MIAMI — Caribbean experts assessed the coronavirus’s impact on the region in a webinar on Thursday hosted by the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Owing in part…
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Lisa Rene’s Killer, Orlando Hall, Executed By U.S. Government Last Night
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Orlando Hall was executed just before midnight Thursday after the Supreme Court allowed the U.S. Justice Department to move forward with his lethal injection, the Washington Post reports….
Federal Judge Issues Order Staying Execution Of Lisa Rene’s Killer Orlando Hall
WASHINGTON — A federal judge today halted the U.S. Justice Department’s plan to execute Orlando Hall, an African American, by lethal injection in the evening, after an appeals court this week found…
81-Year-Old Illinois Man Uses Antique Walking Stick To Beat Thieves
NILES, Illinois — An 81-year-old former Marine from suburban Chicago used his grandfather’s antique Irish walking stick to chase off three burglars and deliver one a thump in the head for his…
Huge Radio Telescope In Puerto Rico To Close In Blow To Science, Search For ET
SAN JUAN — The National Science Foundation announced today that it will close the huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico in a blow to scientists worldwide who depend…
St. Thomas And Orlando To Get Better Acquainted Thanks To New Flights On Frontier Airlines In 2021
ORLANDO — Locals who want to spend a week visiting Central Florida’s theme parks, or just looking for a deal on a flight, have a new option: Frontier. The twice-weekly flight between…
United States Get Ready To Carry Out 8th Federal Execution of 2020 Today
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — The United States government is set to carry out its eighth execution this year today, putting to death a man convicted of murdering a 16-year-old St. Croix girl…
Precious Hours Left To Live For Lisa Rene’s Arkansas Killer, Orlando Hall
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — The latest inmate set to be put to death as part of the Trump administration’s resumption of federal executions was condemned for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old St. Croix girl,…
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Says Execution of Orlando Hall Can Go Forward
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court today refused to delay the scheduled execution of two prisoners, including one set for tomorrow, but allowed litigation seeking to modify the Department of Justice’s lethal-injection procedures to…
St. Thomas’ Deion Pruitt Wins Boxing Matchup In Louisiana And Returns To CEK Airport Victorious
YOUNGVILLE, Louisiana— Coming off of the successful qualifier tournament held in Punta Gorda, Florida in late August, amateur boxers from across the United States got another chance to test their skills in…