COLUMBUS, Ohio – The lawyer for an inmate whose execution was halted after an unprecedented two hours said trying to put him to death again in a week could be a disaster. Romell Broom is still recovering from Tuesday’s prolonged execution attempt and is physically and emotionally traumatized, his attorney, Adele Shank, said Wednesday. “It […]
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France Concorde Crash Trial
The US airline Continental and five individuals are set to go on trial in France over the crash of an Air France Concorde jet nearly 10 years ago. A wing and one engine caught fire as the supersonic jet was taking off from Paris Charles De Gaulle airport in July 2000. Flight 4590 struck a […]
What Will Happen To Michael Jackson’s Children?
The death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50 has raised many questions about his health, finances, and legacy. But at the top of many people’s list of questions is the fate of his three children: How are they coping, and who will get custody of them?Debbie Rowe, a nurse who Jackson married in […]
EBay CEO envisions PayPal in more offline settings
The waiter comes to your table and asks: “Will you be paying by cash, credit or PayPal?” Don’t be surprised to hear that question six months or a year from now, says John Donahoe, the CEO of PayPal’s parent company, eBay Inc. Although PayPal is best known as a way to pay people or buy […]
The pros and cons of daylight saving time
Do we still need daylight saving time? For nearly a century, Americans have been springing forward and falling back, and this year will be no different. Come Sunday morning, we’ll be snuggled soundly in bed as the clocks fall back an hour. Daylight saving time is the autumnal gift that provides the proverbial snooze button […]
Christian Easter Crafts
Fun Christian Easter crafts are necessary for nearly every Sunday school teacher or children’s church worker. When you have to come up with a craft every week, however, it can be almost impossible to feel creative enough to come up with one more new idea. Preschool Easter Crafts Not only do young children love doing […]
Strongest Life & Health Insurers in the U.S.
Data Date: Second Quarter 2009 Name State Total Assets ($) American Family Life Ins Co WI 3,984,187,042 American Fidelity Asr Co OK 3,401,577,089 Auto-Owners Life Ins Co MI 2,201,820,100 Country Life Ins Co IL 7,599,744,829 Federated Life Ins Co MN 989,712,098 Guardian Life Ins Co Of America NY 29,708,582,466 Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co MA […]
Quick million for new Dan Brown book
Dan Brown does it again, on paper and on the screen. Doubleday announced Wednesday that “The Lost Symbol,” Brown’s first novel since “The Da Vinci Code,” has already sold more than 1 million copies after being on sale for one day in the United States, Canada and Britain. That total includes preorders for the book, […]