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Death penalty changes easily clear House
Tampa Bay Online TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a compromise measure designed to cure the state’s death-penalty sentencing system, struck down by the U.S. Supreme... (photo: Creative Commons / Bjoertvedt)

Supreme Court building at sunset in Washington

Scalia's Death Leaves an Evenly Split Court to Decide on Major Abortion, Labor, Voting Rights, ...

Alternet A huge crisis is on the docket. Senate Republicans are vowing to block President Obama from filling the Supreme Court seat left by Justice Scalia, who died on Saturday at the age of 79. The next... (photo: AP / Jon Elswick)

A migrant boy plays in a puddle at the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

The Morally Bankrupt EU-Turkey Refugee Deal Aids and Abets Human Rights Violations

Huffington Post ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the refugee crisis in Europe to obtain the European Union's support for his own authoritarian regime. The 2.5 million refugees... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda)

Jason Dalton, of Kalamazoo Township, Mich., is arraigned via video before Judge Christopher T. Haenicke, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Prosecutor Says Uber Driver Admitted To Fatal Shooting Spree

WorldNews.com An Uber driver charged in the fatal shootings of six people in Michigan has admitted to carrying out the attacks, a prosecutor said Monday, The Associated Press reports. Jason Dalton waived his right... (photo: AP / Carlos Osorio)

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File - President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 27, 2010.

A constitutional clash with Congress
Philadelphia Daily News WASHINGTON (AP) - It only took one man's death to give Congress an opening to spread its dysfunction to the rest of government. Republican opposition to letting President... (photo: White House / Chuck Kennedy)

Pope Francis shakes the hands of the faithful after celebrating his final Mass in Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015.

Pope concludes Mexico trip with visits to prison, US border
The Oklahoman MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis wraps up his trip to Mexico on Wednesday with some of his most anticipated events: a visit in a Ciudad Juarez prison just days after a... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia jokes about his experiences as a law student at a program with fellow Justice Elena Kagan, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss.

Justice Scalia’s Two-Word Legacy: “Who Decides?”

WorldNews.com Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling While some Americans think the U.S. Constitution is merely words on a paper encased under the glass at the National... (photo: AP / Rogelio V. Solis)

Bernie Sanders, left, offers an apology to Hillary Clinton during a Democratic presidential primary debate Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

US Election 2016: How Bernie Sanders captured the hearts of America's idealists
The Times of India When Bernie Sanders was not battering Hillary Clinton at their latest debate for being a captive of Wall Street and falling short as a progressive, he was listing those... (photo: AP / Jim Cole)

Judge Denies Libyan Militant's Request To Be Returned To Country, Be Spared Death Penalty

WorldNews.com A Libyan militant’s request to be returned to his country and spared the death penalty on murder charges because his defense claimed was the unlawful seizure and... (photo: AP / Dana Verkouteren)

China sentences two men to death for murder of British monk
The Guardian Akong Tulku Rinpoche, who set up Europe’s first Tibetan monastery, was found dead with stab wounds in 2013... (photo: WN / marzena)

Chelsea 2 Spurs 0 Capital One Cup winners 2015 in London

Five things you might not know about John Terry
Belfast Telegraph Did you know John George Terry supported Manchester United growing up, enjoys playing golf with Niall from 1D and was Dad of the Year in 2009? Here, Press Association... (photo: Creative Commons / Dudek)

A giant billboard of Gambia President Yahya Jammeh sits on an empty street in Banjul Gambia

Happy hour and drinks are still flowing in the Gambia, the newest Islamic state
The Guardian Little has altered since country’s name changed to reflect its identity, but critics warn of the risks of mixing Islamism with poverty and repression... (photo: AP)

Russell Crowe and his wife Danielle Spencer at the 2011 Launch of The Star (originally called Star City) in Sydney Australia on September 14th, 2011

Russell Crowe needs to stop fighting players and take control of his club again
Canberra Times If there's something more quintessentially rugby league than a Hollywood actor/club owner getting into a blazing argument with a cranky little playmaker during a team... (photo: Creative Commons / Paul Cush)