A week before condemned inmate David Hosier was put to death by lethal injection, the Missouri Department of Corrections agreed to make several accommodations at his execution, including providing a local anesthetic and sedative, to satisfy his legal team and avoid lawsuits that could tie up the process, according to a source familiar with the … Read more
READING, Pa. — The pastor opened with a prayer in Spanish, asking that the Lord’s spirit and guidance direct the proceedings without offering an English translation. Most of the around 50 attendees were white and weren’t appearing to follow along, though they knew enough to sing out “Amen!” at the end. Thus began former President Donald … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — Survivors and the families of victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre had hoped by now to have a permanent memorial in place for Wednesday’s eighth anniversary of the attack by a lone gunman who killed 49 people at the gay-friendly club in Orlando, Florida. Instead, new, scaled-back plans are only now getting off the … Read more
One day after he was ruled ineligible to compete in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next month for signing with a rival hot dog brand, Joey Chestnut has his next event. Chestnut, the 16-time champion, will face former nemesis Takeru Kobayashi in “Unfinished Beef” on Sept. 2. The competition will stream live on Netflix. The … Read more
A man died after he was electrocuted in a Jacuzzi at a Mexican resort, local officials announced Wednesday. The 43-year-old man was in the Jacuzzi alongside another person when both were shocked, the attorney general’s office for the state of Sonora said in a statement on Facebook. The man was from El Paso, Texas, and … Read more
NBA legend Jerry West, whose prolific playing career landed him on the league’s logo and basketball savvy led to multiple championships, died on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers said. The 86-year-old had been working as an adviser to the Clippers since 2017. “Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who … Read more
One person was killed and a suspect was arrested after a gunman hijacked a suburban bus in Atlanta and led police on a chase Tuesday, in the second of two major crimes that rocked the city one after the other, officials said. Police were just wrapping up a briefing after three people and a gunman … Read more
Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Those aboard included two crew members and … Read more
TUCSON, Ariz. — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil, recovering from a massive stroke he had a year ago, she confirmed Tuesday. Valeria Chomsky said via email that her 95-year-old husband is in a Sao Paulo hospital, where she took him on an ambulance jet with two … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is seeking to carry out another nitrogen gas execution, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The attorney general’s office on Monday asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize an execution date for Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted in the 1994 … Read more