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Florida death row inmate seeks stay of execution seeking DNA evidence in 1996 crime

Attorneys asked the Supreme Court Monday to stay the execution of a Florida death row inmate scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday for the 1996 kidnapping and strangulation of a man who was found nude and emasculated.

Moscow orders closure of Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg in spat over attempted drone attack

Russia on Monday ordered the closure of Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg in response to what it said were the "unfriendly actions of the German authorities" who shuttered Moscow's consulate in Bonn, along with the Russia House cultural center in Berlin.

Midterm elections head into the home stretch as candidates hit Labor Day events

Troy Jackson was a longtime labor activist and logger before he unexpectedly became the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. On Monday, he returned to a union hall to tell workers they need to go to the polls this fall - to raise the minimum wage, expand family medical leave and show support for one another.

Grand jury indicts Georgia national in $1.3B Medicare fraud scheme

A federal grand jury in the District of Massachusetts returned an indictment charging undocumented immigrant Erekle Gugava, 33, of Georgia, with conspiracy to launder proceeds connected to a health care fraud scheme involving at least $1.3 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims, the Justice Department announced.

N.H. democratic socialist candidate won't commit to endorsing moderate nominee for Senate

Karishma Manzur, a hard-left candidate for New Hampshire's U.S. Senate seat, did not commit to endorsing Rep. Chris Pappas if he wins Tuesday's Democratic primary.

Florida men sentenced in $34.8 million Medicare brace fraud scheme

Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for participating in a $34.8 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, including braces sent to beneficiaries who neither requested nor needed them, the Justice Department announced.

Man pleads guilty to laundering $4 million in drug proceeds through crypto

A Mexican national pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder approximately $4 million in drug trafficking proceeds generated in the United States and return them through cryptocurrency to Mexico, the Justice Department announced.

South Korea weighs joining U.S. effort to protect tankers in Gulf despite warnings from Iran

A conflicted South Korea is weighing whether to deploy military forces to the Gulf to aid the U.S. in the on-again, off-again war against Iran.

Trump's new tariffs threaten hockey families already squeezed by rising gear costs

New 50% tariffs on Canadian goods could push already-rising hockey equipment prices even higher -- hitting families just as youth participation in the sport hits a multiyear high.

Army receives prototype of another contender to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

The Army last week took delivery of a Lynx XM-30 combat vehicle prototype as part of its four-decade search for a successor to the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

Illinois mother who was 'very invested' in Lindsay Clancy trial accused of killing toddler son

A suburban Chicago mother charged with strangling her 2-year-old son last week had "recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial," according to court records.

Ohio paint company pleads guilty in 2021 explosion that killed worker

An Ohio corporation pleaded guilty this week in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio to negligent endangerment stemming from a 2021 explosion that killed one employee and severely injured several others, according to the Justice Department.