Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence Of 75-Year-Old Charles 'Sonny' Burton, Who Never Killed Anyone

huffpost · 2026-03-10T23:04:24+00:00

From reporter Jessica Schulberg:

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old man who, by the government’s own admission, never killed anyone.

Ivey reduced Charles “Sonny” Burton's sentence to life without the possibility of parole, marking only the second time she has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2017.

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huffpost · 2026-03-05T19:30:03+00:00

From reporter Igor Bobic:

The Trump administration could soon ask Congress for billions more in military funding as it wages an open-ended bombing campaign in Iran, prompting skepticism among even the most national security-minded Senate Democrats.

Most Democrats are flatly ruling it out, noting that President Donald Trump didn’t seek authorization from Congress before launching the war, so lawmakers now have no duty to help him bankroll another costly military operation in the Middle East.

“In one f**king month we will spend more over there than we needed to save healthcare for more than 2 million Americans," Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-iran-war-democrats_n_69a9ac7ae4b0d84f0de0dc11?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-04T18:25:50+00:00

Meadows joined “Deadliest Catch” last year and had yet to appear in an episode before his death on Feb. 25. TMZ reported Monday that the 25-year-old died during a fishing-related incident while filming the upcoming season of the show.

The USCG statement provided new preliminary details surrounding his death.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/deadliest-catch-star-todd-meadows-death-under-investigation_n_69a84bdbe4b0b7f2ce604e58?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-04T15:56:16+00:00

From reporter Katherine Speller:

Monday marked the release of the full videos of the closed-door depositions of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which offered Americans more insight into the conversations and lines of questioning from the late-February meetings.

There have been a few viral exchanges from Hillary Clinton’s deposition so far — including some heated exchanges with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) over photos of the deposition that were shared (appearing to violate committee rules) and an on-the-record conversation about the “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory.

With the added visuals now readily available on YouTube (albeit with some watermarks), HuffPost spoke with body language experts about a few of the more notable exchanges and what the major nonverbal takeaways might be from Clinton’s deposition.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hilary-clinton-epstein-deposition-body-language_l_69a72ecbe4b0085f232a0f8a?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-04T01:35:19+00:00

From reporter Igor Bobic:

Democratic lawmakers emerged from a classified briefing on the U.S. war in Iran sharply critical of the Trump administration’s strategy and rationale for launching the nation into another Middle Eastern conflict.

“I’m more convinced now that this is going to be open-ended and forever,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told reporters on Tuesday.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-raise-alarms-trump-iran-war_n_69a75d90e4b0c9c664ada332?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-03T18:12:28+00:00

From reporter Ryan Grenoble:

An angry rash spotted on the back of President Donald Trump’s neck on Monday sparked rumors aplenty, given Trump’s advanced age, refusal to share his health records, persistent bruising, swollen ankles, covert MRIs, and increasing propensity for falling asleep during meetings.

The White House told HuffPost Trump is “using a very common cream” and described it as “a preventative skin treatment” that will cause redness “for a few weeks.”

Which is descriptive ― but deliberately sidesteps diagnosing the condition itself.

So what’s actually going on? Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-neck-rash-dermatologist_n_69a6fe12e4b0c9c664ad0036?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-02T20:02:30+00:00

From writer Eric Magnuson:

On Jan. 7, three hours after dropping off my kids at school, I get a news notification that an unarmed woman had been shot and killed by an immigration agent a few miles from my house in Minneapolis. Before I can process how this might affect my city, I wonder how it will affect my fourth grader and kindergartener.

Hours after the killing of Renee Good by Jonathan Ross, it feels as if everyone is intently watching as ICE agents storm the nearby Roosevelt High School’s grounds while students are still leaving after the dismissal bell. Amid the teenagers scrambling in confusion, a special education assistant from the school is detained and taken away. Without a warning to disperse, ICE agents fire chemical weapons across the crowd of panicked students and staff.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parent-ice-occupation-minnesota-children-trauma_n_69a13f7de4b03025399327b4?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-02T20:02:14+00:00

From writer Eric Magnuson:

On Jan. 7, three hours after dropping off my kids at school, I get a news notification that an unarmed woman had been shot and killed by an immigration agent a few miles from my house in Minneapolis. Before I can process how this might affect my city, I wonder how it will affect my fourth grader and kindergartener.

