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The South Carolina Department of Corrections said last month that it had spent about $53,000 to renovate a death chamber at a prison on the outskirts of Columbia, installing bullet-resistant glass between the chamber and witness room. A spokeswoman for the prison agency said prisoners who chose the firing squad…

Vaccination and masking requirements, long gone in many parts of the country, have been falling away in New York City; on March 7, the city dropped rules requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining at restaurants, for example. Other settings, including movie theaters as well as some comedy, sports and…

An Olympic dressage coach accused of shooting his student was acquitted of attempted murder and found not guilty by reason of insanity in a case that stunned the elite dressage community. Michael Barisone, 57, an Olympic rider, said that he was defending himself when he shot Lauren Kanarek twice in…

Officials are investigating the death of a woman who became stuck upside down as she tried to cross into the United States from Mexico over a 30-foot-high steel border fence in southeastern Arizona on Monday. The woman, 32, was “ensnared” on the fence just west of Douglas, Ariz., according to…

“For too long, the federal oil and gas leasing programs have prioritized the wants of extractive industries above local communities, the natural environment, the impact on our air and water, the needs of tribal nations, and, moreover, other uses of our shared public lands,” Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said. “Today,…

WASHINGTON — For weeks in late 2020, Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, cheered on President Donald J. Trump’s effort to fight his election defeat, privately offering up “a group of ready and loyal advocates who will go to bat for him.” In text messages to Mark Meadows, then the…

His interest in music began not with pianos but with the viola and the violin. He studied at academies in Cologne and Detmold and, in his 20s, played guitar and mandolin in German dance bands. He was playing Dixieland music one night when he spotted a woman on the dance…

BORODIANKA, Ukraine — The first sign of trouble was when a squad of Chechen soldiers burst through the gate. They jumped from their Jeeps, combat boots hitting the pavement hard, and ordered the 500 patients and staff of Borodianka’s special care home into the courtyard, at gunpoint. “We thought we…

Throughout it all, Ms. Haynes, who has been a transit worker for only about 17 months, knew the crew had to remain under control. “You having a calm demeanor helps your passengers stay calm, which helps them get out safely,” she said. Outside the station, Parla Mejia was driving a…

Mr. Benkada limped out of the N at 36th Street, his black sweatpants drenched in blood gushing from a hole a little bigger than a quarter in his right knee. The station only has one exit, at the back of the Manhattan-bound platform. But as others fell to the ground…