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Texas executes Ker'sean Ramey, second defendant in 2005 triple murder
Texas executed Ker'sean Olajuwa Ramey, 41, by lethal injection Wednesday, Sept. 23, after his conviction for the 2005 triple murder in Edna. He was the second of two defendants convicted in the case to be executed; it was Texas' sixth execution of 2026. -
Jury awards $65 million to 14-year-old over mother’s fatal I-25 crash
A jury awarded Megan Arneson’s 14-year-old son $65 million in a wrongful-death verdict after she died in a 2022 I-25 crash near Mead, Colorado. State investigators found the excavator was improperly loaded; its arm hit an overpass, and the boy is being raised by his grandparents. -
FBI logs nearly 61,000 fake-official scam complaints; reported losses near $1.6bn
FBI data show nearly 61,000 complaints about fake police and government-official scams from January 2025 to July 2026; reported cases put losses at about $1.6 billion. Some scammers threaten arrest or extradition, but legitimate law enforcement will not demand money. -
Kristoffer Von Hassel arrested over alleged antisemitic graffiti at two homes
Kristoffer Von Hassel was arrested Tuesday in Imperial Beach and charged with vandalism and damage to property motivated by civil rights violations. The sheriff's office said antisemitic graffiti was found at two homes, with more later appearing at one. -
Benedict College’s new class is majority male for a second straight year
Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, reports that men make up 53% of its Fall 2026 incoming class, the second consecutive male-majority cohort. Its 731 new traditional undergraduates are the largest incoming class in that category since 2019. -
St. Lucie County orders permits revoked for 52 readers, finds three unpermitted cameras
St. Lucie County ordered permits for 52 roadside license-plate readers revoked and told officials to give known parties 30 days to remove them. Staff found three cameras at locations without permits; the county attorney was still drafting removal letters. -
Equine veterinarian Cierra Cadena dies months after graduating
Dr. Cierra Cadena, who graduated from Texas A&M University’s veterinary program in May and recently began an equine internship in Ocala, Florida, died on Sept. 21, 2026. Tributes have renewed discussion of mental health and well-being in veterinary work. -
Palantir subsidiary wins $48.1M deal to consolidate Army ammo platforms
The U.S. Army awarded a Palantir Technologies subsidiary $48.1 million to develop ammunition-management software that will consolidate nine legacy platforms. Development is set to take 12 months, followed by five years of support. -
Lake Como pursuit puts four in water; 18-year-old driver faces felony counts
Police say Cash Rauscher, 18, fled a Lake Geneva stop over an unbelted passenger and drove into Lake Como. All four occupants swam to a pier; officers helped them out, and two went to hospital. Rauscher faces four felony counts. -
New US sanctions disrupt Iranian air links, while some routes stay open
Iranian airlines canceled some international flights Wednesday as new US aviation sanctions took effect. Georgia and Azerbaijan confirmed they suspended Iranian flights; a Tehran agent told AFP flights to Baghdad, Muscat and Qatar stopped, while China routes remained open. -
Stanford says AI edit replacing Latino student violated policy
Stanford acknowledged an AI-altered photo replaced student Billy Ramirez, a Latino man, with an AI-generated Black woman, violating university policy. Ramirez said he felt upset and erased; the two other students in the image were also made thinner. -
DoorDash driver shot by ICE in Austin is back in detention with a bullet still lodged
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, is back in ICE detention after a second hospital discharge with a bullet still lodged in his back, his attorney says. An ICE agent shot him Sunday while delivering DoorDash orders; Garces Perez has petitioned a court to block deportation. -
Make Polluters Pay coalition submits UN petitions with 2 million-plus combined signatures
At the U.N. in New York, the Make Polluters Pay coalition handed U.N. climate official Selwin Hart petitions with more than 2 million signatures combined; 350.org says the total may include duplicates. It seeks enforceable rules to shift climate-damage costs to fossil fuel firms. -
Last Ditch apologizes after backlash over a mask-optional Saturday night
Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue, a lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts, drew online backlash after announcing a mask-optional Saturday night for full-capacity club events. It previously required KN-95 masks or better throughout visits and later apologized for its tone. -
Elizabeth Holmes slated for Texas halfway-house placement on Aug. 23, 2027
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been approved for halfway-house placement at the Austin Transitional Center in Del Valle, Texas, on Aug. 23, 2027, according to the Justice Department’s Victim Notification System. Her prison release is scheduled for Feb. 22, 2030. -
Sunny Hostin recalls holding out for insanity verdict in 1991 Rakowitz trial
Sunny Hostin said on “The View” she was the holdout juror in Daniel Rakowitz’s 1991 trial. After nine days, the jury unanimously found him not criminally responsible by reason of insanity; she disclosed it while discussing Lindsay Clancy’s 11-1 mistrial. -
Zelenskiy says two North Korean POWs have been transferred to South Korea from Ukraine
Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the U.N. General Assembly. Ukrainian forces captured them in Russia’s Kursk region in January 2025; Zelenskiy gave no further details about the transfer. -
Habitat LA starts four-day Palisades wildfire rebuild; Karen Pittman volunteers
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles began a four-day Pacific Palisades rebuild on Sept. 23, bringing more than 500 volunteers to help wildfire survivors with repairs and landscaping; actress Karen Pittman volunteered on opening day. -
Five Indianapolis officers face charges over alleged personal use of plate readers
Michael Rogers, Jonathan Schultz, Cassandra Crawley, Matthew Binford and Abigail Cramer, Indianapolis police officers, face felony and misdemeanor charges over alleged personal use of the department’s license-plate readers, including tracking women, court records say. -
Two men charged after alleged anti-gay attack on San Jose State student
Josue Medina Flores and Christian Gabriel Nunez Petty were arrested and charged with felony assault with hate-crime allegations after prosecutors said they punched a San Jose State student more than two dozen times and struck his friend in an alleged anti-gay attack Sept. 19. -
Police Say ICE Mistook Evanston U.S. Citizen for Its Target; Man Hospitalized
Police say ICE mistakenly detained a U.S. citizen in Evanston on Sept. 20, mistaking him for its target. Agents released him after learning he was not the person sought; he was hospitalized with head, neck and teeth injuries. Police are investigating; no charges have been filed. -
Bessent says trade truce extended to Jan. 10 as Xi begins Washington visit
President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for a three-day visit as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and Vice Premier He Lifeng agreed to extend the trade truce through January 10, two months after its November 10 expiry. -
Seoul reports Lee-Trump talks on warship construction cooperation
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump discussed cooperation on warship building at a New York meeting Wednesday, South Korea's presidential office said. Lee said he expects tangible results from bilateral cooperation; the office gave no details. -
Harris Poll finds one-third of Gen Z adults identify as religious
An online Harris Poll found that 33% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 identified as religious, above Millennials (19%), Gen X (22%) and Baby Boomers (18%). It also found 88% of Gen Z respondents regularly practiced at least one religious or spiritual activity. -
Judge considers limits on Memphis task force’s use of Halo Law
At a Sept. 23 hearing, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris questioned how narrowly to tailor an injunction limiting the Memphis Safe Task Force’s use of Tennessee’s Halo Law, but cautioned that his remarks did not indicate how he would rule. He said he would rule later. -
Pier 15 dredging plan for Battleship Texas wins Galveston approval
Galveston’s Wharves Board approved Pier 15 dredging for the Battleship Texas’ move; the foundation agreed to repay slightly over $434,000. The foundation plans to start in November, pending contract approval, before Pelican Island’s spoil site closes for December maintenance. -
Kenneth Kenji Shrine held on warrant as UC Berkeley student recounts pursuit
Kenneth Kenji Shrine is held at Santa Rita Jail on a warrant alleging a post-release supervision violation, pending likely transfer to Contra Costa County. A UC Berkeley student says he followed her into her apartment complex on Sept. 15 after climbing its locked gate.
