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Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago. Brent Ray Brewer, 53, died by chemical injection at the state penitentiary in...
ADTRAN Holdings: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (ADTN) on Monday reported a loss of $72.7 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Huntsville, Alabama-based company said it had a loss of 93 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs and...
Appeals court stops planned execution of Texas inmate convicted of killing a fellow prisoner
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas' top criminal appeals court has stopped Thursday evening's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate who had been condemned for killing another prisoner more than 26 years ago. William Speer, 49, had been set to receive a lethal injection at the state penitentiary...
Former Alabama police officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting death of suicidal man
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A former Huntsville police officer on Friday pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the 2018 shooting death of a man who was holding a flare gun to his own head. William Darby entered a plea agreement to avoid a second trial on a murder charge in the shooting...
Texas executes man who questioned evidence presented at trial in deadly carjacking of elderly woman
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday. Jedidiah...
Appeals court upholds order delaying this week's execution of Texas inmate for deadly carjacking
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a ruling delaying this week's scheduled execution of a Texas inmate for fatally shooting an 80-year-old woman more than two decades ago. Jedidiah Murphy, 48, had been set to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the...
Lakeland Industries: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Lakeland Industries Inc. (LAKE) on Wednesday reported earnings of $2.5 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said it had profit of 32 cents per share. The safety garments...
