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Michigan resident Beverly Leaf stands in solidarity with Carol Frazier, mother of Demetrius Frazier, as she pleads publicly on Jan. 28 in Lansing, Mich., to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to bring home her son Demetrius, a Detroit man convicted of rape and a separate murder of a 14-year-old in the early 1990s, who was serving a life sentence when he was charged with another murder in Alabama and is scheduled to be executed there Feb. 6.

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas

Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life sentence in her state, which doesn't have the death penalty.

Matthew Atha does steel work at Ironworkers Local 29 during an apprenticeship in Dayton, Ohio.

Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there's a hitch

Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to college as a career path. But demand is outpacing the supply of employers who offer them.

Employees at the National Institute of Health are among those at several health agencies who received termination letters this past weekend as part of the Trump administration's push to cut federal employees.

Health agencies lose staff members in key areas as Trump firings set in

As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut and the impact of the roles that were lost.

Solento Surf Festival 2024

From September 19 to 21, the historic La Paloma Theatre will serve as our hub, showcasing the best new surf films, panel discussions with world-class athletes and creatives, live music, and more. See the full lineup below. All raffle and drink sales are donated to the Surfrider Foundation. Thursday 09.19.24 | Doors 5:30 p.m., Show Starts 6 p.m. "The Road To Patagonia" [West Coast Premiere] Starring Matty Hannon and Heather Hillier "Snapts To Nowhere: The Search For Jeramiahs Cove" Starring Senior Asher Peso [World Premiere] Starring Asher Pacey "Let Me Live" [US Premiere] Starring Tom Lowe + panel with Director Keith Malloy "Granny Grommets" Directed by Leah Rustomjee Band Of Gringos [Live music performance] Friday 09.20.24 | Doors 5:30 p.m., Show Starts 6 p.m. "North Stars" [World Premiere] + panel with Adrien Toyon and Director Yentl Touboul "Snapt5 Below The Cut" [World Premiere] + panel with Parker Coffin, Taro Watanabe, Levi Slawson, + Director Logan "Chucky" Dulien "Creatures Of Habit" [US Premiere] + panel with Pete Devries and Director Nate Laverty "Here And There" [World Exclusive Preview] Starring John John Florence Helena Holleran [Live music performance] Saturday 09.21.24 | Doors 5:30 p.m., Show Starts 6 p.m. "Horse" [US Premiere] Starring Noa Deane "333 Degrees: Into The Cooly-Verse" [World Exclusive Preview] Starring Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, and Dean Morrison "Ripcurl Search Movie: Laser Breathing Dragons" [World Exclusive Preview] Starring Stephanie Gilmore, Mason Ho, and Tom Curren SUNBENDR [Live music performance]

Voters line up to cast their ballots at the Stamford Government Center on the first day of early voting on Oct. 21 in Stamford, Conn.

10 key demographic groups that could decide the presidential election

From voters young and older to the potentially very wide gender gap, here's what to watch for as the election results come in.

'Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era'

A Professor of History at UCSD, Rebecca Jo Plant will explore the topic of underage soldiers who fought in the American Civil by focusing on the political, military, and legal debates over young enlistees in both the Union and Confederacy. The problem of youth enlistment intersected with larger issues, including the relationship between parental rights and children’s obligations, the appropriate balance of power between state and federal governments, and the degree to which the military should be answerable to local communities. Collaborating with Professor Frances M. Clarke of the University of Sydney, their extensive research on this topic has been published in their book “Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era,” which won the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize.

Five people are dead and a 15-year-old male is in custody after a shooting at a house in Fall City, Wash., Monday morning.

15-year-old is charged in the shooting deaths of his family in Washington state

A teenager accused of shooting and killing his parents and three siblings in a home near Seattle earlier this week has been charged with murder, authorities said in court documents released Thursday.

Early in her career, Lady Gaga's antagonistic, transgressive pop sometimes took on political overtones. Early songs from her latest album, Mayhem, seem to capture some of that era's intensity.

Pop needs freaks. Thankfully, Lady Gaga is back

The sometimes-transgressive pop star has a new album, Mayhem, that seems poised to recapture the confrontational darkness of her early work. There's more than one reason to hope it's true.

San Diego Sheriff Department helicopter executing a water drop on a hillside in Mission Valley during the Friars Fire on Jan. 21, 2025.

Wildfires in San Diego: Essential steps for affected renters

Nearly half of San Diegans are renters and have certain legal rights if their home is destroyed by natural disasters like wildfire.

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey, on Tuesday.

At least 66 people killed in a fire at a ski resort in northwest Turkey

A fire raged through a popular ski resort south of Istanbul early Tuesday. The deadly fire broke out during a school holiday when the area's hotels are packed.

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