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US Supreme Court upholds stay of execution in Fla.

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) - Following a slew of conflicting court rulings, a federal appeals court Tuesday night blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of eight slayings that jolted South Florida in the 1970s. The U.S. Supreme Court

Ohio: Execution table can support obese inmate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The warden of the prison where Ohio puts inmates to death says the state's execution table can easily hold a condemned inmate who has argued he is so big it might collapse. The table was tested by placing an equally heavy

Fla. set to execute mass killer after stay denied

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

By CURT ANDERSON and TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an emergency request for a stay in the scheduled execution of a Florida mass killer who sought a reprieve because of mental illness. The justices rejected the request Tuesday from 64-year-old

Fla. to execute mass killer after court lifts stay

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 23rd

MIAMI (AP) - Florida is going ahead with the execution of a convicted mass killer from the 1970s after an appeals court lifted a last-minute stay. State Department of Corrections spokeswoman Ann Howard said the execution of 64-year-old John Ferguson is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Florida State Prison

Judge stays execution of mentally ill mass killer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Saturday granted a stay of execution for a convicted mass killer in Florida, who is mentally ill and was scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley granted the motion for a stay in the case of John Errol Ferguson, who was to be

Judge stays execution of mentally ill mass killer

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 21st

MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Saturday granted a stay of execution for a convicted mass killer in Florida who is mentally ill and was scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Daniel T. K. Hurley granted the motion for a stay in the case of John Errol Ferguson, who was to be

Zito, Giants beat Cards, close NLCS deficit to 3-2

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 20th

By R.B. FALLSTROMAP Sports Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) - The big curveball was back, and Barry Zito mixed in some well-placed fastballs, too. It was just like the good old days. Zito was at his best Friday night, pitching San Francisco back into the NL championship series with a 5-0 win over the St.

On the Call: IBM CFO Mark Loughridge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 17th

ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) - IBM's third-quarter earnings report rattled some investors Tuesday by falling well short of analysts' revenue projections. Much of the shortfall stemmed from changes in currency exchange rates that resulted in fewer dollars on sales made in Europe and other countries.

S. Dakota executes inmate who killed prison guard

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By DAVE KOLPACK and KRISTI EATONAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota man who beat a prison guard with a pipe and covered his head in plastic wrap to kill him during a failed escape attempt was put to death Monday, in the state's first execution since 2007. Eric Robert,

Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 15th

By SOPHENG CHEANGAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - He was many things to the Cambodia he helped navigate through half a century of war and genocide - revered independence hero, ruthless monarch and prime minister, communist collaborator, eccentric playboy, avid filmmaker. Most of all