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A file photo from 2008 shows a gurney in Huntsville, Texas, where inmates received lethal injections of drugs. Eight people were executed in Texas in 2023. The state policies mention a "drug team," who are not employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers

A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates.

New construction sits above where homes were destroyed by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out

Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.

California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, center, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, calls for equal pay for women during a news conference, Monday, April 1, 2019.

Jennifer Siebel Newsom takes stand at Harvey Weinstein trial

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the stand at the trial of Harvey Weinstein.

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden view damage caused by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii on August 21, 2023. The president is expected to travel to see hurricane damage Florida on Saturday.

After recent disasters, the White House says FEMA needs more money

The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs $16 billion in emergency funding, the White House says. That's up $4 billion from a request it made last month, due to recent disasters.

An undated photo of Georgia O'Keeffe's "Pelvis with Distance" (1943). The piece will be on view at the San Diego Museum of Art through Aug. 27, 2023.

Weekend arts events: O'Keeffe and Moore, climate art and Mother's Day

We preview a new exhibit at the downtown library that asks us to consider our environmental impact. Plus, arts and culture happenings this Mother’s Day weekend.

An aerial view taken on March 9, 2023, shows Thitu Island in the South China Sea.

On a remote island, a test of wills between the Philippines and China

About 250 Filipinos live on Thitu Island, the largest and most inhabited island of the Spratlys, in the South China Sea. But Chinese ships are never far away.

Former NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre (second from right) leaves New York State Supreme Court on Wednesday. Top NRA executives for were accused of using millions in donations for private luxuries.

Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case

Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for private luxuries. A jury found former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for more than $5.4 million in damages.

An aerial view of Luna Luna in Moorweide park in Hamburg, Germany in 1987.

World famous artists designed this carnival in 1987. Nearly 40 years later, it's back

Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.

Open Arms members carry humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at a port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 9.

An aid ship is en route to Gaza, in a test of a sea corridor for the war-torn enclave

A humanitarian ship is piloting a new sea route to bring food to Gaza to help avert famine after five months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 3, 2022, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

4 takeaways from Disney's earnings call

The Walt Disney Co. announced its fourth quarter and yearly earnings on Wednesday. Revenues for the quarter and year grew 5% and 7%, respectively.

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