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Just before 4 p.m. on April 28, 2020, Steven Kraft did as he often did on Tuesday afternoons.He left his job at a deli in Marlboro, N.Y. and headed across the Hudson River to Beacon, where he picked up his two middle-school-aged children from his ex-wife's house.He caught up with them over a fast-food dinner before returning them to their mother's home around 7 p.m.

Years ago, I received a voicemail from the neighborhood cobbler telling me my shoes were ready to pick up.The message was perfunctory, left by the shop owner, a usually grumpy guy who sounded like his usually grumpy self.But instead of ending with OK, bye or have a good day or some other cliche, he signed off with Enjoy your time.

Senior Tory MP Lee Anderson has drawn ire for telling anti-monarchy activists to emigrate.The deputy chairman of the Conservative Party was commenting on the arrests of protesters from the Republic group ahead of the coronation on Saturday morning.Police have face criticism after a number of people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance, a move described by human rights organisations as a dangerous precedent for us as a democratic nation.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A stronger intervention by the UK Government could have saved the life of a Jordanian man executed in Saudi Arabia, a Conservative former Cabinet minister has said.

Wearing a T-shirt that read Free Bird, an Arizona man who spent nearly 28 years on death row was freed on Thursday after a judge overturned his conviction on charges that he had sexually assaulted and murdered his girlfriend's 4-year-old daughter.Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by the man, Barry Jones, for relief.

The military judge in the Sept. 11 case postponed this summer's hearings on Monday, citing a pending evaluation of whether one of the five men accused of conspiring in the attacks is competent to face trial.The judge, Col. Matthew N. McCall, said in a four-page order that it would be prudent to delay case testimony and legal arguments until September because a panel of military mental health experts was investigating the mental competency of Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who is accused of being a deputy in the plot.

A judge entered a not guilty plea Monday for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, setting the stage for a trial in which he could potentially face the death penalty.The Nov. 13, 2022, killings stunned the rural community of Moscow, Idaho, and prompted many students to leave campus early, switching to remote learning for the remainder of the semester.

A Manhattan jury has already decided that Sayfullo Saipov will be sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for carrying out a 2017 terrorist attack on a West Side bike path that killed eight people, including six foreign tourists.But before Judge Vernon S. Broderick imposes that sentence, about two dozen victims and family members, most traveling to New York from overseas, are expected to address the court in a solemn and grim ritual of the American justice system: victims addressing judges.

The bill also allows prosecutors to charge a person for having a miscarriage if they claim the person was negligent.The exterior of a state government building in Montgomery, the capital city of Alabama.Getty Images A Republican lawmaker in the Alabama House of Representatives has submitted a bill that would allow state prosecutors to charge people with homicide or assault for getting an abortion.

A federal judge on Tuesday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to strike a compromise with Binance that would allow the global cryptocurrency exchange to continue operating in the United States as it fights a civil fraud lawsuit filed by the regulator.Last week, the S.E.C. charged Binance and its U.S. affiliate with mishandling customers' deposits and lying to regulators.

Fazilat Soukhakian is an Iranian artist, photographer, scholar, and storyteller whose work depicts the stories of bravery and strength of those marginalized by society, highlighting the act of overcoming struggle and inspiring others.She is currently an Associate Professor of Photography at Utah State University.

Gov. Mike Parson of Missouri said on Monday that he would not intervene to stop the execution of Michael Tisius, a 42-year-old who murdered two jail guards in 2000.In a clemency petition sent to Mr. Parson last month, several jurors who had voted to sentence Mr. Tisius to death said they now believe life imprisonment was appropriate.

The murders were so brazen, so brutal, they stunned the people of Missouri.Just after midnight on June 22, 2000, Michael Tisius and Tracie Bulington entered a county jail, intent on forcibly freeing an imprisoned friend.Mr. Tisius, 19 years old and carrying a gun, shot and killed two guards during the attempt, then fled.