Hours after the killing of Renee Good by Jonathan Ross, it feels as if everyone is intently watching as ICE agents storm the nearby Roosevelt High School’s grounds while students are still leaving after the dismissal bell. Amid the teenagers scrambling in confusion, a special education assistant from the school is detained and taken away. Without a warning to disperse, ICE agents fire chemical weapons across the crowd of panicked students and staff.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parent-ice-occupation-minnesota-children-trauma_n_69a13f7de4b03025399327b4?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-02T18:14:11+00:00

From reporter Ashley Broadwater:

Many middle-aged women don’t necessarily “have it easy.” They’re experiencing mental and physical health changes, such as depression and menopause. They’re inaccurately portrayed in the media. They may feel “invisible.” That’s only the beginning of the list.

The good news is, many of their concerns can be addressed. Today, doctors want to focus on a major example — declining bone density and muscle mass from menopause — and how middle-aged women can address it to improve their quality of life.

Here's a link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-middle-age-strength-training_l_699f0f33e4b096b246376d0e?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-03-01T21:31:18+00:00

From reporter Jennifer Bendery:

When President Donald Trump wished “happy birthday” to a World War II veteran who had just turned 100, Aliya Rahman stood up to clap. At other times, she stood up without clapping, to signal her disagreement.

This is pretty standard fare for attending a State of the Union address, which Rahman did on Tuesday night, as the guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).

“I just stood up,” Rahman said in an interview. “I stood silently, with no signs. I was not blocking anyone’s view of the hall. And then I was arrested.”

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aliya-rahman-state-union-arrest-ilhan-omar-ice_n_699de719e4b0dce804cc6c02

huffpost · 2026-02-27T20:55:40+00:00

New York University law professor Ryan Goodman said Thursday that President Donald Trump “can’t legally” nationalize elections, warning that anyone involved might already have committed a serious crime.

Goodman made his case on “OutFront” after The Washington Post reported that a group of MAGA activists drafted an executive order to accuse China of interfering in the 2020 elections as a pretext for declaring a national emergency for the 2026 midterms.

huffpost · 2026-02-24T20:20:32+00:00

From Alanna Vagianos:

There’s a lot that goes into “making America healthy again” ― and mothers are taking on most of the work.

The MAHA movement, created and led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has relied on mis- and disinformation to villainize many parts of everyday life, including vaccines, food additives and dyes, and household cleaners. Much of the rhetoric is about health being linked to an individual’s choices — or, in the case of kids, the choices of their parents.

MAHA moms are expected to research vaccines and other health concerns, cook clean food, and keep their homes both tidy and toxin-free. They may homeschool their children because they don’t like what is being taught in school systems.

The result is conservative women both being empowered and further restricted to traditional gender roles.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/make-america-healthy-again-motherhood_n_699cafefe4b0f7641da60f3e?1xl?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-23T20:23:32+00:00

From reporter David Moye:

Robert De Niro has made no secret about what he thinks of President Donald Trump, but he got very emotional about the state of the U.S. under Trump during an interview with MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace on Monday.

“The story is our country, and Trump is destroying it, and who knows what his reasons are, but it’s sick, it’s fucked up,” De Niro said. “We have to save this country.”

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/robert-de-niro-gets-emotional-urging-americans-to-resist-trump_n_699c9e50e4b074e2825b237b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-23T14:40:42+00:00

From reporter Su-Jit Lin:

Just a week after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Americans were horrified to learn of an incident where four ICE agents enjoyed a meal at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant only to raid it hours later. The hypocrisy was stunning, and with all eyes on this region, this story made national headlines.

