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Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m.
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Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m.
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Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers for over a decade to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine made it t
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Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in New York Wednesday to 45 years in prison for teaming up with some bribe-paying drug traffickers for over a decade to ensure over 400 tons of cocaine made it t
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Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago.
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Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago.
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Kenya's president says he won't sign a finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Kenya's president says he won't sign a finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said on Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament the previous day , leaving several people killed as police opened fire.
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Kenya's president says he won't sign a finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Kenya's president says he won't sign a finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said on Wednesday he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament the previous day , leaving several people killed as police opened fire.
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The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to Bloomberg News, which said a copy of the opinion was briefly posted Wednesday on the court's we
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The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to Bloomberg News, which said a copy of the opinion was briefly posted Wednesday on the court's we
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