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Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Could Face Challenge in Federal Courts

Legal experts say the former Army officer convicted in a 2009 mass shooting could face a narrow, rushed path to appeal a public execution by firing squad.

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Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood Army Base in 2009. It is unclear he will ask the courts to block the administration’s plans to execute him.

ICE Shooting in New York: What We Know

A 28-year-old man was shot by a federal immigration agent in New York City on Thursday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said agents were “terrorizing our city.”

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Oscar Belgal, a Dominican immigrant, was shot on West 225th Street in Marble Hill, a neighborhood at the edge of Manhattan and the Bronx.

Fort Hood Shooter’s Execution Will Be Public and Streamed Live, Pentagon Says

If carried out, the public execution of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad set for Dec. 3 would be the first in modern U.S. history.

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Members of the military pay their respects on base at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, the morning after the mass shooting in 2009.

‘Maricarmen,’ Whose Eviction Enraged Spaniards, Dies at 87

María del Carmen Abascal, aged and ailing, became a symbol of the country’s housing crisis when she was evicted two weeks ago, prompting mass protests and triggering national elections.

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María del Carmen Abascal packs a bag with her belongings in Madrid last month.

Leon Botstein Remains at Bard College Amid Scrutiny Over Epstein Ties

Leon Botstein is no longer president of Bard College, but he continues to teach and play a prominent role in the school’s signature music programs.

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Leon Botstein, the former president of Bard, at a concert in Bryant Park on Sept. 11.

Wrongly Indicted Man Seeks Inquiry of Official Conduct in Reflecting Pool Case

Lawyers for the former Olympian David Hearn accused prosecutors of ignoring their own evidence to indict him and then providing “blatantly false” information about what they knew when.

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Charges were dismissed against David Hearn, the former Olympian wrongly accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool, and a judge has barred prosecutors from trying to revive the case against him.

Sally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault Report

The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024.

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Cornell University appointed Sally Yates, the former interim U.S. attorney general, to lead an independent investigation into how it handled rape allegations by a former student.

How Alaska’s Fish Became a Defining Issue for the Midterms

In the battle for an Alaska Senate seat and the governor’s mansion, the oil-dependent state’s declining fisheries loom large, but no one wants to look at the biggest culprit, climate change.

Cornell Case Carries Far-Reaching Implications for Hochul and James

The decision to intercede by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York attorney general, Letitia James, has raised questions of impartiality as both face re-election.

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Governor Kathy Hochul after a meet-and-greet event in the Bronx on Saturday.
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