Pakistan buries victims of school massacre
By REBECCA SANTANA and MUNIR AHMED As they buried their children Wednesday, the families spoke of their dreams. One boy had just gotten high marks on his midterm and hoped…
Death penalty controversy
Ohio senators pass lethal injection drug bill
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Ohio lawmakers on Thursday rushed to pass a lethal injection law meant to restart executions even as prosecutors who want a condemned child killer executed in February…
4 DEAD IN RENEWED VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi businessmen and others carry white flags as they march calling for peace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. Many of their businesses suffered because of…
Mo. Supreme Court denies Franklin’s appeal
By JIM SALTER FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 19, 1998, file photo, Joseph Paul Franklin sits in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court where jury selection was set to begin…
Judge won’t stop condemned Ohio killer’s execution
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS In this undated photo released by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Ronald Phillips. Phillips, a death row inmate who raped and killed his girlfriend’s…
UN COMPARES IRAQ DEATH PENALTY — USE TO SLAUGHTER
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki greets supporters following a campaign rally in Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 15, 2013. Al-Maliki resumed…
W.VA. DELEGATE FIGHTING TO REINSTATE DEATH PENALTY
By DAVID GUTMAN This image provided by West Virginia Legislative Services shows Del. John Overington, R-Berkley, In Charleston, W. Va. The 2013 legislative session marks the 27th consecutive year that…
MD. POISED TO BE 18TH STATE TO BAN DEATH PENALTY
By MICHELLE JANAYE NEALY and BRIAN WITTE FILE – Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley attends the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington, in this Feb. 24, 2013 file photo.…