Connor Bauer often won so convincingly this fall that he had already peeled off his jersey by the time the rest of the pack began the closing stretch, a not-so-subtle reminder of which runner rules the Heartland. ...more

November 30, 2009

A music icon takes a stand against chronic pain. ...more

March 13, 2009

Deputies discovered a man in a men's bathroom Tuesday at a local funeral home wiping blood from his face. ...more

February 5, 2009

This father's tragedy started, as so many do, with the mundane. His boy, a handsome and well-built athlete, injured his arm playing soccer in his native Ecuador. Alex, 15, was tough, but the pain wouldn't go away, and it got worse. ...more

November 15, 2008

Many pet lovers dream of working with animals one day. Some give up secure corporate jobs to chase that dream. ...more

May 28, 2008

The Kentucky inmates challenging the state's three-drug lethal injection protocol believe it is unconstitutional because there is a possibility that if administered improperly, it could cause excruciating pain. Thus the men claim the procedure is a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. ...more

January 9, 2008

Florida's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's lethal injection procedures are not cruel and unusual, which could clear the way for an execution scheduled this month. ...more

November 2, 2007

The U.S. Supreme Court, not its Florida counterpart, should decide whether to stay an execution scheduled next month while the federal justices consider a lethal injection challenge, a lawyer for the state argued Thursday. ...more

October 13, 2007

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take a hard look at the method of lethal injection most states use to put inmates to death in a case that could further slow the pace of executions. ...more

September 26, 2007