A convicted rapist admitted to a 1998 murder and was sentenced to a long prison term Monday as another man once blamed for the crime called him a coward who ruined lives.
Peru's government declared a state of emergency Monday in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and gas installations to protest a law that makes it easier to sell their lands.
Democratic Gov. John Lynch believes wearing seat belts saves lives, but isn't sure a mandatory seat belt law for adults will work -- a hot topic for years in a state that doesn't require adults to be belted.
A federal judge says the state of New Hampshire must reimburse the group that challenged a law that would have required doctors to notify parents before performing abortions on minors.
The sister of a man who disappeared in California in 1985 and is presumed dead demanded yesterday that Clark Rockefeller shed his aliases and explain what happened to her brother and sister-in-law.
With young motorists losing their driver's licenses like never before under a tougher state law targeting teen speeders, state hearing officers are increasingly overwhelmed with desperate youths pleading to keep their licenses.
Nicknamed "Yolanda's Law" after a Plymouth teenager who eloquently testified before legislators about her struggles with bipolar disorder, a bill aimed at improving mental health care for an estimated 100,000 Massachusetts children now awaits Governor Deval Patrick's signature.
The gay marriage fight in Massachusetts may not be over after all. Opponents of same-sex marriages have filed paperwork for a ballot question that would repeal a new law that nullified a 1913 statute that prevented gay and lesbian couples from getting married here if their union wouldn't be legal in their home state.
(Reuters) - Labor groups are requesting an investigation into whether Wal-Mart Stores Inc violated federal election laws by telling employees that electing Democrats would lead to passage of legislation making it easier to unionize companies, The Wall Street Journal said citing a letter.
Jeff Green has heard the new uniforms will be Oklahoma Sooners crimson. Or maybe orange, in honor of Oklahoma State. Or perhaps some combination of both. As for the team's nickname, he has heard rumors of forces of nature, Great Plains fauna, feudal vassals and officers of the law.
Taiwan's former president admitted Thursday that he broke the law by not truthfully declaring campaign donations he received, and said that his wife sent an unspecified amount of money abroad.
Legislation aimed at improving U.S. consumer product safety after millions of Chinese-made toys were recalled last summer was signed into law by President George W. Bush on Thursday.
Gov. Sarah Palin, a rising young GOP star mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, could see her clean-hands reputation damaged by a growing furor over whether she tried to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.