Ugandan lawmakers have passed a sweeping anti-gay law that can bring punishments as severe as the death penalty the culmination of a long-running campaign against L.G.B.T.Q.people in a conservative nation in East Africa.The law, which was passed late on Tuesday night after more than seven hours of discussion and amendments, calls for a life sentence for anyone engaging in gay sex, and even attempting to have same-sex relations would be met with a seven-year prison term.

Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on the unsealed indictment against Donald Trump at the Justice Department on Friday.Alex Wong/Getty Images Jack Smith, the special counsel announced by Attorney General Merrick Garland last year to oversee the criminal investigations into the retention of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort and parts of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, is a long-time prosecutor who has overseen a variety of high-profile cases during a career that spans decades.

Scotland's first minister has vowed to keep lobbying for the release of a Scottish Sikh blogger who has been jailed in India for more than five years.Humza Yousaf made the pledge during a meeting with the brother of Jagtar Singh Johal at the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.Mr Singh Johal from Dumbarton was in Punjab in northern India for his wedding in 2017 when his family say he was arrested and bundled into an unmarked car.

A former Virginia Department of Corrections employee donated hundreds of execution documents, including these photographs, to the Library of Virginia more than a decade ago.NPR is now exclusively publishing a selection of the documents.Library of Virginia, Chiara Eisner and Monika Evstatieva/NPR In January, NPR aired excerpts from four tapes recorded behind the scenes during Virginia executions.

The United Nations Human Rights Council has issued a statement denouncing the planned executions of three people for reportedly opposing the Neom mega project in Saudi Arabia.In a statement published this week, a group of independent United Nations Human Rights Council experts urged the Saudi authorities not to carry out the executions.

When Boris Johnson needed help in his battle with the Commons privileges committee over Partygate, he turned to the terrific and punchy advocate Lord Pannick KC.The esteemed barrister boasts an illustrious career, having represented a number of high profile clients including Queen Elizabeth, former BBC director-general Mark Thompson, Shamima Begum and an ally of Vladimir Putin.

A LaPorte County man's obsession with Taylor Swift escalated into violent messages, a stymied trip in Nashville and stalking charges when he continued to tag her online.Mitchell Taebel, 36, of Long Beach, Indiana, was charged May 31 with stalking, intimidation, misdemeanor invasion of privacy, and misdemeanor harassment.

A Mississippi man is in jail after being charged with threatening to kill Republican Sen. Roger Wicker last week.William C. Sappington is charged with threatening to injure or kill a United States official, a federal offense, according to court documents, and was ordered by a US magistrate judge to be held in jail pending trial during a Wednesday detention hearing.

The Belarusian opposition activist who was arrested in 2021 after the government of Belarus forced his commercial flight that was transiting its airspace to land has been sentenced to eight years in prison.Roman Protasevich, 27, was the editor of the Nexta channel on the Telegram messaging app, which was instrumental in organizing widespread protests against President Alexander Lukashenko after his disputed election victory in 2020.

Here is a look at the life of Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland.Birth date: January 18, 1963 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Martin Joseph O'Malley Father: Thomas O'Malley, attorney Mother: Barbara (Suelzer) O'Malley, receptionist for Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) Marriage: Catherine Katie Curran O'Malley (1990-present) Children: Grace, Tara, William, and Jack Education: Catholic University of America, B.A., 1985; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 1988 Religion: Catholic Longtime guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Known for his outspoken views, it didn't take long for Lee Anderson to hit the headlines again after he was appointed as the Conservative Party's deputy chairman.In an interview conducted a few days before he was given the role, the MP for Ashfield expressed his support for bringing back the death penalty - a position not shared by the government.

Charges are pending against a U-Haul truck driver who went on a rampage through Brooklyn Monday morning, killing one person, and hurting eight others.One of the nine victims succumbed to their injuries at an area hospital Monday evening.The carnage began at around 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 13 when the driver first plowed into a pedestrian at 55th Street and Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park before going on to strike seven others in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights - including three e-bike riders.