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Texas man executed for the 'exorcism' killing of his girlfriend's 13-month-old daughter 09/25/2025 08:45pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) ��� A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend���s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an ���exorcism��� to expel a demon from the child���s body. Blaine Milam, 35, was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. following a lethal inject When Medicare Stops Paying for Nursing Homes 09/25/2025 08:00pm • While Medicare does not cover long-term nursing home stays, the federal agency provides limited coverage for short-term support in skilled nursing care facilities. These facilities specialize in providing short-term care and rehabilitation for people who are recovering from illness, injury or surger The Benefits of Intergenerational Activities for Senior Living Residents and Children 09/25/2025 08:00pm • When my older son was 2 years old, a fellow mom arranged for our playgroup to visit a local nursing home at Halloween and holiday time. The seniors' faces lit up upon seeing the children dressed in costumes and their seasonal best, as they played together, ate treats and sang Christmas carols. My mo Trump signs executive order supporting proposed deal to put TikTok under US ownership 09/25/2025 07:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that he says will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States in a way that meets national security concerns. Trump's order will enable an American-led of group of investors to buy the app from China's ByteDanc Instagram's 'deliberate design choices' make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report says 09/25/2025 07:17pm • Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta's wildly popular app has failed to protect children from harm, with ���woefully ineffective" safety measures, according to a new report f Parents of missing Camp Mystic flood victim call plan to reopen next year 'unthinkable' 09/25/2025 06:46pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� The parents of the only girl still missing from the catastrophic July 4 flood that tore through Camp Mystic in Texas are demanding that the camp halt its plans to reopen. Officials announced this week that they plan to reopen part of the camp next year and build a memorial to Man charged in 1973 killing of woman in Connecticut after confessing to detectives, warrant says 09/25/2025 06:28pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� A man with a lengthy criminal history has been charged with the 1973 killing of a woman in Connecticut, a few years after receiving a 25-year sentence in another cold case for kidnapping and sexual assault, police said Thursday. George Legere, 77, was charged with murder whi Arlington schools to roll out bullying prevention lessons next week 09/25/2025 06:20pm • Students who attend Arlington Public Schools will start learning about how to prevent bullying and harassment next month, a step the Northern Virginia district is taking in response to recent survey results and a request from parents. At a recent school board meeting, Superintendent Francisco Dur For the Ryder Cup, Bethpage Black might not be the beast it's cracked up to be 09/25/2025 06:09pm • FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) ��� All that talk about Bethpage Black being a beast ��� well, maybe not this week. The setup for this week's Ryder Cup looks more like a regular tour event than a major, with the rough cut down to a manageable 2 inches, some of the tee boxes ��� including on the par-4 first � Man who fired on ICE facility hated US government, sought to kill federal agents, officials say 09/25/2025 05:46pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas hated the U.S. government and wanted to incite terror by killing federal agents, officials said Thursday, offering the first hint of a motive in the attack. Citing handwritten notes found at his s What we know about the suspect and victims in the Dallas shooting 09/25/2025 05:33pm • A gunman fired upon a Dallas immigration field office from a nearby roof Wednesday morning, killing one detainee and critically wounding two others before taking his own life in what authorities called an indiscriminate attack on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. All three victims were in a Banker for Alex Murdaugh faces prison time as state and federal cases wrap up 09/25/2025 05:21pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� The South Carolina banker who prosecutors said helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of his thefts in exchange for a share of the money will spend at least five years in prison. Russell Laffitte pleaded guilty Thursday to eight counts in stat He was a loan mortgage officer. Now Ben Griffin is in the Ryder Cup 09/25/2025 02:42pm • FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) ��� Ben Griffin is in the Ryder Cup, a remarkable rise that is certain to be an inspiration to thousands of American golfers who are good enough to at least dream. Griffin laughed when asked how many careers he might have ruined in the process. ���You mean all the loan officer Trump extends Georgia health insurance program with work requirements, despite red tape findings 09/25/2025 12:53pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia's program that provides health insurance to some low-income adults that document work or other activities has been extended for 15 months by President Donald Trump's administration. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that the federal government approved that the P Laila Lockhart Kraner carries 'Gabby���s Dollhouse' positivity to DreamWorks��� live-action hybrid film 09/25/2025 10:50am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� When Laila Lockhart Kraner first slipped on the headband and cat ears for ���Gabby���s Dollhouse��� at age 11, she couldn���t have predicted how her character���s mantras of positivity and resilience and ���failing fantastically��� without giving up would shape her own life. Six