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Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man whose accomplice fired fatal shot

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery. Ivey reduced Charles "Sonny" Burton's sentence to life in ...

Majority leader says Senate will consider strict voting bill

WASHINGTON — Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections, but says "the votes aren't there" to pass it through a marathon talking filibuster sought by President Donald Trump. Trump has said ...

Trump joins families during return of fallen soldiers

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Donald Trump on Saturday joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East. The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of U.S. service members killed ...

Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay

WASHINGTON — Visitors to the U.S. Capitol will now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day. Steps from the Capitol's West Front and where the worst of the fighting occurred, workers quietly have installed ...

Authorities search debris after suspected tornadoes kill 6 in Michigan, Oklahoma

Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma. First responders from multiple agencies ...