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Police seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station

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NEW YORK — Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire … Read more

Supreme Court decision paves way for new trial for Alabama man on death row since 1990

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The U.S. Supreme Court has paved the way for one of Alabama’s longest-serving death row inmates to receive a new trial. On Monday, the court declined to review the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling over the summer, which found that prosecutors in the original case violated the inmate’s rights by intentionally rejecting Black jurors.  The … Read more

Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting of police officer is set to be executed in Florida

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STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Kearse was initially sentenced … Read more

Alabama man, on death row since 1990, to get new trial

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MONTGOMERY, Ala, — One of Alabama’s longest-serving death row inmates could soon receive a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the state’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that prosecutors violated his rights by intentionally rejecting potential Black jurors. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the summer ruling from the … Read more

Man who rammed car into Chabad headquarters in NYC pleads not guilty to federal charge

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NEW YORK — A man who repeatedly drove his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City earlier this year pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges of intentionally damaging religious property. Dan Sohail, 36, was previously arrested on state charges following the Jan. 28 incident, which damaged an entrance of the … Read more

Man maintains lifelong friendship with teacher who believed in him and helped shape his life

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In his new weekly podcast, CBS News contributor David Begnaud speaks with well-known people about the person who believed in them before they were famous. This week, he took that same question to everyday Americans and found a 60-year-old man who credits his middle school art teacher for believing in him and leading to a … Read more

Why a Hawaii man chose to tackle his sports gambling addiction by offering free surf lessons to strangers

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Honolulu, Hawaii — For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach. The 32-year-old pool cleaner says he heard a voice, a calling, to take his life in a radically different direction. “I finally came to a point where I … Read more

Hawaii man copes with gambling addiction by offering free surf lessons to strangers

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For Buddy Wiggins of Honolulu, Hawaii, the end result of a yearslong sports gambling addiction has come to this: soliciting strangers on the beach. The 32-year-old pool cleaner says he heard a voice, a calling, to take his life in a radically different direction. Steve Hartman has the story. Source link