The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago says he isn't convinced the state wrongly killed a man despite a new report that again questions the case.More >>
The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case.More >>
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor, the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate only to lose his seat after one term to another prominent Democrat, has died. He was 89.More >>
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor gained fame nationally as the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, but he was known in his home state as the farmer-turned-astute-politician who loved talking with...More >>
The U.S. Navy says an amphibious assault ship and a replenishment tanker collided in the Pacific Ocean but there were no injuries and no fuel spills.More >>
An 844-foot-long U.S. Navy assault ship collided with a refueling tanker Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.More >>
A man has been arrested on a murder charge after his pregnant wife who had been stabbed in the chest staggered into a police station in western Arkansas and collapsed.More >>
A newlywed was being held on a murder charge Wednesday after his pregnant wife staggered into a western Arkansas police station, her blouse covered in blood from the stab wound in her chest, and collapsed.More >>
An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York.More >>
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead in her home Wednesday.More >>
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.More >>
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.More >>
A Security Council diplomat says a report by an expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran concluded that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons.More >>
An expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran has reported that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons, a Security Council diplomat said Wednesday.More >>
The U.S. Army is launching a sweeping, independent review of how it evaluates and diagnoses soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were improperly...More >>
Army leaders said Wednesday they are launching a sweeping, independent review of how the service evaluates soldiers with possible post-traumatic stress disorder following recent complaints that some PTSD diagnoses were...More >>
Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show by...More >>
Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show by...More >>
A top negotiator in Greece's huge debt writedown deal has been appointed the country's caretaker finance minister.More >>
A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.More >>
By The Associated Press State department officials confirm U.S. law enforcement agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a helicopter during an anti-drug operation in which at least four...More >>
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed Wednesday that some of its agents were aboard a U.S.-owned helicopter with Honduran police who opened fire on a small boat on a Honduran river, and a local official said two...More >>
This year's Cannes Film Festival features directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East - but no women.More >>
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East - but no women.More >>
Brazil says it is taking steps to lower the spiraling cost of accommodations during the upcoming United Nations' Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.More >>
Brazil is taking steps to lower the spiraling cost of accommodations during the United Nations' upcoming conference on sustainable development, the office of President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday.More >>
Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with $1.3 million in cash aboard.More >>
Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with $1.3 million in cash aboard.More >>
The news director for one of Honduras' most important radio stations has been found dead, nearly a week after he was kidnapped.More >>
Honduras' president offered a reward of more than $150,000 Wednesday for information leading to the killers of one of the country's best-known journalists, and authorities later announced that a suspect was being...More >>
Greece's president is to convene the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.More >>
A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.More >>
Russian police has uprooted a protest camp in central Moscow that has recently become a center of opposition activity.More >>
Russian police arrested about 20 protesters on Wednesday night at a central Moscow square where demonstrators had moved after police uprooted them from a camp, the latest move in a broadening crackdown on the forces opposing...More >>
Leading politicians and journalists have gathered in London to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin.More >>
Leading politicians and journalists gathered in London on Wednesday to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin, a woman they remembered as fearless, dedicated and kind.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:15 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:15:31 GMT
For the first time, The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce announced two winners for the Small Business of the Year Award, Beach Properties of Hilton Head and Collins Group Realty. More >>
For the first time, The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce announced two winners for the Small Business of the Year Award, Beach Properties of Hilton Head and Collins Group Realty. More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:58 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:58:30 GMT
A pair of barracks that feature wheelchair accessible apartments will house injured and recovering soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion. Soldiers will begin moving in over the next week. More >>
A pair of barracks that feature wheelchair accessible apartments will house injured and recovering soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion. Soldiers will begin moving in over the next week.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:49 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:49:34 GMT
After learning two weeks ago they would not be allowed to collect unemployment after the school year ends, school bus drivers at First Student took their frustrations to the Department of labor. More >>
After learning two weeks ago they would not be allowed to collect unemployment after the school year ends, as they have in the past, school bus drivers at First Student took their frustrations to the Department of labor, who made the rule change back in February.More >>
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