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Exonerees struggle to rebuild their lives and gain lasting employment, even if elected to office
HOUSTON (AP) — Richard Miles set out to find a job after his release from a Texas prison in 2009 with a collection of newspaper clippings about his wrongful murder conviction as his resume. No one would hire him, including warehouses and fast-food restaurants.It was a period of painful rejection that is familiar to exonerees. Some see their own struggles reflected in Calvin Duncan, who won elected office in New Orleans after clearing his name but likely won't serve. Louisiana lawmakers sent a bill to the governor's desk Wednesday abolishing his job.
“We’re still... Read More
âMormon Wivesâ star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner push for protective orders against each other
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Attorneys for Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son will present dueling petitions for protective orders against each other Thursday in a case that could determine who gets custody of their child.Both Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen, have asked a Utah court to turn short-term protective orders into long-term arrangements as the two have accused each other of domestic violence.
Third District Court Commissioner Russell Minas said at an April 7 hearing... Read More
Hegseth faces a second day of Democrats grilling him over the Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity on Thursday to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war.Hegseth battled with Democrats — and some Republicans — a day earlier during a nearly six-hour House Armed Services Committee hearing, where he faced sharp questioning over the war's costs in dollars, lives and the diminishing stockpiles of critical weapons.
The Senate Armed Services Committee will hear a similar... Read More
The Black Caucus is the 'conscience of Congress.' Supreme Court ruling has it bracing for a big hit
Black members of Congress are bracing for a crippling shakeup of their ranks after a Supreme Court ruling gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act that had protected minority communities in political redistricting and helped boost their representation.Wednesday's decision clears the way for Republican-led states to redraw U.S. House districts without regard to race, potentially creating many more GOP-friendly seats.
Rep. Yvette Clarke, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, told reporters that its members and Democrats would fight the effects of the ruling.
Man guilty of killing his 13-year-old step-niece is set to be Florida's 6th execution of 2026
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening.James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Hitchcock was initially sentenced to death in 1977 after being convicted of first-degree murder in the July 31, 1976, killing of Cynthia Driggers. Following a series of appeals, he was resentenced to death in 1988, 1993 and 1996.
This would be Florida’s sixth execution so far... Read More
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- âMormon Wivesâ star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner push for protective orders against each other
- A timeline leading up to D4vd's murder charge in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
- Prosecutors say singer D4vd stabbed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez to death to silence her
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