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Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman scheduled for 1st Florida execution of 2026
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to be executed Tuesday evening in the first lethal injection this year in Florida.Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Heath was convicted in 1990 of first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon and other charges in the killing of Michael Sheridan the previous year.
The state's first scheduled execution of 2026 follows a record 19 executions in Florida last year. Republican Gov. Ron... Read More
Democrats say White House offer on ICE is 'insufficient' as Homeland Security funding set to expire
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement late Monday that a White House counterproposal to the list of demands they transmitted over the weekend “included neither details nor legislative text” and does not address “the concerns Americans have about... Read More
New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The self-professed white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting was pleased to be charged with terrorism and wanted to be described as a terrorist, his former lawyer told a court deciding if the man was in a fit state to admit to his crimes.Brenton Tarrant, 35, was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole after pleading guilty to terrorism, murder and attempted murder for his hate-fueled massacre of worshippers including children at two Christchurch mosques during Friday prayers in 2019. The... Read More
Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry will sit out the All-Star Game in Los Angeles because of his troublesome right knee that sidelined the Golden State Warriors star for a fourth straight game Monday night against Memphis.Coach Steve Kerr announced before the game that Curry also wouldn't play Wednesday at home against San Antonio and then would sit out the All-Star Game on Sunday in hopes of a return for the Warriors after the break.
“He's doing well,” Kerr said. “It's really kind of a day-to-day thing, so it's hard to predict for sure whether he'll be playing... Read More
Louisville's Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg's ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Clearly aware he had a hot hand, Mikel Brown Jr. wanted to see what scoring heights he could reach before cooling off.The heralded Louisville guard ended up topping the Atlantic Coast Conference's most recent freshman phenom and matching a Hall of Famer and Cardinals' legend.
Brown hit a career-best 10 3-pointers and scored 45 points to break Cooper Flagg's ACC single-game scoring mark of 42 set last season as No. 24 Louisville routed N.C. State 118-77 on Monday night. His total also tied Wes Unseld's Louisville scoring mark against Georgetown... Read More
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