Second execution attempt raises concern of unconstitutionality
A federal appeals court on Monday halted the execution of an inmate three weeks after problems with a lethal injection attempt.
Former judge accused of having sex with male inmates
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) -- Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a county overwhelmingly white and increasingly Republican...
Despite path to recovery, employers aren't ready to hire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Job hunters will face long odds well into next year. As the unemployment rate inches closer to 10 percent, most businesses are nowhere close to hiring again...
NAACP holds rally in Rockford, calls for new investigation in shooting
NAACP president and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous returned to Rockford on Saturday for his second rally in the city about 90 miles northwest of Chicago...
Jackson and Farrakhan attend Chicago teen's funeral, call for end of violence
CHICAGO (AP) -- The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday...
'Housewives' cast member's ex-fiance dies in fight
ATLANTA (AP) -- The former fiance of a cast member from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" died Friday night after a fight outside an Atlanta strip club...
NAACP president calls for further investigation on Rockford shooting
ROCKFORD, IIl. (AP) -- The Aug. 24 death of Mark Anthony Barmore has created racial tension in this northern Illinois community of nearly 160,000 people...
