Arkansas governor signs legislation allowing executions by nitrogen gas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation Tuesday allowing executions using nitrogen gas, making Arkansas the fifth state to adopt a method that opponents say is unconstitutional. The measure signed into law by
Hollywood director arrested on charges of swindling Netflix out of $11M for a show that never aired

NEW YORK (AP) — A Hollywood writer-director was arrested Tuesday on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of
A woman is charged with murder in the death of a Super Bowl reporter found in his hotel room

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a television reporter last month while he was on assignment to cover the Super Bowl in New Orleans, authorities said Tuesday. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old
What the White House and Kremlin said about the Trump-Putin call

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved “movement to peace” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But while Tuesday’s call ended with Putin and Trump
A look at the judge who blocked Trump’s deportations and is now facing calls for impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who ruled against Donald Trump’s deportation plans and is now facing calls for his impeachment is no stranger to politically fraught cases — including ones involving the president. In his 14
Appeals court blocks Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday. The law also banned trans women and girls
Breweries and maple syrup producer among Vermont businesses hit by Trump’s tariffs on Canada

NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Business owners from both sides of the U.S.-Canada border gathered Tuesday in Vermont to share how the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have affected their industries. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and
White House hires Calley Means as special government adviser, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) – The White House has appointed Calley Means, an ally of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as a White House adviser and “special government employee,” Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of
South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a ‘Law & Order’ show

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want to stop his execution saying his defense’s plea for his life at his original trial “didn’t even span