Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for a 1997 killing, despite a recommendation from the state’s Pardon and Parole Board that his life be spared. James Coddington, 50, received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. Gov. Kevin Stitt declined to …

Tennessee’s disgraced former House Speaker Glen Casada and his top aide were arrested Tuesday on federal charges including bribery, kickbacks and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Their indictments follow the abrupt resignation in March of Republican Rep. Robin Smith, who pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges involving Casada and …

President Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law which extends disability and death benefits to families of officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or die by suicide in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 is part of a larger effort to recognize …

A naval engineer and his wife were to be sentenced on Tuesday for trying to sell information about nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign government — until the judge rejected their plea deals, saying they were not harsh enough.  Jonathan Toebbe and his schoolteacher wife, Diana, were arrested in October and pleaded …

U.S. transportation officials announced $2.2 billion for local infrastructure projects on Thursday, paving the way for new bridges, roads, bike lanes, railways and ports in scores of communities across the country. The competitive grants are more than double the amount awarded the previous year under the same program. The influx …

Retirement can loom like a dark cloud for small business owners. Many invest blood, sweat and tears — and every penny — into building their business but never set cash aside for the future. A huge number of entrepreneurs have reported putting aside no retirement savings at all. For some, …

Authorities broke up a large cockfighting event over the weekend and said they were forced to euthanize nearly 150 roosters found at a Southern California home, animal control and sheriff’s department officials said. Deputies late Friday discovered about 200 people at the residence in the city of Jurupa Valley and …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Mary Daly, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that aired Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the state of the economy and the president of the San …

Residents of Georgia can claim embryos as dependents on their tax returns, according to guidance issued Monday by tax officials in the state. The Georgia Department of Revenue said it released the tax rules in light of the Supreme Court’s June ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and of the state’s abortion ban, which …

The White House is dubbing the projections of a nonpartisan congressional committee that the Inflation Reduction Act would effectively raise taxes for many Americans “incorrect” and “incomplete,” pointing to benefits in the plan that would offset Americans’ pocketbooks. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed a report from the Joint …