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Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner during set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner during a robbery is set Tuesday evening to become the second person executed in Florida this year.Melvin Trotter, 65, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Trotter was initially convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1987. However, the Florida Supreme Court found the trial court had erred in handling aggravating factors in Trotter's case and ordered a new sentencing, and Trotter again drew the death penalty in 1993.
Northeast US digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school
NEW YORK (AP) — Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” scrambled to dig out much of the northeastern United States from a brutal and — in some areas — record-breaking storm that blanketed the region with snow and resulted in thousands of flight cancellations.But as the snow moved northward and tapered off in other areas Tuesday, forecasters warned that another storm could be right around the corner.
Monday’s storm that meteorologists are calling the strongest in a decade dumped more than 2 feet... Read More
Mexican cartel clashes fuel worries about tourism in lead up to FIFA World Cup
TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) — Maria Dolores Aguirre’s family corner store has lived off tourism that has flowed into her charming cobblestoned town of Tapalpa, tucked away in the mountains of Jalisco state.That was until gunshots erupted and helicopters flew overhead as the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, just a few kilometers (miles) from her home.
Now, the 50-year-old Aguirre worries that the bloodshed will deal a blow to her livelihood and change towns like hers. It is something many in the western Mexican state are grappling with, from its... Read More
State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approach
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's State of the Union address is expected to tilt heavily on domestic issues, but it's also a chance for the Republican to make the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating uneasiness about his priorities.The president counts brokering a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza, capturing autocratic leader Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and pressing fellow NATO members to increase defense spending among his biggest wins.
At a moment when polls show the American public increasingly concerned about... Read More
Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will use Tuesday’s State of the Union to champion his immigration crackdowns, his slashing of the federal government, his push to preserve widespread tariffs that the Supreme Court just struck down and his ability to direct quick-hit military actions around the world, including in Iran and Venezuela.The Republican hopes he can convince increasingly wary Americans that his policies have improved their lives while ensuring that the U.S. economy is stronger than many believe — and that they should vote for more of the same in... Read More
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- Northeast US digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school
- Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico's military killed top drug lord
- Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe
- An attacker detonates an explosive device in Moscow, killing a police officer and himself
- ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum
- US weather, Mexico security concerns and halt of Global Entry take a toll on air travel
- Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop
- Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools
- After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
- Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
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