Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STARKE, Fla. (AP) -- A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman he and his brother had met at a bar has become the first person executed in Florida this year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be Florida's third execution of 2026, keeping the state on pace to match or possibly exceed last year's record 19 executions.