The Supreme Court on Monday denied John Allen Muhammad's request to stay his execution, clearing the way for Virginia to put to death the man who terrorized the Washington region as the Beltway Sniper. ...more

November 10, 2009

His marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy. Everything Jason Rodriguez sought ended in failure. Except his alleged plot to kill. ...more

November 8, 2009

Authorities say friends of an ill man dumped the 54-year-old from a car and planned to meet him at a hospital, but the man died on the side of a Seminole County road. ...more

September 27, 2009

A new generation of artificial ankles, designed to work more like the joint you're born with, has specialists hoping they will offer less pain and more function to thousands who hobble - although it's too soon to be sure. ...more

November 18, 2008

A parolee convicted of using coat hangers to strangle a 65-year-old mentally ill man during a burglary of the victim's house was executed Thursday evening. ...more

November 7, 2008

Three weeks ago Wednesday, a mentally ill man walked away from a Sulphur Springs assisted-living facility. His relatives haven't heard from him since. ...more

November 15, 2007