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Executions were suspended in Kentucky Wednesday after its top court ruled the state must adopt and publish its protocols on the use of lethal injections. The case was brought forward by death row inmates who failed in 2008 to convince...

Under terms of the deal, Jones will receive a base salary of $500,000 in 2010 and up to an additional $1 million in performance bonuses. Jones, 32, batted .214 (60-281) with 17 home runs and 43 RBI in 82 games...

Despite assurances from Attorney General Eric Holder that trying the 911 Terrorists in civilian courts of New York City will be expeditious and just, these trials are already shaping up to be a platform for the masterminds of the 911...

Police investigate murder-suicide in Addison November 25, 2009 11:41 AM Police are conducting a double murder-suicide investigation at a home in west suburban Addison , officials said. A law-enforcement source said the incident left three people dead; one of the...

Tuesday was the first board of education meeting since the incident happened. Crystal Gwaltney said her daughter and other students on a bus had been bullied for months by a boy and his friend. The girl's family says one boy...

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.78% this week, matching an all-time low in Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released Wednesday...This week's average matched a low set the week ending April 30. A good time to buy...

France's first lady Carla Bruni will appear in Woody Allen's Gaul-set film, due to shoot next summer. The wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy will play a secondary role, according to producer Javier Mendez at Spanish production company Mediapro. Bruni said...