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Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son 09/24/2024 08:59pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) ��� A Texas man who had waived his right to appeal his death sentence received a lethal injection Tuesday evening for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago, one of five executions scheduled within a week���s time in the U.S. Travis Mullis, 38, was pronounced dead Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now spreads fear in the US 09/24/2024 08:54pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� Former federal agent Wes Tabor says his phone has been lighting up with calls from police departments around the U.S. for advice on how to combat the growing threat from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Tabor was in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration���s office in t Inmate who was beaten in back of patrol car in Arkansas has filed federal lawsuit 09/24/2024 06:55pm • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� An inmate who was beaten by an Arkansas police officer in the back of a patrol car filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the former officer and his police chief, accusing them of violating his constitutional rights. Attorneys for Billy Lee Coram filed the lawsuit against former A city proud of its role in facing down hatred confronts a new wave of violence 09/24/2024 06:47pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ��� There was a time, not so very long ago, when this city earned the nickname ���Bombingham,��� renowned for senseless violence and its strength in confronting the racial hatred that fueled it. But days after Birmingham endured its third mass shooting of 2024, officials and re Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan 09/24/2024 06:35pm • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ��� Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries��� jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs to boost auto manufacturing ��� despite warnings that domestic consumers would pay more and a lack of sp St. Lucia's first Olympic medalist returns home to cheers and calypso 09/24/2024 06:34pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� As the first St. Lucian to win an Olympic medal, sprinter Julien Alfred already has poems, paintings and even a calypso song dedicated to her. On Tuesday, officials announced that Sept. 27 would be Julien Alfred Day, as the 23-year-old known as ���JuJu��� returned home 2 lawmen linked to Maine's deadliest shooting are vying for job as county sheriff 09/24/2024 06:04pm • BATH, Maine (AP) ��� Two law enforcement officers who were allies when they faced tough questions about their interactions with an Army reservist who last year killed 18 people in Maine���s deadliest shooting are squaring off to become sheriff. Neither four-term Democratic incumbent Sagadahoc Count EPA data make it hard to know the extent of the contamination from last year's Ohio derailment 09/24/2024 05:44pm • The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since a Norfolk Southern train derailed and officials released and burned chemicals that spewed a toxic cloud over East Palestine, Ohio, makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of contamination and potential risks Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to more records after Chinese stocks soar 09/24/2024 05:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks drifted to more records Tuesday after Chinese stocks soared following a slew of moves by the Chinese central bank to prop up the world���s second-largest economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to set an all-time high for the 41st time this year. The movements were tentativ Ex-officer testifies in tears he's sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. 'I made his child fatherless' 09/24/2024 04:20pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols��� civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying he left Nichols��� young son fatherless, that he was sorry and that he wishes he had stopped the punches. Desmond Mills took the stand in the tr New Caledonia marks anniversary of French colonization with tight security and simmering tensions 09/24/2024 04:08pm • NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) ��� New Caledonia marked the anniversary on Tuesday of France's takeover of the Pacific archipelago with tight security and simmering tensions between the pro-independence Indigenous Kanak people and the white settler communities loyal to Paris. The 171st anniversary of t DP World Tour Schedule 09/24/2024 03:01pm • Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester) Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester) Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann) Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen 'The cars were just like leaning to the left': Some 20 vehicles had tires slashed in this Fairfax County town 09/24/2024 02:15pm • It has been a frustrating experience for drivers in Northern Virginia who have walked up to their parked vehicles in the morning only to find that they are not drivable. They had their tires slashed. Something that's been happening more and more lately, according to police. "We have 22 vehicle Bowman, Briscoe and Cindric step up in postseason to advance in NASCAR playoffs 09/24/2024 02:02pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Alex Bowman opened NASCAR's playoffs on defense ��� not of his style of driving, but of his status in the seat of the No. 48 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports. The first playoff race was just days away and Bowman spent an entire afternoon insisting rumors he'd be out of the Passenger killed when horse smashes through windshield during California highway crashes 09/24/2024 12:38pm • NORCO, Calif. (AP) ��� The passenger in a car was killed when a horse smashed through the windshield during a series of crashes on a Southern California interstate over the weekend, authorities said. The first collision occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday when a Toyota Tacoma towing a horse trailer veered