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Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: AP-NORC poll

Sep. 20, 2024 10:25 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into November's election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength for Trump into the equivalent of a political jump ball. About 4 in 10 registered voters say...

Lakeland Industries: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Sep. 04, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Lakeland Industries Inc. (LAKE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $1.4 million in its fiscal second quarter. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said it had a loss of 19 cents per share. The safety garments...

Alabama man shot by police during domestic violence call

Aug. 26, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Police in Huntsville fatally shot a man after he allegedly fired a weapon at a fleeing woman, state officials said. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation on Monday identified the deceased man as Naimmikal Wayne Sanders, 38, of...

Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger

Aug. 07, 2024 20:25 PM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Arthur Lee Burton, 54, received a lethal injection at...

ADTRAN Holdings: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 06, 2024 05:17 AM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (ADTN) on Monday reported a loss of $49.9 million in its second quarter. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said it had a loss of 63 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 24...

Delay of Texas death row inmate's execution has not been the norm for Supreme Court, experts say

Jul. 17, 2024 18:59 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas inmate Ruben Gutierrez had spent some of the hours leading up to his scheduled execution Tuesday evening talking with his wife and attorney before being eventually transferred to a holding cell at the state prison in Huntsville to await his lethal injection. ...

Supreme Court grants Texas man a stay of execution just before his scheduled lethal injection

Jul. 16, 2024 20:50 PM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for a Texas man 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection Tuesday evening. The inmate has long maintained DNA testing would help prove he wasn't responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old woman...

Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

Jun. 26, 2024 21:54 PM EDT

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. following a chemical injection at the state penitentiary in...