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Alabama inmate opposes being 'test subject' for new nitrogen execution method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method. In a Friday court...
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics taking over the government and economy has agreed to pay more than $5 million to victims of the racist attack, according to an order signed by a judge Monday. Patrick...
More charges filed against 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors filed additional criminal charges Monday against two teenagers being held as adults in the video-recorded killing of a retired former Southern California police chief as he rode his bicycle on a Las Vegas road. The teens, ages 18 and 16, are due in...
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from 'insurrection' cases aimed at keeping him off ballot
DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech. The lawyers made the argument in a filing...
Watchdog files open meetings lawsuit against secret panel studying Wisconsin justice's impeachment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors. The panel is a government body and therefore...
Former environment minister in Albania sentenced to prison in bribery case
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former Albanian environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen were sentenced Monday to prison terms in connection with bribery over a contract to build an incinerator in western Albania, court officials said. The Special Court on...
With cameras capturing every word, the pressure is on for the Georgia judge over Trump’s indictment
ATLANTA (AP) — Judge Peter Cahill hardly slept during the six weeks he presided over the murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd. Cameras in the courtroom broadcast the veteran Minnesota judge’s every word to a global audience. Outside,...
Pakistani journalist who supported jailed ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is freed by his captors
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing after his arrest more than four months ago was freed Monday and returned home, police and his colleagues said. It was widely believed that security agencies had held Imran Riaz Khan, who is known for...
Photo giant Getty took a leading AI image-maker to court. Now it's also embracing the technology
Anyone looking for a beautiful photograph of a desert landscape can find many choices from Getty Images, the stock photography collection. But say you're instead looking for a wide angle shot of a “hot pink plastic saguaro cactus with large arms that stick out, surrounded by sand,...
Today in History: September 25, soldiers escort Black students into Little Rock high school
Today in History Today is Monday, Sept. 25, the 268th day of 2022. There are 97 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 25, 1957, nine Black students who’d been forced to withdraw from Central High School in Little Rock,...
