CONCORD, N.H. — President Donald Trump’s administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in which predecessors explicitly decided against seeking capital punishment. […]
Green spaces are key to combating record heat in marginalized communities
Keith Lambert and his family cope with the extreme heat of summertime Chicago by going in and out of their house as quickly as possible and making sure their insulated […]
Strong winds and waves batter Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard as Hurricane Erin moves out to the sea
RODANTHE, N.C. — Strong winds and waves battered Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and dangerous rip currents threatened from the Carolinas to New England as Hurricane Erin made its way farther […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation setting November election on US House map designed to boost Democrats
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation setting November election on US House map designed to boost Democrats Source link
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for man accused of killing 2 police officers in Utah
TREMONTON, Utah — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for a man accused of fatally shooting two police officers in northern Utah last weekend, according to new court documents. […]
Minnesota State Fair butter sculpture tradition has dairy princesses bundling up in the summer
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — It was a warm summer day but Malorie Thorson was dressed for winter as Gerry Kulzer sculpted a likeness of her head from a large block […]
UN envoy warns of renewed violence in Syria a month into a fragile ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s transition remains “on a knife-edge” and violence could resume at any moment in the southern city of Sweida, which saw deadly clashes last month, the top […]
Erik Menendez was denied parole. Here’s what he said at his hearing
LOS ANGELES — Erik Menendez was denied parole by panel of California commissioners Thursday. During his hearing he offered his most detailed account in years of how he was raised […]
Funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decaying bodies set to be sentenced for corpse abuse
DENVER — It’s been two years since nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered throughout a fetid, room temperature building in rural Colorado. On Friday, the man responsible, a funeral home […]
Proposal could lead to sanctions against Alaska medical professionals for gender-affirming care
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children could risk disciplinary action under a proposal set for review by the state medical board on Friday. The […]