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Why are firing squads for US executions being debated? By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.…

A Wyoming woman was one of 458 Americans indicted in 975 cases of people and businesses taking advantage of a national crisis to fraudulently obtain money for personal benefit. Three years after the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (C.A.R.E.S.) Act, IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) has investigated 975 tax and money laundering…

Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect’s car By COLLEEN SLEVIN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A body was found Wednesday night in the Colorado woods near the abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day, a…

Possible tornado near Los Angeles rips up building roofs By JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A possible tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday, ripping pieces of roofing off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city…

California faces more flooding after strong Pacific storm By MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for two deaths and forecasters said additional flooding was possible Wednesday in parts of the state. Tuesday’s storm…

Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008 By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions jeopardize financial stability. Yellen, who made…

Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig,…

Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in US history By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret…

Biden issues first veto, defending Labor Dept. ‘ESG’ rule By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued the first veto of his presidency as he sought to block Republican-led efforts in Congress to overturn a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plans to consider environmental, social…

Sandler receives Mark Twain Prize, praise from comic pals By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep.” A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered at…


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