Alabama man convicted of sword-and-dagger Christmas killing of minister faces execution
An Alabama man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991 faces execution on Thursday.
Beto O’Rourke’s past support for charter schools scrutinized in 2020 White House bid
Democrat Beto O’Rourke has called for investment in a “world-class public school system” and says teachers make up the single biggest professional group contributing to his 2020 presidential campaign.
A new ‘bomb cyclone’ blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest
A “bomb cyclone” blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month’s deluge.
Exclusive: Report gives glimpse into murky world of U.S. prostitution in post-Backpage era
In the year since U.S. authorities shut down sex ad website Backpage.com, the online prostitution market has splintered across a dark and volatile internet landscape with dozens of players trying to fill the void, according to an analysis conducted by…
Two missing California mountain hikers found alive after five days missing
After five days missing, rescuers found two California mountain hikers alive on Wednesday evening, the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department announced.
Suspect arrested in fires at three black churches in Louisiana
Police have arrested a man suspected of setting fire to three predominately black churches in a southern Louisiana parish, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Ex-Obama White House Counsel expects to be charged over Ukraine work: statement
Gregory Craig, a former White House Counsel in the Obama administration, expects to be indicted this week on charges stemming from work for Ukraine in 2012, his lawyers said on Wednesday.
California prosecutors to seek death penalty in ‘Golden State Killer’ murders
Four California district attorneys have jointly agreed to seek the death penalty if they win a conviction of an ex-policeman charged with 13 counts of murder attributed to a serial predator dubbed the “Golden State Killer,” prosecutors said on Wednesda…
More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme Court challenge
North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to remove the fetus from the womb.
Trump signs orders targeting states’ power to slow energy projects
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders in the heart of the Texas energy hub on Wednesday targeting the power of states to delay natural gas, coal and oil projects as he looks to build support ahead of next year’s election.
