STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a young mother is set to be executed Tuesday. Michael Lee King, 54, […]
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Wyoming governor indicators ban on abortions after about 6 weeks however cites misgivings
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed ban on abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often […]
Many years after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers fear about its destiny
SELMA, Ala. — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama […]
As citizen voting invoice stalls in US Senate, some states forge forward
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While the U.S. Senate remains deadlocked over President Donald Trump’s call for strict citizenship voting requirements, Republicans in some states are […]
Alabama man dealing with execution for lethal theft asks for clemency as he did not kill sufferer
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Charles “Sonny” Burton said no one was supposed to get hurt during the 1991 AutoZone robbery that landed him on death row, […]
Obama throws his assist behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting plan because it heads to voters
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of […]
Man convicted of 1991 deadly capturing of police officer is ready to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be […]
Scouting America will alter insurance policies to keep up help from US army: Pentagon
WASHINGTON — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and […]
Man convicted of killing a grocery retailer proprietor throughout set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner during a robbery is set Tuesday evening to become the second person executed […]
Courtroom clears method for Louisiana regulation requiring Ten Commandments in lecture rooms
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect. […]
