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A year after the Moore tornado killed 24 people, including 7 children, Oklahoma is still struggling to find a way to fund storm shelters.
A federal judge has refused to stop Wednesday's execution of a Missouri prisoner who argued a rare birth defect would make any lethal injection excruciating and unconstitutional.
A federal judge has refused to stop Wednesday's execution of a Missouri prisoner who argued a rare birth defect would make any lethal injection excruciating and unconstitutional.
Oregon became the 18th state to allow gay marriage after a federal judge on Monday struck down a voter-approved ban.U.S. District Judge Michael McShane held that the ban violates the Constitution by discriminating against gay couples. He ordered the state not to enforce it.
Nixa, Mo. — It’s been almost one year since a giant, EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people and leveling the city.
A Georgia law that shrouds lethal-injection drugs in secrecy was upheld by the state's highest court on Monday, though two justices expressed concern the policy could lead to a "macabre" repeat of a botched Oklahoma execution.
The Mississippi man who admitted sending letters laced with poison to President Barack Obama, a senator and a judge was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.
Wolfeboro, N.H., Police Commissioner Robert Copeland, who's 82 and white, acknowledged in an email he used the racial slur to describe Obama.
1. US to Battle Coffee Fungus in Latin AmericaThe U.S. government is stepping in to make sure your favorite cup of joe remains affordable.
The 27-year-old man suspected of a string of highway shootings in and around Kansas City pleaded not guilty to 20 counts in an arraignment hearing Monday, according to prosecutors.
