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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case after lawmakers' last-minute appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
Oct 18, 2024 12:57 AM
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Israel says it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces in Gaza killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar , a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the war, the military said Thursday.
Oct 17, 2024 11:24 PM
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Alabama executes man who killed 5 and asked to be put to death
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama executed a man Thursday who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun during a drug-fueled rampage in 2016 and dropped his appeals and asked to be put to death. Derrick Dearman, 36, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.
Oct 17, 2024 10:04 PM
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Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) — National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.
Oct 17, 2024 7:54 PM
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Republicans say they're appealing a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules
ATLANTA (AP) — National and state Republicans on Thursday appealed a judge's ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia's State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.
Oct 17, 2024 7:31 PM
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Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?
BEIRUT (AP) — Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza , no figure loomed larger in determining the war’s trajectory than the 61-year-old Hamas leader.
Oct 17, 2024 6:25 PM
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Following death of Hamas leader, Harris says it's 'time for the day after to begin' in Gaza
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who gathered outside her campai
Oct 17, 2024 6:16 PM
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Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee Thursday in connection with a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader living in New York City.
Oct 17, 2024 5:38 PM
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Colorado gold mine where tour guide was killed and tourists trapped ordered closed by regulators
DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours after an elevator accident has been ordered to remain closed and not conduct tours while its operations are reviewed, state regulato
Oct 17, 2024 5:29 PM
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Indian government employee charged in foiled murder-for-hire plot in New York City
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced criminal charges against an Indian government employee Thursday in connection with a foiled plot to kill a U.S. citizen in New York City.
Oct 17, 2024 5:25 PM
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