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Is there such a thing as being too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida

MIAMI (AP) — The last prisoner strapped to a table in Florida’s death chamber was 74 years old — the...

Disney's live-action 'Moana' crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office

The Walt Disney Company’s live action “Moana” may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, bu...

Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has set a plea and sentencing hearing later this month for a teenager accused...

Innovation, data fixes fuel Native American graduation gains at federally funded schools

During his senior year of high school on the Puyallup Reservation, Gerald Dillon traded much of his...

Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta tear, medical examiner says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham , one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress...

Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak

New York City’s famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently...

Mexican builder fatally shot by an ICE officer is mourned after making a life in the US

The builder got up every morning long before dawn, left home to pick up his construction crew and then...

Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US

A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. on Saturday, with triple-digit highs...

As gas plants rise to power AI, renewable energy allies are fighting for cleaner alternatives

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As the explosive energy demand of artificial intelligence spurs a renaissance...

Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp

A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the...

A July 4 boat trip, an 18-year-old's death and a family's search for answers in the Deep South

NEW YORK (AP) — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate...

Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to...

Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife

PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration finalized a rule Friday that changes how agencies enforce the...

New York Times accuses agency of political retaliation in countersuit over discrimination case

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times accused a federal civil rights agency Friday of political retaliation...

Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings from squalid home and prosecute their family

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home...

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp

WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald...

Detainees tell their lawyer an ICE officer shot a Houston driver through a passenger window

HOUSTON (AP) — Three men inside a van who witnessed the fatal shooting of the driver by an immigration...

The Latest: Testimony concludes in pre-trial hearing in Charlie Kirk killing

A weeklong preliminary hearing is done for now in the case of the killing of conservative activist...

Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach event

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying...

Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: 'Heat is not to be played with'

Most of America's Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting...

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