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…
Jury gets case of wife strangled in Detroit suburb
A jury has the case of a former Rotary Club president charged with arranging his wife’s murder while he was having affairs and exploring bondage and masochism with other women…
‘I can’t breathe!’ tops list of notable quotes
I can’t breathe!” — the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold — was chosen as the most notable quote of the…
Ivory prices soar in China on new demand: report
By JASON STRAZIUSO Street prices for illegal ivory are soaring in China, where newly wealthy middle and upper class citizens are buying carved ivory and whole tusks as a status…
Vatican: Bishops should be led by pope on family
By NICOLE WINFIELD The Vatican urged bishops on Tuesday to be guided by Pope Francis and the “turning point” of a recent meeting on family issues that sought to provide…
Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej turns 87, but absent from celebrations
The people of Thailand celebrated King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 87th birthday Friday with both joy and trepidation, as the ailing monarch failed to make an expected public appearance at a time…
Feds urge Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland sentence of more than 3 years
By MICHAEL MELIA Feds urge Former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland sentence of more than 3 years Rowland, who resigned as governor in 2004 over another corruption scandal, was convicted…
US relationship with Pakistan wary but improving
By KEN DILANIAN The U.S. has carried out a series of airstrikes in recent days against some of Pakistan’s most wanted militants hiding in a remote border area, the latest…