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Busiest US death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian

By DAVID FISCHER
Jul 28, 2026 3:26 pm - Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, including putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.
Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun

Jul 28, 2026 3:13 pm - The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with a ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday.
Wisconsin Democrats casting early ballots are divided over whether democratic socialist can win

By SCOTT BAUER and CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN
Jul 28, 2026 3:08 pm - Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots Tuesday in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist could prevail in the swing state's general election, echoing concerns of those who are backing the incumbent governor’s choice to replace him.
Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original’ with global reach

By LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jul 28, 2026 12:58 pm - WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation's more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogi...
Americans’ confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

By MATT OTT
Jul 28, 2026 10:35 am - Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting.
A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan's southern Kyushu island killing at least 3

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Jul 28, 2026 8:46 am - A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and dozens of others injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed, officials said. A tsunami advisory was issued but quickly lifted.
Zelenskyy has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump at the White House as he seeks more cooperation with US

By SEUNG MIN KIM
Jul 28, 2026 8:29 am - President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Tuesday ahead of Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral, with the two leaders discussing ways for Ukraine to produce its own powerful weapons and “other ideas that could help” in its ongoing war against Russia.
Five States Offer to Host US Nuclear Waste Under Trump’s Plan

By Ari Natter
Jul 28, 2026 8:11 am - Tennessee, Utah and three other US states are offering to take atomic waste in exchange for federal government help in spurring development of the long-dormant domestic nuclear energy sector.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow new limits on mail ballots

By Justin Jouvenal
Jul 27, 2026 6:32 pm - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for a sweeping executive order that would place major new restrictions on mail-in voting for November’s midterm elections.
US walks out on France at UN meeting to protest ally’s criticism of America’s human rights record

By EDITH M. LEDERER
Jul 27, 2026 6:13 pm - U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts were speaking at the United Nations on Monday after America’s close European ally criticized the Trump administration's human rights record.

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