
Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner is set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner during a robbery is set Tuesday evening to become the second person executed in Florida this year. Melvin Trotter, 65, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p. m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Trotter was initially convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1987. However, the Florida Supreme Court found the trial court had erred in handling aggravating factors in Trotter's case...
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Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanbergers cost-focused message to counter Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are betting that Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s affordability-focused message, which helped her flip a Republican-held office last November, will resonate with the country when she delivers their party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night. The rebuttal gives Democrats a prime opportunity to make their case against Trump and his policies ahead of the midterm elections. Spanberger’s double-digit victory in by...
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- Democrats bet on Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanbergers cost-focused message to counter Trump
- US military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
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- State of the Union offers Trump a chance to make the case for his foreign policy approach
- Trump's State of the Union will seek to calm voters' economic concerns ahead of midterm elections
RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he's backing their production
NEW YORK (AP) — For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing that its Roundup weedkiller contributed to his client's cancer. But now that he's the nation's top health official, Kennedy is falling in line with President Donald Trump after he issued an executive order that's aimed at boosting glyphosate’s production. The order would...
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