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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida’s system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges – and not enough to juries – to decide capital sentences. The ruling, in a near-unanimous 8-1 vote, arose from the...

“That’s more money than I’d know what to do with”. If you choose the annuity, then we can invest the cash amount pre-tax, less an immediate first payment (more to invest means more earnings).

By an 8-1 decision the Supreme Court found that Florida law violates the sixth amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees a right to trial by jury because juries play only an advisory role in recommending death while the judge can reach a different decision.

Rats and roaches run through the halls of Moses Field School and pieces of ceiling have fallen on the heads of students at Palmer Park Preparatory Academy.

A clerk at a 7-11 store pulls Powerball tickets from a printer for a customer, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, in Tampa, Fla.

The committee is examining whether Kane can effectively carry out the responsibilities of her office with a suspended law license. She says she’s innocent of the criminal charges and that the case was concocted in an attempt to stop her from exposing offensive emails...

With maximum sustained winds of about 50mph, it is not likely to strengthen much in the next two days before losing the structure of a subtropical storm.

“Our statute is different and it’s not doing the things unconstitutional (in Florida) which is essentially making the jury’s determination (void) if the judge wanted to”. “What I think about when I’m involved in that is the victim”....

The reality star community has apparently not come together behind former “Celebrity Apprentice” star Donald Trump: “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson is endorsing Ted Cruz for the president. Why he’s hunting with Ted Cruz!

“These guys will all slug it out in Iowa and New Hampshire”. Cruz himself has become the front-runner in Iowa, passing Trump in several polls ahead of the February 1 caucuses that will open the Republican nomination process.

Michigan State Police began delivering clean and safe water door-to-door in Flint Tuesday after Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County a week ago.

The Powerball jackpot has already rolled 19 times since November 7, 2015 because no one won the prize. Tickets are $2 each, and sales stop 59 minutes before the drawing, but may end earlier in some states. Two weeks ago it was a mere $400 million, but it’s since tripled to...

Obama’s approval rating for handling gun policy went up following the announcement of the new rules on Tuesday. About the only part of Obama’s action that makes sense is a plan to spend $500 million to “increase access to mental health care” and increased...

Reed Hastings has already made it easier for millions to access entertainment.

The armed group that took over a federal wildlife refuge in OR more than a week ago will host a community meeting Friday to explain its position and announce when it will leave, one of the leaders of the group said, according to local media.