David Fischer - Associated Press
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A lawyer says social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom. The brothers face rape and sex trafficking charges in the U.K. They were arrested in Miami on Saturday and appeared before a magistrate Monday. They’re being held in federal detention.
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Dennis Sochor, convicted of murdering Patricia Gifford in 1982, apologized several times to her family and thanked his own loved ones for their support before the deadly drugs began flowing.
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Alen Zheng and Ann Mary Zheng were charged in separate federal indictments. FBI director Kash Patel says the sister is in custody, while the brother has fled to China.
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A Florida man was executed Tuesday night for the rape and murder of a young mom who frantically called 911 for help while she was tied up in her attacker's car. Fifty-four-year-old Michael Lee King received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison.
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Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September.
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U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat, has pleaded not guilty to 15 federal counts, including theft of government funds and money laundering.
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Frank Walls' death sentence would be Florida's 19th in 2025, furthering a state record for total executions in a single year. Appeals were still pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was sentenced to death for killing his former manager at a Palatka convenience store.
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Authorities say 65-year-old Norman Mearle Grim Jr. was pronounced dead by lethal injection. Grim was convicted of sexual battery and first-degree murder of his neighbor Cynthia Campbell.
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A man convicted of the 1998 rape and killing of his neighbor is set to be the 15th person executed in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr. is scheduled to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison near Starke.