Georgia Pardon and Parole Board convened a hearing on Sept. 12 to hear testimony regarding the imminent execution of Troy Davis. News reports after the hearing stated Davis had gained a 90-day stay, but AI reports the execution for Sept. 23 is still on!

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- A humpback whale who roamed the Baltic Sea has made his way to the North Sea, where he can meet up with other whales and build up his winter fat reserves.

Amnesty International's long-standing concerns about human rights violations in North Korea include the use of torture and the death penalty, arbitrary detention and imprisonment, inhumane prison conditions and the near-total suppression of fundamental...

The Sanaga-Yong Center family of 66 is still growing with three new arrivals over the last three months, clearly indicating that the hunting of chimpanzees still goes on. In May we welcomed a male baby of only five months who did not have any teeth.

The church vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin attends, Wasilla Bible Church, advocates "reparative therapy" for gays, according to an article from Time Magazine.

Seen from the air, Sarah Palin's state is an environmental wonderland. From Anchorage to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, there is a vast landscape of snow-capped peaks, fjords, crystal

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On Wednesday, September 3, USDC Judge Timothy Corrigan began hearing testimony to determine whether Florida's prisons will continue the inhumane practice of gassing their mentally ill inmates. As a child, I watched The Diary of Anne Frank . . .

Highway Patrol trying to reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths.Lexington County continues to lead the state in traffic fatalities and has the highest percentage of alcohol-related crashes.

Underage drinking has long alarmed college administrators and health professionals. But now a deep schism is forming among those same people on how to address the problem.