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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that execution by nitrogen gas does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, rejecting an Alabama inmate’s claim that it causes excessive suffering. The ruling came after the first bench trial in the country to examine the constitutionality of the execution method that has now been used to put eight people to death, seven in Alabama and […]

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump finds himself in a bind as he seeks to end the war against Iran: he is under pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and get U.S. gasoline prices down but at the same time faces a potential backlash from Iran hawks in his own party over any concessions to Tehran.   Trump’s dilemma became clear during a week of […]

May 28 (Reuters) – Jeff Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin said on Thursday it experienced an anomaly during a hot-fire test, as visuals on social media showed its New Glenn rocket explode in a fireball. A hot-fire test is where a rocket engine is fired up while anchored to the ground. All personnel are accounted for, Blue Origin said in a post on X. Blue Origin has spent billions of […]

NEW TAIPEI, Taiwan May 29 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, has “immense confidence” in its growth momentum because of soaring AI demand, Chairman Young Liu said on Friday. The company, Nvidia’s biggest server maker and Apple’s top iPhone assembler, this month reported a 19% rise in first-quarter profit versus the same period a year earlier, beating expectations due to strong global demand for AI products. […]

BUCHAREST, May 29 (Reuters) – A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace and crashed onto the roof of a block of flats in the southeastern city of Galati causing a fire to break out, the Romanian defence ministry said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie, Alan Charlish) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed reliever Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list on Thursday because of left knee inflammation. The move was retroactive to Monday. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled rookie left-hander Tyler Samaniego from Triple-A Worcester. Whitlock, the team’s top setup man to closer Aroldis Chapman, hyperextended his left knee in his most-recent game, a 6-5 home loss on Sunday to the Minnesota Twins […]

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson has a broken right pinkie finger and there is no timetable for his return, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not announced the injury. The Knicks are set to play Game 1 of the NBA Finals next Wednesday on the road against either Oklahoma City or […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Stafford says he understands why the Los Angeles Rams drafted Ty Simpson last month, even though they happen to have got the NFL’s reigning MVP quarterback under contract for at least the next two years. “Listen, I’m not 25 years old, and I get that,” Stafford said Thursday after organized team activities at the Rams’ training complex. “So we’re doing everything we can to be […]

A pregnant woman from Ghana who entered the U.S. on a valid visa with her four-year-old son so he could receive medical care has been held for more than a week in a windowless detention room at a Washington airport, her lawyers said in court documents. Annabella Gyasi arrived last Tuesday at Washington Dulles International Airport ahead of an appointment she had arranged for her son, who was born with […]