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Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby is set to be Florida’s eighth execution of 2026
STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing her body in a pond three decades ago is set to be executed Tuesday evening. Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was sentenced…
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Rubio to testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began. The former Republican senator will sit before House and…
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Teenage girl arrested after competition horses were stabbed in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — A teenage girl was arrested this weekend after authorities said she injured three competition horses at a barn in Las Vegas. Police responded to a report of an injured horse at a barn early Saturday morning and learned that three horses had been intentionally injured with a sharp object, according to the…
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Multiple victims dead, officer shot in ‘traumatic’ domestic violence incident
Multiple people were killed and an officer was shot and wounded in a domestic violence situation in Oregon, officials said. When officers responded to a shooting and domestic disturbance shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday, the officers came under gunfire and returned fire, Sandy Police Chief Patrick Huskey said at a news conference. One officer was…
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Venezuela’s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts Chávez-era policies
It’s a slogan that’s long encapsulated the unique ability of Hugo Chávez’s fiercely nationalistic revolution to stay in power in Venezuela for 27 years: “United, we will win!” The young, the old, ruling party leaders and propagandists alike shout it at official events, street demonstrations and on state television, pumping their fists to show loyalty…
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Platner’s wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful’s sexually explicit texts with women ‘shameful’
Graham Platner’s wife called the media reports that her husband had previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women “shameful” over the weekend, the latest controversy to hit the Maine Democrat’s whirlwind Senate campaign. Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, posted a video taken by his wife, Amy Gertner, who reportedly told his…
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Total blackout strikes St. Thomas, St. John twice this weekend
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A total blackout hit St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands early Sunday, the second this weekend as the U.S. territory struggles with increasingly frequent outages. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said in a statement that the outages stemmed from the loss of generation at…
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Spurs win the West, topple Thunder 111-103 in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals
OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs started the Western Conference finals with a win in Oklahoma City, then ended the series the same way. The champions are dethroned. Wembanyama and the Spurs are headed to the NBA Finals. Wembanyama scored 22 points, Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 off of…
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WHO director-general says communities must protect each other to end Ebola outbreak
The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, arrived in Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday. Ghebreyesus is meeting with local officials and stakeholders to thank them for their efforts, according to a post by the WHO. Speaking to reporters, Tedros said…
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In Southern California Chinese enclave, a mayor’s arrest stokes fears of Beijing’s influence
LOS ANGELES — In 2024, voters in the Southern California city of Arcadia elected the first all-Asian city council in the city’s history. Now, one of those politicians has pleaded guilty to being an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang’s plea, entered in federal court Friday, continues a saga that…