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Arizona prisoner set to be executed apologizes, says he won’t seek clemency
An Arizona prisoner scheduled to be executed next month for killing four members of a family in their Phoenix home over 30 years ago has issued a statement apologizing for the pain he's caused.
Autopsy finds hanged Mississippi student died by suicide, police say
An autopsy by the office of Mississippi's state medical examiner concluded that a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University died by suicide, police said Thursday.
Assault charges dismissed against NYC man who said he was beaten by Egyptian officials
Prosecutors have dropped assault charges against a protester who said he was dragged off a Manhattan street by Egyptian government officials, beaten and whipped with a metal chain and then wrongly arrested by New York City police.
Judge clears Florida officer in shooting of UPS driver taken hostage citing ‘stand your ground’
A South Florida judge on Thursday cleared a police officer of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a UPS driver who had been taken hostage during a 2019 robbery.
Children’s gaming site Roblox under scrutiny over disturbing Kirk ‘assassination simulator’
An "assassination simulator" appeared on the children's online gaming site Roblox shortly after the brutal killing of conservative star Charlie Kirk.
Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3
A suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid at his ex-girlfriend's home in Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them, a prosecutor said Thursday
U.S. Army helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord crashes in Washington state
A U.S. Army helicopter assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord was on a routine training mission when it crashed in Washington state not far from the base, Army officials said Thursday. There was no immediate word of how many people were aboard and their conditions.
U.S. again vetoes Security Council resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning Hamas.
Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration
A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee made up of scientific experts that was axed by the Trump administration earlier this year is resurrecting itself and meeting Thursday with no official blessing or formal ties to the statistical agency.
Trump administration’s new global health aid strategy focuses on bilateral deals with countries
The State Department on Thursday announced it will refocus its foreign health assistance strategy around multiyear bilateral deals with recipient countries, making aid dependent on negotiations that officials say will help reduce waste and advance American priorities.
Texas man charged with threatening NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
A Texas man has been charged with making death threats against New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Official identifies the suspect in the fatal shooting of 3 Pennsylvania police officers
The man who fatally shot three Pennsylvania officers and injured two before he was killed by police has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, according to a law enforcement official.
Man dies after riding roller coaster at new Florida theme park Epic Universe
A patron at one of the nation's newest amusement parks has died after riding a roller coaster there, Florida authorities said.
