Supreme Court, Gorsuch rule Missouri inmate with disease has no right to ‘painless death,’ can be executed

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:40:38 GMT

A Missouri man convicted in a brutal rape and murder can be executed by lethal injection because he is not guaranteed a "painless death," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, quashing Russell Bucklew's bid to avoid the needle because of his rare medical condition.

Surfing accident left man's face 'pushed in a bit' after smashing into paddle board

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:36:15 GMT

A 43-year-old man in the U.K. is on the road to recovery and in the planning stages of a project to teach surfers how to help in an emergency just two months after a massive wipe out left him with such severe injuries that he needed a face lift.

Judge considering request to unseal Jussie Smollett file

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:29:07 GMT

It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case.

Senate Dems introduce measure to abolish Electoral College

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:20:33 GMT

A group of Democratic senators on Tuesday introduced a measure to do away with the Electoral College, picking up on a talking point that has caught fire in the 2020 Democratic presidential field.

Democrats who spoke at conference featuring chant quoting cop-killer Assata Shakur on 'coward list:' David Webb

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:14:29 GMT

Webb, host of “Reality Check” on Fox Nation, said on “Fox & Friends” that he wasn’t surprised at what happened Monday at the “We The People Summit” in Washington where an NAACP official asked the crowd to repeat after him a quote he attributed to the fugitive, Assata Shakur.

Florida authorities searching for dad accused of killing wife, young daughter with machete

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:11:18 GMT

The Miami Gardens police said they were searching for Noel Chambers, 57, a dad accused of killing his wife and young daughter with a machete.

Teen boy discovers long-lost medieval gravestones in Scottish churchyard

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:10:00 GMT

A trio of lost Medieval gravestones have been rediscovered in an Scottish churchyard.

Husband, wife among 2 dead in North Dakota attack

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:09:39 GMT

Police in North Dakota are planning to release more information in the deaths of four people whose bodies were found Monday at a property management company in Mandan.

IMF managing director says economy is at 'delicate moment'

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 16:08:14 GMT

The head of the International Monetary Fund says the global economy is at a "delicate moment" with a hoped-for rebound in growth later this year being threatened by a variety of factors from such as rising trade tensions.