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Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation’s first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced a Jan. 25 execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith using the new method. Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett in northwestern Alabama. “The execution will be carried out by nitrogen hypoxia, the method previously requested by the inmate as an alternative to lethal injection,” Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola wrote in an emailed statement. The statement referenced how Smith’s attorneys noted the state was developing the nitrogen method when fighting previous efforts to execute him by lethal injection.The announcement of the execution date moves Alabama closer to becoming the first state to attempt an execution by nitrogen gas, although there will be a legal fight before it is used. Nitrogen hypoxia has been author...

McEwen: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $18.5 million in its third quarter.The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 39 cents per share.The gold and silver mining company posted revenue of $38.4 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MUX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MUXSource

Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team’s first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins.Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday the front office and manager Rob Thomson came to the conclusion Harper was the best option at first base. The 31-year-old made 36 starts there this season after Hoskins tore his ACL during spring training.“We think he projects to be an outstanding first baseman,” Dombrowski told the AP at the GM meetings. “He’s willing to do whatever for the organization, and we just think for us, it makes us a better club now and as we go forward.“It gives us a really good, athletic infield that can be together for years.”Harper, an outfielder his entire career until Tommy John surgery last Nov. 23, made first base a good fit. Returning earlier than expected on May 2, he hit .293 with 21 homers and 72 RBIs ...

Waffle House shooter who refused COVID mask sentenced to prison

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Arapahoe County judge sentenced a man to 13 years in the Department of Corrections for a 2020 Waffle House shooting stemming from a COVID mask dispute.According to the Aurora Police Department, Kelvin Watson, 30, entered an Aurora Waffle House on East Mississippi Avenue on May 14, 2020, without a COVID mask. Ultimately, Watson left the restaurant and returned a day later, when he shot a cook in the stomach for refusing him service. Who murdered this South Dakota man in 1987? Watson entered a guilty plea this month to one count of attempted second-degree murder and a sentence enhancer for committing a violent crime with a weapon, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The judge sentenced Watson to 13 years in prison and three years of post-release mandatory parole.“While restaurants and stores are public places, businesses have the right to refuse service or ask customers to leave their establishment," 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kel...

CU Boulder student in coma after unknowingly taking fentanyl-laced pill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Alex Nazar, 26, was supposed to graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder in December.Instead, his mother says he is lying in a hospital bed in a coma.Alicia Salcedo said in September, her son unknowingly took a pill laced with a heavy dose of fentanyl. She said he thought it was a Xanax that could help him sleep, and he got it from a person he knew."He just wanted a sleeping pill to sleep," she said. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Salcedo said her son has brain damage, and the doctors don't know what the future holds."They have no idea. It could be three months, three years or never coming out of the coma," she said.The family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with expenses.Alex Nazar, 26, was supposed to graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder in December.Instead, his mother says he is lying in a hospital bed in a coma. (Credit: Alicia Salcedo)Colorado fentanyl deaths rose 70%According to the Colorado Depart...

Airbnb releases list of Colorado's most-loved homes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Airbnb released some of the best places to stay in Colorado, and most are near the Denver area.On Wednesday, Airbnb released a new feature called "Guest Favorites," which shows the most-loved spots around the world by ranking them on ratings, reviews and reliability.Renters must have over 4.9 stars on average and less than 1% quality-related customer service issues on average. These spots are known for ease of check-in, cleanliness, listing accuracy, communication, location and value. Colorado town named one of the best places to visit worldwide Airbnb calculated the top five places to stay in Colorado, most of which are fairly close to the Denver metro area.Top 5 Airbnb spots in ColoradoThe Historic Carriage House (Courtesy of Airbnb)The Solargon (Courtesy of Airbnb)Mtn View: Basecamp for Rocky Mountain National Park (Courtesy of Airbnb)Curtis Park Alley Flat (Courtesy of Airbnb)The Hillside Hideout (Courtesy of Airbnb)Historic Carriage House in DenverThe Sol...

Warm, in fall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

South Florida temperatures continue to run a solid 5-degrees above average (both day and night). This warm pattern will hold for several more days with quiet conditions remaining, too. High Pressure remains intact. It extends from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to the western Atlantic Ocean. Over time, we’ll see the high weaken and exit the region, shifting eastward. While that sounds like a significant weather change for us, it won’t be. The main difference includes the slow advance of a front into Florida. For the upcoming weekend, we’ll remain on the warm side of the boundary with mostly dry times. Then, into next week, the front will sag closer with more clouds and scattered showers. The latest forecast trend shows this next “fall front” crossing south Florida on Tuesday but winds quickly switch out of the northeast. That will limit the cooling potential and only allow readings to come down slightly. The main difference (on the other side of ...

Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years and gave families fake remains, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.Investigators entered the Return to Nature Funeral Home building in the Rocky Mountain town of Penrose in early October to find “abhorrent” conditions with dozens of stacked bodies, according to a federal affidavit that’s under seal in Colorado but available in Oklahoma.Some bodies had 2019 death dates, according to the document.“Law enforcement now knows the cremains each family was given could not have been their loved one,” reads the documents alleging funeral home owners Jon and Carie Hallford had fled Colorado to avoid prosecution.The Hallfords were jailed in Oklahoma on $2 million bond on suspicion of four felonies — abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery — after their arrest in Wa...

Beloved mini horse on the road to recovery after health scare

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

A miniature horse in Swampscott is on the road to recovery after a serious health scare. The horse, named Fluffernutter, is 30-years-old and travels around with the nonprofit Minis With a Mission, which provides visits for people to connect with rescued mini horses and donkeys. “He’s been through a lot in his life, but he really just warms everybody’s hearts,” said Marianne Speranza-Hartmann of Minis With a Mission. In Swampscott, Fluffernutter has long been a community favorite. “Fluff is a bit of an enigma,” Speranza-Hartmann said. “He’s often grumpy when he’s at the barn. He doesn’t like to get caught. And he doesn’t particularly enjoy getting brushed or just being handled a whole heck of a lot until we go out into the community.” Fluffernutter stood as Swampscott’s Pride Pony in 2021 and marched as a reindeer in last year’s Christmas parade. Recently, he suffered a bout of Colic that put him in the hos...

Franklin flexes offensive might in blanking Winchester, 6-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:04:33 GMT

FRANKLIN – Through its typical combination of elite speed and depth, the fourth-seeded Franklin field hockey team’s red-hot offense couldn’t be cooled off Wednesday night as part of a 6-0 Div. 1 second-round win over No. 13 Winchester.Raena Crandall scored a goal and dished three assists, pairing with Haley Wernig’s two goals and Emily Carney’s goal and assist to overwhelm the Red and Black from start to finish. Winchester (14-6) had no issue getting the ball on the Panthers’ side of the field, but couldn’t generate more than a pair of shots on goal.Franklin (19-0-1) got 37 off helping it score at least five times for a sixth straight game. The Panthers are the last unbeaten team left in Div. 1 and get No. 5 Acton-Boxboro in the state quarterfinals next.“Every single game, they just keep getting better and better,” said Franklin head coach Michelle Hess. “They’re coming together as a team, they’re executing all the things that we’ve told them, they’re playing clean hockey. … I’m jus...