Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under bill backed by state’s Republican attorney general
This method was used for the first time in Alabama last week. For at least two minutes, Kenneth Eugene Smith appeared to shake and writhe on the gurney
Venezuela’s ban on opposition candidate María Corina Machado strains international relations
The U.S. presses President Maduro to let all opponents run for office and to release more political prisoners
Mexican prosecutors revisit theory of second shooter in Luis Donaldo Colosio murder
Nearly 30 years after the PRI candidate’s assassination, Mexico’s Attorney General refutes the claim that killer Mario Aburto acted alone
In El Salvador, a victory for women who were jailed under the country’s draconian anti-abortion laws
Although the laws remain unchanged, 73 women regained their freedom, protocols have been created to care for obstetric emergencies and guarantee medical secrecy, while the judges who try these cases now have a precedent to avoid handing down unjust convictions
IMF sketches a brighter view of global economy, upgrading growth forecast and seeing lower inflation
The International Monetary Fund expects the global economy to grow 3.1% this year, unchanged from 2023 but better than the 2.9% it had predicted in its previous estimate
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Enshrined in the Constitution by the 13th Amendment, slavery and involuntary servitude are banned – except as punishment for a crime
Pennsylvania high court revives case challenging limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions
The lawsuit, brought in 2019 by Planned Parenthood and other operators of abortion clinics, said the 1982 law unconstitutionally discriminates against poor women
Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump and other rich people
The description and time frame align with stories about Trump’s tax returns in ‘The New York Times’ and reporting about wealthy Americans’ taxes in ‘ProPublica’
President Biden has said he’d shut the U.S.-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean?
Biden is seeking to disarm criticism of his handling of migration at the border as immigration becomes an increasing matter of concern to Americans in the leadup to the presidential election
How a Salvadoran gangster duped the Bukele government with a fake scheme to catch an MS-13 fugitive wanted by the US
A former Barrio 18 gang leader swindled a high-ranking police chief in a fake plot to have a Mexican drug cartel abduct Elmer Canales Rivera, alias ‘Crook,’ according to an investigation by ‘El Faro’
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon after cancer surgery complications
Austin’s lack of disclosure has prompted changes in federal guidelines and has triggered an internal Pentagon review into his department’s notification procedures
Child Tax Credit: How to apply, and what changes will it have in 2024
The CTC maximum will be adjusted for inflation in 2024 and 2025 for those with qualifying dependents
A pinch of salt to improve the tea: The recipe from a US scientist that unleashed the wrath of the United Kingdom
Even the American embassy in London entered into the polemic, with an ironic message that distanced it from the academic’s recommendations
Michigan case offers an example of how public trust suffers when police officers lie
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With American trust in police plummeting, buttressed by cellphone and bodycam videos that can expose untruths, a profession once broadly considered above reproach has seen its reputation suffer
A trial in Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay’s 2002 killing is starting, and testing his anti-drug image
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Opening statements are set for Monday in the federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, who were arrested in 2020
Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt his events
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The Democratic president is increasingly contending with protests inside and outside his events from progressives upset about his administration’s support for Israel in its offensive in Gaza
GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, voters in seven states have either protected abortion rights or defeated attempts to curtail them in statewide votes
Biden: Three Americans killed, ‘many’ wounded in drone attack by Iran-backed militia in Jordan
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The president said the United States ‘will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner of our choosing’
Republicans see an opportunity with Black voters, prompting mobilization in Biden campaign
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There’s little evidence that Trump is making significant inroads, but even minor changes in voting patterns in critical states could shift the race in unexpected ways
House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Homeland Security’s Mayorkas over the border
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Sunday’s announcement comes as their other impeachment drive — to impeach Democratic President Joe Biden in relation to his son Hunter’s business dealings — has struggled to advance
Trapped in Guatemala: Venezuelan migrants in limbo
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Hundreds of people who do not have the resources to carry on their journey to the United States or to return to the south are stuck in the Central American country. They are left to rely on charity and precarious jobs to continue financing their dream
Donald Trump is on the hook for $88.3 million in defamation damages. What happens next?
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‘It will not deter us. We will keep fighting. And I assure you, we didn’t win today, but we will win,’ said Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba
A COVID-era program is awash in fraud. Ending it could help Congress expand the child tax credit
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Congress is racing to wind down what is known as the employee retention tax credit. Lawmakers established the program during the coronavirus pandemic as an incentive for businesses to keep workers on the payroll
Jury sentences Trump to pay $83 million for defaming columnist E. Jean Carroll
The reparation amount is eight times the sum claimed by the woman, whom the republican called mentally ill after denying that he had raped her
Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees, settles with New York state
The settlement came as former New York Governor, once a rising star in the Democratic party, is rumored to be considering a political comeback
Utah joins list of states to pass a bill banning diversity programs in government and on campus
This year, Republican lawmakers have proposed about three dozen bills in at least 17 states that would restrict or require public disclosure of DEI initiatives
Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
Citing an urgent need to act after Uvalde and shootings outside a high school and a church in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state would award up to $50,000 each to 1,500 schools to fix vulnerabilities