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Campbell Robertson

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World
9 Aug 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. — For a governor who had invariably made the political personal, it was a pointedly personal outcome on Thursday when Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky bowed to the inevitable and conceded after a recanvass of votes showed clearly that the Democrat Andy Beshear would be the state’s next governor.
In Kentucky, a Governor Who Picked Fights Loses a Big One
World
9 Aug 2024
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin on Thursday conceded to Attorney General Andy Beshear after a recanvass of votes confirmed Beshear’s victory in last week’s governor’s election.
Bevin Concedes Kentucky Governor's Race
World
8 Aug 2024
HECTOR, Ark. — In early December, if nothing else changes, Daniel Lewis Lee will be the first federal prisoner put to death in nearly two decades. He was sentenced 20 years ago after being convicted — along with another man, both white supremacists on the hunt for guns and cash — of taping bags over the heads of a husband, wife and 8-year-old girl, tying rocks around them and throwing them into a bayou.
Family Asks U.S. to Spare 'The Persona of Evilness'
World
8 Aug 2024
HECTOR, Ark. — In early December, if nothing else changes, Daniel Lewis Lee will be the first federal prisoner put to death in nearly two decades. He was sentenced 20 years ago after being convicted — along with another man, both white supremacists on the hunt for guns and cash — of taping bags over the heads of a husband, wife and 8-year-old girl, tying rocks around them and throwing them into a bayou.
Before First Federal Execution in Years, Family of Victims Dissents
World
6 Aug 2024
John William King, 44, convicted two decades ago for killing James Byrd Jr. in an act of unfathomable racist brutality in the small town of Jasper, was put to death by the state of Texas on Wednesday night with a dose of pentobarbital.
Texas Executes Man for 1998 Dragging Death
World
6 Aug 2024
On Wednesday evening around 6 p.m., Louvon Harris will be in Huntsville, Texas, about 70 miles north of Houston, for an appointment. She will sit and listen to the words, if any, from the man who tortured and killed her oldest brother over two decades ago in an act of unfathomable racist brutality. Then she will watch the state of Texas put him to death.
Texas to Execute White Supremacist for 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr.
World
6 Aug 2024
PITTSBURGH — Scores of medical professionals across seven states were charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday with schemes to illegally distribute millions of pain pills — in some cases exchanging opioid prescriptions for sex, in others for cash with an added “concierge fee,” and in one case routinely prescribing opioids to friends on Facebook.
World
6 Aug 2024
RICHMOND, Va. — After a week of revelations that have separately disgraced Virginia’s top three political leaders, Gov. Ralph Northam remained firm Sunday in his intention to stay in office and stopped short of calling for the resignations of his fellow scandal-plagued Democratic leaders.
Virginia Governor Insists He Is 'Not Going Anywhere'
World
6 Aug 2024
RICHMOND, Va. — After a week of revelations that have separately disgraced Virginia’s top three political leaders, Gov. Ralph Northam remained firm Sunday in his intention to stay in office and stopped short of calling for the resignations of his fellow scandal-plagued Democratic leaders.