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First Military Firing Squad Since 1945: Fort Hood Shooter's Execution Set for Dec. 3

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled to face an Army firing squad Dec. 3 at Fort Hood. It would be the military's first firing squad execution since 1945, and the Defense Department says it will be livestreamed.

Isaias remnants to soak DC region Sunday as hurricane nears Gulf Coast landfall

The Washington region will not feel a hurricane from Isaias, but meteorologists say the storm's remnants will bring a wet, breezy Sunday after it comes ashore on the Gulf Coast.

'Barbaric spectacle' or 'no-brainer'? Lawmakers split over livestreaming an execution

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's decision to livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has drawn sharp criticism from international observers and lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

73 things to do in Washington, D.C. this weekend: October 9-11

As mild autumn weather settles over the capital, Washington is taking full advantage with some of the year's largest outdoor traditions, signature street festivals, and fall gatherings.

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo hospitalized mid-concert in Tulsa

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo was taken to a hospital Thursday night after he was helped off the stage two songs into the band's concert at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Las Vegas-area Homeland Security operation makes 144 arrests, seizes hundreds of guns

A Homeland Security task force arrested 144 people during a monthslong operation to disrupt gangs, cartels, transnational crime groups and other criminal networks operating in the Las Vegas area.

Japan protests Russia's extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and 8 other court staff

Japan on Friday slammed Russia's request that the Netherlands extradite the president of the International Criminal Court, a Japanese national, and eight other officials of the court based in the European country.

Israel's scorn of Nobel Peace Prize laureate highlights its combative relationship with U.N. bodies

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to veteran jurist Navi Pillay has exposed the vast gulf between Israel and global institutions charged with upholding international law, a rift that has widened over the war in Gaza.

Anthropic Creates Abuse, Cruelty Protections for AI

Anthropic has updated its usage policy to bar "sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models," as debate grows over whether artificial intelligence can be conscious.

Candidate named Hitler Mussolini wins Peru mayoral vote

A man named Hitler Mussolini Simeon Flores is the apparent winner of the mayoral race in Queropalca, a remote Andean district of Peru, according to results from the country's electoral authority.

Feds rush to ban synthetic kratom drug after Mississippi college student deaths

The Justice Department issued an emergency order Friday adding 7-OH, an increasingly popular synthetic drug, to its Schedule I list of the most severely restricted drugs, saying it has been sold in vape shops and gas stations despite serious concerns about its health dangers.

Actor Keegan Allen, bloodied in armed robbery, says West Hollywood 'not safe anymore'

"Pretty Little Liars" actor Keegan Allen was pistol-whipped and robbed of his watch by two armed men outside a West Hollywood grocery store Thursday night, then used social media to criticize local officials over crime in the area. "West Hollywood is not safe anymore," he said.