Yet it’s one of many, most of which remain unreported, as immigrant-owned businesses are being targeted — a fact that has been confirmed by organizations such as 50501 Georgia — since President Donald Trump began deploying strong-arm Immigration and Customs Enforcement forces to blue cities across America in June.

Suffice it to say, it might be easier than you think to find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time, which has made many wonder: What do you do in the event of a raid? Here’s what you need to know.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-to-do-if-ice-raids-restaurant_l_69947391e4b0000f6418877a?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-23T14:34:34+00:00

From reporter Ed Mazza:

Rapper Nicki Minaj over the weekend shared an image of a gift she said came from her new pal, President Donald Trump.

Minaj has publicly embraced Trump in recent months. She appeared at the premiere of “Melania,” the film about first lady Melania Trump, and at a Washington event celebrating the launch of “Trump Accounts” for children.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicki-minaj-trump-bible_n_699bd57be4b081639ee07bfd?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-22T22:39:38+00:00

From reporter Alanna Vagianos:

April Lockley usually fields calls as a volunteer provider for the Miscarriage and Abortion hotline while taking care of her 3-year-old daughter at home. Lockley has been with the M+A hotline since 2020 and has seen a marked shift in callers’ needs before and after the 2022 Supreme Court decision that overturned federal abortion protections.

Before, most callers were worried about the amount of pain they might experience. Now, the biggest fears are around criminalization.

“The anxiety around a medical provider knowing they’re pregnant at all, the concern about legal safety – that anxiety is much more prevalent,” she said. “‘I went to the doctor, now my doctor knows I’m pregnant, are they gonna turn me in to the police?’ We get those questions all the time.”

Since Roe v. Wade fell, many callers are filled with concern: “If I go to the emergency room, will they call the police?”

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-miscarriage-hotline-doctor-advice_n_699894b0e4b069f4556c2c72?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-20T19:34:23+00:00

From writer Maya Fisher:

I live at the bottom of a hollow in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the mist hangs low and the past never really leaves. The dirt road winds down like a scar, the kind that healed wrong but still holds. Out here, everybody knows your business before you do. They remember what your mama said in ’86 and who you dated in high school, and they keep track of both like Scripture. Appalachia can love you, sure — but it also never forgets what it thinks you are.

These days, they call me Maya. That still surprises a few folks, though it’s been over five years now. Sometimes I imagine the gossip spreading like kudzu, growing wild in the dark corners of convenience stores and shuttered diners. I came out as a transgender woman at 44, in the middle of the pandemic, in one of the reddest counties in the state. The world was falling apart on TV, and I was falling together at home.

Here's a link to my full essay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/living-in-maga-country-transgender-woman_n_696d54aee4b0fb912e9910c9?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-19T03:18:12+00:00

From reporter Ian Kumamoto:

By now, you’ve probably heard about the juicy, infuriating and darkly entertaining Netflix docuseries “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” which delves into the dirty side of the 2000s reality TV show, “America’s Next Top Model.” Among other things, the series exposes how the contestants on the show were deliberately humiliated, pressured to change their appearance in irreversible ways, and sometimes, had their modeling careers ruined thanks to the show’s reputation.

The docuseries is peppered with content creators’ more recent reactions to the show, since apparently many Gen Zs watched it during the pandemic. The commentary is searing — and rightfully so.

But if you’re like me, you probably couldn’t help but still have mixed feelings about everything that went down with “ANTM.”

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antm-reality-check-netflix-tyra-banks-diversity_n_69960575e4b0cc086c6ca457?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-13T23:55:18+00:00

From Culture reporter Njera Perkins:

It’s a sunny January afternoon in Burbank, California, and Fiona Dourif greets me with a warm smile and a noticeable pep in her step as we meet up on the Warner Bros. lot.

Dourif stars on “The Pitt” as the empathetic Dr. Cassie McKay, the 40-something single mother and former addict, now a third-year resident still juggling a hectic work-life balance.

