Mar 14th, 2010 · A U.S. couple shot to death within sight of the border with their baby in their vehicle's back seat was among those killed in drug-plagued Ciudad Juarez, officials said Sunday. President Obama expressed outrage over the killings, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon promised a swift investigation.
Mar 12th, 2010 · Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ted Morgan's Valley of Death is the story of the brutal conflict — a fight led by the French to re-establish colonial rule in Vietnam — that led to the Vietnam War. The battle of Dien Bien Phu lasted months, but the fallout lasted decades.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The New Testament contains multiple versions of the life and teachings of Jesus. Erhman, the author of Jesus, Interrupted, says they are at odds with each other on important points regarding the life, death and divinity of Jesus.
Mar 12th, 2010 · The auto repossession industry is big business. Two million cars were repoed last year. A report from the National Consumer Law Center says most of those are done without the involvement of courts or police. These so-called self-help repos have caused at least six deaths in recent years. From Michigan Radio, Tracy Samilton reports.
Mar 11th, 2010 · A Massachusetts sporting club is donating $10,000 to children's charities as part of a deal settling criminal charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi during a gun fair.
Mar 11th, 2010 · The Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the number of people killed in highway crashes last year was the lowest since 1954. Factoring in the number of miles traveled, it was the lowest fatality rate ever.
Mar 11th, 2010 · Two cases in California have ignited calls to strengthen laws designed to protect communities from sexual predators like John Gardner, who has been charged in the murder of Chelsea King, 17, and is being investigated in the death of 14-year-old Amber Dubois. But there's already a raft of laws, named after earlier victims. Legal experts say that the laws in place should be better enforced.
Mar 10th, 2010 · Seven years after the death of Johnny Cash, producer Rick Rubin has selected 10 more songs among the many he produced for Cash late in the singer's life. Rock critic Ken Tucker examines the end result, the album American VI: Ain't No Grave.