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A Missouri inmate convicted of ambushing and killing a St. Louis-area police officer he blamed for the death of his younger brother was executed Tuesday, authorities said.Kevin Johnson, 37, was executed by lethal injection at Bonne Terre State Prison. and died at 7:40 p.m., according to Karen Pojmann, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections. Johnson had admitted to shooting and killing the Kirkwood police sergeant. William McEntee in 2005. Johnson was 19 years old at the time. “Hopefully this will bring some closure to Sgt. McEntee's loved ones, who continue to suffer without him," Republican Gov. Mike Parson…

NBA legend Dwyane Wade has responded with a legal objection to his ex-wife's request to stop him from legally changing the gender and name of their teenage son.In August, Wade filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court to allow the 15-year-old to change her name from Zion Malachi Airamis Wade to Zaya Malachi Airamis Wade. Court documents said Wade had the authority to make the decision on behalf of her son and that her mother was served with the request as a "courtesy."Siohvaughn Funches-Wade filed a petition to block the move, alleging that the former Miami Heat star violated…

A senior Wisconsin GOP official who said he was called by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 state election results is scheduled to testify Wednesday with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riots, they told NBC News two people familiar with the matter.Robin Vos, the speaker of the Wisconsin state Assembly, was subpoenaed by the committee earlier this year after he publicly revealed that Trump called him 20 months after the election to demand that he throw out the results. President Joe Biden won battleground status by some 20,000 votes.Trump's call came after the Wisconsin Supreme Court…

November 29, 2022, 23:11 UTCBy isabelle schmelerJust days after scoring a victory in Alaska's general congressional district, Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, is clashing with the Biden Administration's agenda, saying she would vote against a proposed bill to prevent a potential financially crippling rail strike after workers called for more action on the inclusion of paid sick leave. "I'm really concerned about the fact that the negotiation ended without really getting to where we need it to be," Peltola said in an interview on Meet the press NOW. "I just don't think it's right or fair to expect workers to come…