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Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man convicted of abducting and strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store while her family was doing their Christmas shopping in 2001 was executed Thursday evening.
Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts

Backpage founder convicted of 1 count of money laundering. Arizona jury deadlocks on 84 other counts

PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Lacey, a founder of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com, was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another.
California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator

California professor charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jewish demonstrator

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California college professor was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter and battery in the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war .
Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 robbery

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection. Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed at a southwest Alabama prison, authorities said.
Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

Shohei Ohtani, baseball's 2-way star, becomes first 2-time unanimous MVP

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, who has captivated baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday.
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws.
Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in jealous rage

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday convicted a woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.
MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

MLB cancels 2025 Paris games after failing to find promoter, AP sources say

Major League Baseball has canceled plans to play regular-season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in trial of ex-officer in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge declared a mistrial Thursday afternoon after a jury deadlocked on civil rights charges against a former Louisville police officer who fired stray bullets in the deadly raid that left Breonna Taylor dead.
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home last year of federal charges for seeking to hold her hostage and attacking her husband with a hammer.
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