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A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she had promised to marry is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Wednesday evening.Suzanne Basso, 59, is slated for lethal injection at 6 p.m. CT. She would only be the 14th woman executed in the U.S.
A “significant” power outage has crippled service on at least three major subways lines in Manhattan amid a snowy morning rush hour Wednesday, sources tell NBC News.1, 2 and 3 trains are not running between Times Square and 137th Street in either direction, according to the MTA.
American short-track speedskater Sugar Todd (yes, that's her very cool real name) shared a picture on Twitter from Sochi of her palling around with fellow Olympian Alyson Dudek, a long-track speedskater.
Last week, diverse organizations from across North America came together to discuss the human impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on its 20th anniversary. The multi-sectoral Trinational Forum, hosted in Mexico City Jan. 28–31, was an opportunity for activists focused on labor, the environment, mining, farming, consumers, women, land and human rights to share their experiences under the NAFTA model, weigh the losses against the benefits and articulate a new vision for increased cooperation and action to achieve equitable growth and shared prosperity.
The father of Pacific castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga said he was told his long-lost son vanished on a fishing trip but he didn't have the heart to break the news to his ailing wife.
