Florida executes 'Deacon of Death' for murders of 2 women
STARKE, Fla. — The state on Tuesday executed a Plant City man known as the “Deacon of Death” for the murders of two women in 1996.
Samuel Lee Smithers, 72, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. Eastern time following a ...Read more
Uncertainty grips Maryland as Trump administration fires thousands in federal job purge
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration instituted reductions in force on Friday. Maryland is home to some of the terminated federal employees. But for now, it’s hard to quantify how many people, and which agencies, were...Read more
Trump says 'we're gone' if Argentina's Milei loses vote, rattling market
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested the $20 billion lifeline the U.S. is planning for Argentina could be contingent on libertarian leader Javier Milei’s success in the midterm elections, sending fresh jitters...Read more
Isaacman grilled over NASA top job with Duffy stint set to end
Jared Isaacman’s recent interview for the top job at NASA turned into a tense examination of the fintech billionaire’s vision for the agency and the role companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX will play in its future, ...Read more
Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes
A Facebook group that shared information on sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area was taken down by Meta following pressure from the Justice Department, according to Attorney General ...Read more
Chicago TV producer hires attorney to 'pursue all legal avenues' after ICE detention
CHICAGO — Debbie Brockman, a WGN-TV producer violently arrested by ICE on Friday morning in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago, has retained an attorney and intends to “pursue all legal avenues available” to ...Read more
Charlie Kirk receives posthumous Medal of Freedom on birthday
Charlie Kirk posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday on what would have been the right-wing activist’s 32nd birthday.
The Turning Point USA founder was fatally shot while speaking on the Utah ...Read more
Adjusting to warming world has cost Maryland billions, comptroller says
Climate change has already cost Maryland between $10 billion and $20 billion in cleanup efforts following 85 extreme weather events that have hit the state since 1984, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman said at a ...Read more
Auditor: Minnesota DNR needs to do more to fix concerns about logging on wildlife lands
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources cannot show that it’s protecting wildlife from harmful logging on public lands, six years after the concern was raised by DNR’s own field staff, a state audit concluded.
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Glock ban, slavery reparations, ICE agent masks, more housing: Here are 10 key bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law
State lawmakers in Sacramento introduced 2,350 bills this year. Of those, about one-third survived the gauntlet of hearings, compromises and votes in the Democratic Party-dominated Legislature and made it to Gov. Gavin ...Read more
More than 1,400 seeking shelter as hundreds wait to be evacuated after catastrophic Western Alaska storm, officials say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An unprecedented coastal storm has forced more than 1,400 people from their homes in Western Alaska while emergency officials scramble to place stranded residents seeking shelter in the region's ...Read more
7 Texas National Guard members in Illinois replaced for 'not meeting mission standards' when it came to physical fitness
The Texas National Guard sent home seven soldiers whose fitness levels seemingly “did not meet mission requirements” for their deployment to Illinois, a Texas Military Department spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
In a ...Read more
Former Rep. Katie Porter, now running for California governor, expresses remorse about her behavior in damaging videos
LOS ANGELES — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter, under fire for recently emerged videos showing her scolding a reporter and swearing at an aide, expressed remorse for her behavior on Tuesday in her first ...Read more
Kevin Federline claims Britney Spears watched over sons with a knife
Britney Spears' ex-husband has claimed she used to stand over their sleeping sons with a knife in her hand.
Kevin Federline - who split from the Toxic hitmaker in 2007 after three years of marriage - claimed that on more ...Read more
Sia's estranged husband seeks 250k per month spousal support
Sia's estranged husband is seeking over $250,000 per month in spousal support.
The Chandelier hitmaker split from Daniel Bernad - the father of her 18-month-old son Somersault - in May after three years of marriage and ...Read more
Katy Perry's proposal fan made 'risky' move
A fan who proposed to Katy Perry live on stage knew it was a "risky move" to get down on one knee for the singer.
The 40-year-old pop star was performing her Lifetimes show at London's The O2 Arena on Monday (13.10.25) ...Read more
NASA's JPL faces lowest morale in decades after latest layoffs at La Cañada Flintridge institution
Layoff notices went out Tuesday to 550 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in response to ongoing budgetary chaos at the legendary La Cañada Flintridge, California, facility.
The layoffs reduced the employee ...Read more
Stellantis investing $13B in US to boost production
Stellantis NV plans to pump $13 billion into its U.S. operations over the next four years in what the transatlantic automaker says is the largest investment in its history.
The investment supports the introduction of five...Read more
Boeing delivered 55 planes in September; Airbus takes key title
Boeing’s 737 is no longer the most-delivered commercial plane in history; its European rival Airbus tipped the scale in favor of its A320 family this month.
But Boeing is continuing its march to recovery as it increases...Read more
Trump trashes Mamdani as 'communist' who would 'squander' federal aid
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump Tuesday unleashed a new salvo of insults and attacks on Zohran Mamdani and repeated his threats to cut federal funding to NYC if the Democratic nominee wins the upcoming mayoral election...Read more
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