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Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday's earthquake on Java has surpassed 250 as more bodies have been discovered under collapsed buildings.

An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas.

The reality star and business mogul appeared in a courtroom Tuesday to testify about the night in 2016 when masked men tied her up at gunpoint and stole more than $6 million in jewelry.

An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.

The Supreme Court has given the Trump administration a series of major wins in the final blockbuster week of its term. We rounded up the final decisions in one place.

"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it.

“Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” is a one-woman show that takes a comic look at the beloved humorist. Louise Cornetta will perform “Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 at 2 and 6 p.m. on Nov. 29 and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 30.

Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife will host a Southwest Florida Birding Specialty Tour on Saturday, Feb. 28 as part of the 24th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival. The four-hour guided tour runs from 7 to 11 a.m., with participants asked to arrive by 6:45 a.m. at Rotary Park, 5505 Rose Garden Road.The tour will travel by bus to multiple birding locations in Cape Coral and surrounding areas, with short walks expected at select stops. Organizers say participants may see burrowing owls and other bird species common to Southwest Florida, including bald eagles, herons and egrets.Tickets cost $70 and include admission to the Burrowing Owl Festival. Advance purchase is required through ccfriendsofwildlife.org. The festival’s Wildlife and Environmental Expo will also take place Feb. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Rotary Park, featuring tours, vendors, speakers and family activities.

Michael Lee King, 54, was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the 2008 murder of a North Port woman that resulted in changes in state law regarding 911 operators. King was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. by the state Department of Corrections. The announcement came several hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his latest application to stay the scheduled execution.

Lee County Solid Waste is hosting its ninth annual “Donated not Wasted” food rescue campaign, a three-week initiative aimed at reducing food waste while helping residents facing food insecurity across the county. The recently launched campaign, which is running now through April 6, encourages seasonal residents and year-round community members to donate unopened, nonperishable food items before leaving Southwest Florida for the summer.