COLUMBUS, Ohio – A condemned Ohio killer is making an unusual plea for mercy ahead of his scheduled execution next month. Attorneys for Steven Smith are arguing that while Smith intended to sexually assault his girlfriend’s 6-month-old daughter, he never intended to kill the girl. Smith’s attorneys say evidence shows the baby died because Smith [...]
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Connecticut Agrees on ‘Strong’ Gun Laws
Connecticut lawmakers announced a deal Monday on what they called some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the December mass shooting in the state, including a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the massacre that left 20 children and six educators dead. The proposal [...]
University Takes Action to Punish Student For Refusing To Stomp On Jesus
A Florida Atlantic University student who filed a complaint against his professor, Deandre Poole (picture), after he was ordered to stomp on the name of Jesus has been brought up on academic charges by the school and may no longer attend class. According to a letter written by Associate Dean Rozalia Williams, “Rotela is facing a [...]
North Korea orders artillery to be combat ready, targeting U.S. bases
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units have been ordered to be combat ready, targeting U.S. military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America after U.S. bombers flew sorties threatening the North. The order, issued in a statement from the North’s military “supreme command”, marks the latest [...]
Burgess keeps fiddle making tradition alive
ARNAUDVILLE — In today’s digital world, music can be summoned in the blink of an eye. Yet Anya Schoenegge Burgess is stubbornly old school. Burgess makes violins by hand — the same way Andrea Amati made the first in Cremona, Italy, nearly 500 years ago. Two months can pass before Burgess completes one instrument. And [...]
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