Freddie Owens' execution will be South Carolina's first in 13 years. How will it be carried out?
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, when he will be brought into South Carolina’s death chamber and given a lethal injection.
Details about how he spends his ...Read more
Baltimore County detective who was shot and critically injured calls it 'a bad nightmare' at David Linthicum trial
BALTIMORE — When the gunfire started, Jonathan Chih’s first thought was that the silhouetted figure standing several feet away from him along a dark road in Cockeysville had punched him in the face
It took a moment ...Read more
Michael Madsen files for divorce from wife of 26 years
LOS ANGELES — "Reservoir Dogs" star Michael Madsen has filed for divorce from his wife of 26 years.
The actor, who has appeared in several Quentin Tarantino films, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the ...Read more
Zach Bryan blames it on the alcohol after 'stupid' Kanye West-Taylor Swift tweet catches heat
Country music star Zach Bryan revealed how he really feels about Taylor Swift, after he compared the pop diva to Kanye West in a since-deleted tweet.
Bryan, a 28-year-old Country Music Association Awards nominee, shared ...Read more
Sean 'Diddy' Combs behind bars at MDC Brooklyn: Out of solitary, into brown jumpsuits
NEW YORK — Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, facing federal sex trafficking charges, has been moved out of solitary confinement at the notorious MDC Brooklyn jail, the Daily News has learned.
Combs, who was indicted ...Read more
FAU national poll finds Harris leads Trump, 50% to 45%
Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump, 50% to 45%, in a nationwide Florida Atlantic University poll released Thursday.
There has been little change in the last three weeks despite momentous ...Read more
GM's Cruise returns to Bay Area a year after robotaxi-pedestrian crash
General Motors Co.'s Cruise LLC self-driving auto business is back on the roads in the Bay Area with mapping vehicles almost a year after a pedestrian accident there halted operations nationwide.
Cruise said Thursday it's...Read more
Amazon MGM Studios is joining the Motion Picture Association
LOS ANGELES — Amazon MGM Studios will soon join the Motion Picture Association, the lobbying arm of Hollywood's major studios announced Thursday.
The Seattle-based tech and retail giant — which distributes content via...Read more
Former Orange County, California, election official tells story of protecting the vote in 2020
The leadup to the 2020 election was marked by widening partisan polarization, raging wildfires in California and the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the middle of that turbulence was Jackie Wu, who was working at the Orange County ...Read more
Pittsburgh Teamsters backing Harris, despite national union remaining neutral
WASHINGTON — Even as the national International Brotherhood of Teamsters is remaining neutral in the presidential race, the Pittsburgh-based Teamsters Joint Council No. 40, representing 14 locals and 35,000 workers, ...Read more
US mortgage rates fall further, stoking housing optimism
Mortgage rates continued their decline, hitting the lowest level since early February 2023.
The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.09%, down from 6.2% last week, Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday.
Borrowing ...Read more
Former Nevada board chief accuses gaming regulators of racial discrimination
A former chief of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s Administration Division has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the board.
Jaime Black, a Control Board employee since 2014 and appointed to head the ...Read more
Keeping Donald Trump safe: Palm Beach County seeks relief for nearly $7 million in taxpayer funds
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After more than a month of checkpoints and sheriff’s patrol cars snaking around the perimeter of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, Palm Beach County officials are calling for ...Read more
Zach Bryan apologizes amid backlash over 'rude' Taylor Swift tweet
Country singer Zach Bryan has his tail between his legs as he issues an apology for a since-deleted drunken tweet referencing the long-standing feud between Taylor Swift and Kanye West.
The “Something in the Orange” ...Read more
Former Bad Boy artist Shyne says Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'destroyed' his life
NEW YORK — Former Bad Boy records rapper Shyne is speaking out amidst Sean “Diddy” Combs’ recent arrest.
As Combs was being denied bail Wednesday, the musician turned politician from Belize held a press conference...Read more
Mistrial declared in case of ex-AT&T boss accused of bribing ex-Illinois Speaker Madigan
CHICAGO — The judge overseeing the bribery trial of former AT&T Illinois boss Paul La Schiazza, accused of funneling payments to an ally of Michael Madigan to win the speaker’s support, has declared a mistrial in the ...Read more
Georgia research illuminates plight of Cherokee Indians forced west
ATLANTA — In September of 1838, Nancy Still filed a claim to recoup $820 she said was stolen from her after federal troops expelled her and other Cherokee Indians from their homes in what is now North Georgia. Forced to ...Read more
Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat
WASHINGTON — Bipartisan and bicameral talks to head off a partial government shutdown after next week appeared to be underway Thursday after the collapse of Speaker Mike Johnson’s two-part stopgap funding package ...Read more
Construction company that employed Key Bridge victims sues Dali owner, manager
The employer of the six workers who were filling potholes when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed filed a claim against the Singaporean companies behind the massive container ship that felled the span.
Brawner ...Read more
Woman permanently scarred from 'boiling' hot coffee served on Delta flight, suit says
A Washington state woman is permanently scarred after flying with Delta Air Lines, according to a new federal lawsuit that says a flight attendant served her dangerously hot coffee that spilled onto her, leaving her with ...Read more
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