A Pennsylvania judge says mass murderer George Banks is too mentally ill to be executed.

Republican John McCain is crediting the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush’s lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.The cost of oil and gasoline is...

Three men who got national attention when an eastern Pennsylvania judge ordered them to learn English as a condition of probation are in the process of being deported.Rafael Guzman-Mateo, Ricardo Dominguez and Luis Reyes were among a group that committed...

Eight-year-old Michael LaCoste wanted to ask Barack Obama a question.The young boy got his chance at a campaign stop with the Democratic candidate Tuesday.”How do you get to be, how do you run for president,” asked Michael.The crowd applauded and gave...

A judge known for creative sentencing has ordered three Spanish-speaking men to learn English or go to jail.The men, who faced prison for criminal conspiracy to commit robbery, can remain on parole if they learn to read and write English, earn their GEDs...

An Italian immigrant who grew his fresh-roasted peanut business from a small pushcart into a worldwide corporate behemoth has been recognized with a state historical marker.Amedeo Obici moved to the United States at age 12, speaking no English. The...