A legal tug-of-war over Ohio’s execution procedures grew more confused Monday as Ohio’s governor granted a temporary reprieve to a murderer scheduled for lethal injection this week. The action came just hours after the state’s attorney general’s office asked the U.S.
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American Samoans pulling together after quake, tsunami
Residents of close-knit American Samoa are pulling together to help Pago Pago recover from Tuesday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, one of them told CNN on Wednesday. “That’s how we operate over here in American Samoa — basically everyone is related,” said iReporter Maneafaiga T.
Justices take on potentially landmark gun rights cases
Setting the stage for a dramatic battle over gun rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted an appeal challenging the ability of state and local governments to enforce strict limits on handguns and other weapons.
Spate of terrorism arrests not connected, analysts say
In the past week, U.S. officials have announced charges in five terrorism probes in five states
Imam’s arrest shocks New York’s Afghan-American community
The arrest of a local imam for allegedly lying to the FBI about tipping off a suspected terrorist sent shock waves through the Afghan community in New York. Ahmad Wais Afzali, a prominent imam in Queens who runs an Islamic burial service for the Muslim community, has maintained his innocence in the case
Germans prepare to vote in elections
Germans head to the polls Sunday to elect members who will form the country’s 17th Bundestag — the federal parliament. Two candidates — incumbent chancellor, Angela Merkel and her vice-chancellor and foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier — are vying to head up what has historically been a coalition government.
U.S. terror suspect indicted on bomb conspiracy charge
A Colorado man arrested in a U.S. terror probe has been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction — explosive bombs — against persons or property in the United States, the Justice Department said Thursday
D.C. train crash probe prompts nationwide rail alert
Federal safety investigators said Tuesday they fear flaws found in Washington’s Metro subway system after a deadly crash this summer may endanger other transit systems, and they sent out an urgent recommendation asking that other rail operators check for similar problems.
Experts wary of "shoe bomber" communication with family
Convicted “shoe bomber” Richard Reid was given permission to correspond from prison with members of his family this summer, after the Justice Department allowed restrictions on him to expire. But several homeland security experts say that even with wardens screening every letter, they’d prefer to see imprisoned terrorists held completely incommunicado
Edwards asked aide to claim paternity, sources say
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards talked a campaign aide into claiming he fathered a child born to Edwards’ onetime mistress, sources familiar with the issue said Monday.