Twenty-six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 10 other people are scheduled to be put ...

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Once a childhood favorite, Rainforest Cafe still brings the jungle to life in Texas, with four locations where families share ...

Nearly $39,000 has been raised between the nine candidates seeking a seat on the Manhattan City Commission this fall, according to campaign finance reports released this week.

A Texas man faces execution for the murder of his daughter, a case many believe is a tragic miscarriage of justice after two ...

A federal judge's ruling temporarily blocks the Trump administration from withholding Medicaid funding for one year.

President Trump, meeting with Britain’s prime minister in Scotland, called on Russia to stop its attacks in Ukraine in less ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The benches cleared in a Cardinals-Padres game for the second straight night Saturday as St. Louis’ Willson Contreras and San Diego’s Manny Machado each got hit twice by pitches.

Manny Machado had two hits and was twice hit by pitches, and San Diego and St. Louis cleared the benches in the ninth inning ...

Ten players have made the team three years in a row, with Broughton's Sam Harris, East Rowan's Harrison Ailshie, and ...

In February 2024, prison officials launched a new group recreation program at the Polunsky Unit, the state's notoriously ...

Robert Roberson has requested a stay of his Oct. 16 execution date. Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of the 2-year-old, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. He ...