A man is executed by firing squad, first US prisoner killed by method in 15 years

A South Carolina man is executed by firing squad, the first US prisoner killed by this method in 15 years

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In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030

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Mexican cartel leader’s son is sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced in Washington to life in prison for his own leadership role in one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations

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Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages

In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training programs, which it characterized as supporting divisive i...

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Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war

President Donald Trump granted U.S. automakers a short reprieve from stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada this week

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Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

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Mysterious affliction causing endangered sawfish to spin and die resurfaces in Florida

A mysterious affliction that causes prehistoric, endangered smalltooth sawfish to spin erratically in Florida waters and often die appears to have resurfaced, with more than 50 deaths last year

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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here's a look at the history

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West

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Latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption features vigorous lava fountain

A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again

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Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in quadruple murder case

An Idaho judge is warning attorneys to quit filing so many sealed documents in the murder case of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students

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Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96

Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday

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Some New York prison guards are fired for ignoring a deal to end their illegal strike

A wildcat strike by New York state prison guards has stretched into a third week, prompting officials to start firing workers for failing to abide by a deal to end the illegal labor action

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Tributes pour in for R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a highway crash

Fans are remembering R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a weekend crash on a highway in Alabama while returning from a performance

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