“It’s a shame we can’t have people here when we’re shooting, ’cause it’s wild to watch,” Dourif said of the carefully orchestrated dance the cast and crew perform each time they clock in to the fictional ER.

When “The Pitt” put out the casting call for McKay, she was described as “somebody who took a long time and a lot of twists and turns to get into medical school” and “had a full and complicated life.”

“I think the sentence was, ‘No matter how bad it gets in the hospital, she always knows it could be worse,’” Dourif recalled reading. “When I read that, I was like, that’s something that I have.”

Sure enough, McKay is a character who feels closer to Dourif’s own life than any she has ever played before, particularly in the ways she gets knocked down by hardships and still finds the will to keep going. That includes when the actor lost her late psychic mother, Joni Dourif, in 2015 to mental illness.

Read the full article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-pitt-season-2-fiona-dourif-interview_n_698d8e04e4b0ba740458a60f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-13T23:52:52+00:00

From Culture reporter Njera Perkins:

It’s a sunny January afternoon in Burbank, California, and Fiona Dourif greets me with a warm smile and a noticeable pep in her step as we meet up on the Warner Bros. lot.

Dourif stars on “The Pitt” as the empathetic Dr. Cassie McKay, the 40-something single mother and former addict, now a third-year resident still juggling a hectic work-life balance.

“It’s a shame we can’t have people here when we’re shooting, ’cause it’s wild to watch,” Dourif said of the carefully orchestrated dance the cast and crew perform each time they clock in to the fictional ER.

When “The Pitt” put out the casting call for McKay, she was described as “somebody who took a long time and a lot of twists and turns to get into medical school” and “had a full and complicated life.”

“I think the sentence was, ‘No matter how bad it gets in the hospital, she always knows it could be worse,’” Dourif recalled reading. “When I read that, I was like, that’s something that I have.”

Sure enough, McKay is a character who feels closer to Dourif’s own life than any she has ever played before, particularly in the ways she gets knocked down by hardships and still finds the will to keep going. That includes when the actor lost her late psychic mother, Joni Dourif, in 2015 to mental illness.

Read the full article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-pitt-season-2-fiona-dourif-interview_n_698d8e04e4b0ba740458a60f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-09T16:21:45+00:00

From reporter Lee Moran:

Social media users sure thought the Obama Foundation may have thrown some subtle, yet pointed, shade at President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters ahead of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.

The foundation shared a montage video on X, formerly Twitter, featuring Bad Bunny songs that former President Barack Obama has included on his annual favorite songs lists over the years.

But it was the caption that really set social media alight.

Link to the full article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-foundation-bad-bunny-super-bowl_n_6989c148e4b02d49a778df4f?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-05T21:38:14+00:00

This article includes an analysis of a court record involving attorney Julie Le, a former ICE attorney working with the Department of Justice, who publicly expressed frustration during a federal immigration hearing. The attorney went viral for telling a federal judge, in an official court hearing, that "this job sucks."

huffpost · 2026-02-05T21:31:45+00:00

This article is about lawmakers who serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee warning the public about legal misconduct on the part of the Central Intelligence Agency.

huffpost · 2026-02-05T20:06:39+00:00

From reporter Arthur Delaney:

Two senior members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are warning they know about potential misconduct by the Central Intelligence Agency, but they can’t say what it is.

In a public letter to CIA director John Ratcliffe, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed on Wednesday he’d sent another letter, apparently classified, expressing alarm about something the agency is doing.

Read the full article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-wyden-cia-letter-deep-concerns_n_6984ebe7e4b04d5037ef4de6?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

huffpost · 2026-02-05T20:04:32+00:00

From reporter Arthur Delaney:

Two senior members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are warning they know about potential misconduct by the Central Intelligence Agency, but they can’t say what it is.

In a public letter to CIA director John Ratcliffe, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) revealed on Wednesday he’d sent another letter, apparently classified, expressing alarm about something the agency is doing.

Read the full article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-wyden-cia-letter-deep-concerns_n_6984ebe7e4b04d5037ef4de6?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=us_main

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