicare benefits to cover home health care for the first time, as she seeks to appeal to Americans caring for both children and aging parents. “There are so many people in our country who are right in the middle. They’re
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has been arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child. Athens-Clarke County jail records show Young was booked at 4:18 a.m. Tuesday on the misdemeanor charges. A police report obtained by The Associated Press said his arrest followed an altercation with a 20-year-old woman
Continue Reading Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando’s tourism machine has begun grinding to a halt ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected hit as a major storm in Florida. At least two major theme parks and the main airport announced closures Tuesday. Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld will close their theme parks and respective entertainment
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Then-President Donald Trump’s claims in 2018 that the FBI would have full leeway to investigate sexual assault allegations about his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to confuse the agency, according to internal communications cited in a Senate Democrat’s new report. The investigation into the allegations – which Kavanaugh has vehemently
Continue Reading Associated Press PONT-SONDÉ, Haiti (AP) — Angry whispers have broken the heavy silence that fell over Pont-Sondé just days after a vicious gang attack left more than 70 dead. It marked one of Haiti’s biggest massacres in recent history. The whispering came from a handful of people that remained in the small town in central
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Charges have been upgraded against a TikTok personality accused of killing a Louisiana therapist, prosecutors said Tuesday. Terryon Thomas, 20, also known as “Mr Prada” on the social media site, was originally charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Dr. Nick Abraham, 69, of Baton
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Sen. JD Vance’s refusal to accept the legitimacy of the 2020 election at last week’s vice presidential debate culminated his years-long conversion from a Never Trump critic into a MAGA supporter. When asked directly by Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Gov. Tim Walz if former President Donald Trump
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics. Gerald Goines was convicted in
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of a married couple during a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption in the department’s narcotics unit and prompted criticism of the law enforcement agency and its tactics. Gerald Goines was convicted in
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves surrounded Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler last month outside a horse racing track in a Los Angeles suburb and slipped an expensive watch off his wrist as he jostled through the crowd, police said Tuesday. It came weeks after another professional athlete in California was the
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) — Videos from the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that police originally failed to make public show officers scrambling to treat victims, parents running near the building and dozens of law enforcement agents standing outside Robb Elementary School. The hours of new video made public Tuesday include
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) — Videos from the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that police originally failed to make public show officers scrambling to treat victims, parents running near the building and dozens of law enforcement agents standing outside Robb Elementary School. The hours of new video made public Tuesday include
Continue Reading By Jennifer Kovaleski Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KNXV) — An Arizona senate leader is once again demanding accountability and answers following an ABC15 Investigation into the preventable death of a 15-year-old boy with diabetes in the state’s foster care system. “You’d be hard-pressed to find an agency that is in
Continue Reading By J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KGO) — “Right now, it is so miserably hot on our floor. It is 95-100 degrees and we are taking care of extremely-ill patients.” That’s Melton Smith who is a registered nurse at UCSF’s Medical Center at Parnassus in San Francisco, where
Continue Reading By Karla Sosa Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — A Facebook post asking where to buy cheap pumpkins turned into community members helping out a local family as their little one is battling cancer. A grandmother was heartbroken when her grandson couldn’t go on a class field trip to
Continue Reading By Jeff Morgan Click here for updates on this story TIMONIUM, Maryland (WMAR) — Solar panels have grown in popularity. People are putting them up in hopes of lowering their energy bill or decreasing their carbon footprint. The contract’s fine print is causing Cecilia Volkman issues. Volkman’s issues with solar panels started nearly a decade
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Ex-Houston officer sentenced to 60 years for a couple’s deaths in a drug raid that revealed systemic corruption.
Continue Reading AP National Writer The Big Ten and SEC already have the upper hand in college football. At meetings this week, their leaders are setting the stage to exact even more control over the sport’s future. Among the talking points when a task force made of members from the conferences meets in Nashville, Tennessee, are the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All “electronic resources” are unavailable for staff and patients at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock as an IT outage continues. Shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, Texas Tech Physicians (@TTPhysicians) posted the following on X: “TTUHSC recently identified IT issues that resulted in temporary disruption to some computer
Continue Reading Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South African man who died Saturday due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child. The Associated Press had spoken with the wife of 26-year-old Nicolaas van Eeden who says
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