Ohio inmate loses appeal to block 2nd attempt at execution

This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Romell Broom, whose 2009 botched execution was called off after two hours. The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a condemned Ohio killer who said the state should not get a second chance to put him to death after he survived a botched execution.

Experts debate gun control in New York State

For the second installment of the "You Defend It Debate Series," representatives from the largest organizations in New York advocating for and against stricter gun laws squared off in Old University Union. The event, held Tuesday, was hosted by the Binghamton University Speech and Debate Team along with Defend It Inc., a local debate organization.

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Will justice in America be Trumped?

His Nixonian campaign mantra of "law and order" demonstrates no empathy for those ensnared in the criminal justice system. Trump is not the first presidential candidate who, while running, assured his followers he would address the nation's perceived lackluster enforcement of criminal law.

This week in Shelter Island history

Film maker and founder of the Disney Company Walt Disney succumbed to lung cancer in California at the age of 65. The rate of inflation rose to 3.01 percent, at least partially attributed to funding of the ongoing war in Vietnam. Pop singer Andy Williams released the last in a series of albums produced by Robert Mersey titled "In the Arms of Love" that topped the Billboard charts a month later in January 1967.

US Supreme Court lets Alabama execution go ahead

The U.S. Supreme Court late Thursday said Alabama could execute an inmate convicted of killing a convenience store clerk, a decision handed down after a whirlwind of legal fillings and two court-ordered delays. Justices twice paused the execution as attorneys for Ronald Bert Smith Jr., 45, argued for a delay, saying a judge shouldn't have been able to impose the death penalty when a jury recommended he receive life imprisonment.

What’s Next for Ohio’s Strict Abortion ‘Heartbeat’ Bill

In this Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 file picture, anti-abortion and pro-choice activists stand next to each other in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. On Tuesday, the Ohio General Assembly passed what could become among the strictest abortion laws in the nation if it is signed into law by Ohio Governor John Kasich .