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Kentucky and Tennessee have reportedly become the second and third states to turn over their supplies of an increasingly rare lethal-injection drug to the Justice Department.The drug, sodium thiopental, is one of three drugs that most states that enforce capital punishment use in their lethal inject

They say it takes money to make money — but does it take a job to land a job?

The Italian government failed to meet its human-rights obligations in dealing with thousands of Tunisian migrants on the small southern island of Lampedusa, says Amnesty International.The human rights group says Italy's government allowed the living conditions of the Tunisians to reach a crisis poin

One of America's most successful charter-school networks receives more government money than it has previously admitted — and it's also not as successful as it has stated, according to a new study.Researchers say that schools in the Knowledge Is Power Program have a much higher attrition rate than i

Ever since Arizona passed its tough immigration law penalizing undocumented workers, other states have been considering similar laws.But so far, no Arizona-type legislation has passed.

The word "tsunami" is originally a Japanese word, but today it's commonly used in English.

The Japanese are beginning memorial ceremonies for people killed in the earthquake and tsunami. Times of crisis lead many people to turn to religion for strength and comfort.