By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago has been executed despite pleas from the victim’s family to spare his life. Joe Nathan James Jr. was pronounced dead Thursday night after a lethal injection at an Alabama prison. He drew the death penalty
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss but its revenue topped Wall Street expectations, sending its stock sharply higher. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant Amazon lost $2 billion, or 20 cents per share, in the three-month period ended June 30, driven by a $3.9 billion write-down
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Paul LeBlanc and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a leading election denier who lost last month’s Republican primary for secretary of state, has paid the required amount for a recount of the contest. The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office confirmed that it “received and accepted the required funds for
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals trusted Kyler Murray’s football ability so much that they were comfortable giving the quarterback a contract that was worth nearly a quarter billion dollars. Now — after an ample dose of embarrassment for the organization — the Cardinals have also decided they
Continue Reading GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals remove addendum to Kyler Murray’s contract that mandated independent study during game weeks.
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — India has expressed “deep concern” at Myanmar’s executions of four political prisoners, joining other nations in condemning the hangings and raising concerns about a setback to efforts to bring peace to the country. Myanmar announced Monday the four were hanged over the weekend after military tribunals convicted them with no access
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in remote parts of 11 states from Alaska to Arkansas. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters Wednesday, ahead
Continue Reading By TOM DAVIES and ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate rejected a push by conservative lawmakers to strip exceptions for rape and incest victims in a proposal that would ban most abortions in the state. The Senate vote 28-18 Thursday night against the amendment following a debate that was delayed for
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN House Democrats are racing to clinch a deal on a package of police funding and safety bills, with hopes of passing them before they leave town for the August recess on Friday, according to two sources familiar. A source told CNN a deal between the moderate wing and
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer died from injuries he received in a training accident but wasn’t beaten by fellow officers as his mother alleges, according to the autopsy report. Houston Tipping, 32, suffered a spinal cord injury after he fell down while holding another officer in a “bear hug” while acting
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By Josh Campbell, CNN A former US Marine planned to attack a New York synagogue and engage in “widespread homicide and sexual assault” targeting minorities, federal prosecutors argue in court documents obtained by CNN. Matthew Belanger, a former Marine who was discharged from the service in May 2021 due to alleged “dissident/extremist activity,” according to
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, CNN The man accused of attempting to stab New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage at a campaign event will not yet be released from custody, a judge determined on Thursday, according to a Department of Justice spokesperson. David Jakubonis, 43, appeared before Magistrate Judge Marian Payson in the Western
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Palm Springs has appointed Teresa Gallavan as its interim city manager. The move was announced during Thursday’s city council meeting. Gallavan currently serves as Palm Springs’ assistant city manager. Gallavan joined the city of Palm Springs in November 2021. She is the former city manager of Selma, California, an agricultural community near Fresno with just
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The Coachella Mayor is responding to deadly shooting in the city last week, which took the lives of a young couple. 16-year-old Brandon Anguiano and 17-year-old Jestine Carrillo were shot and killed in a Coachella neighborhood on Wednesday, July 20th. “But when you go after kids who, you know, their life is just beginning, it’s
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Monsoonal flow will expand west on Friday bringing a rise in humidity and rain chances around Southern California mountains and deserts. Dew point temperatures will rise into the 60s creating a muggy environment when you step outside. The atmosphere over Riverside County will become more suitable for thunderstorms through the weekend and into Monday. Have
Continue ReadingBy SPENCER WILSON Click here for updates on this story GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — When brothers Cody and Curtis Culver decided to backpack along Bear Lakes Trail, in the Zirkel Wilderness of Grand County earlier this year, they had no idea what was about to hit them. It was a storm, and a big
Continue Reading By Sharif Paget, CNN Belinda Asher was sleeping in her eastern Kentucky home when she was abruptly awoken a little after 1 a.m. Thursday by a flash flood alert on her phone. “By 2 a.m., everything I had was completely underwater,” Asher, 37, told CNN. At least eight people died and “hundreds will lose” their
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has offered a $10 million reward for information about Russian interference in American elections, including a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a troll farm that officials say fueled a divisive social media campaign in 2016. The reward is being offered by the department’s Rewards for Justice
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