AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an execution after Republican and Democratic lawmakers who say Robert Roberson is innocent used the novel maneuver to pause his execution at the last minute. This spurred a legal conundrum between the state’s criminal and civil courts, which ultimately led to the Texas Supreme …
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ANTWERP, Belgium — Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women’s team and the greatest gymnast in history. The U.S. women earned a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. So I’m really, …
Team USA looks at their medals as Simone Biles smiles after the women’s team final at the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium on Wednesday. The U.S. women earned a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. So I’m really, really proud of the team.” The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, …
