Taliban: ‘We are not going to allow Afghans to leave’

Mississippi prison employees will conduct once-a-week rehearsals as the state prepares for its first execution since 2012, Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain says. Cain told The Associated Press on Friday that the rehearsals for a lethal injection are usually done once a month at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, following a protocol that's about 20…

“When he grabbed her, I thought it was a joke. When she said, 'He's taking my child away,' I reacted and went towards him,” a good Samaritan who intervened said. Read full article