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With murders down dramatically, death penalty support has fallen far from its peak 20 years ago. Problems with executions, meanwhile, have made many Democrats, at least, skeptical about the practice.

Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel spoke to nearly 400 University of Akron students for more than an hour in an open forum yesterday…

Two of the world's best golfers will play in Dublin later this month. Memorial Tournament officials say Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy have confirmed…

NATO has been watching Russia as it took over part of Ukraine, and massed troops near another part. Steve Inskeep talks to NATO commander General Philip Breedlove.

At least 19 people died in the blast Thursday in Abuja, according to officials. Separately, the government says more girls were taken in a mass kidnapping earlier this month than previously believed.

A former Ohio lobbyist for payday lenders has been fined 2 thousand dollars and placed on probation for failing to report gifts to lawmakers of Cincinnati…

U.S. employers added far more jobs than expected — 288,000 — in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. In a separate survey, the unemployment rate dipped by 0.4 percentage points.

The legislation would have created a financial framework for revenue from legal pot sales. It was put on hold by lawmakers.

Kent State University will pause this weekend to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the shooting deaths of four students during a protest of the Vietnam…

Steve Ryfle is the author of a book about the making of the film and its many sequels. He spoke to Fresh Air in 2004, on the film's 50th anniversary.