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By Matt Smith, CNN Austin, Texas (CNN) — An attorney general’s opinion effectively halts a Texas state commission’s investigation into allegations that flawed science led to a man’s 2004 execution, according to a draft report released Friday. The opinion prevents the Texas Forensic Science Commission “from…[For full story: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/09/09/texas.execution.probe/ ] Read more from the original source: Texas commission...

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Friday, 09 September 2011 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF LAKE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 2957 AN ORDINANCE RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 2834 WHICH ESTABLISHED A PUBLIC DEFENDER LEGAL FEE REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM, REGISTRATION FEE, AND REIMBURSEMENT FEE SCHEDULE WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2834 established a Public Defender Legal Fee Reimbursement Program, Registration Fee, and Reimbursement Fee Schedule; and WHEREAS, at...

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Acclaimed director Werner Herzog (pictured) came out strongly against capital punishment at the premiere of his anticipated doc Into the Abyss in Toronto last night, telling attendees that no one from his generation who remembered the Nazi era could support the death penalty. Herzog was met by a standing ovation as he took to the stage at the...

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by Jim Henson, The Texas Tribune One of the oddest moments of the GOP presidential primary debate Wednesday night in California occurred when the audience burst into applause in response to moderator Brian Williams’ recap of Gov. Rick Perry’s record of presiding over 234 executions. Williams had not yet even finished asking his question when the crowd erupted...

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Nicknamed the "dwarf barista," Elsa Sallard of El Paso, Texas has reached a settlement with Starbucks over a disability discrimination lawsuit brought on her behalf by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Born with dwarfism, a local Starbucks fired Sallard after she requested a stool to compensate for her small stature--a reasonable accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act....

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(September 8, 2011) California employers and insurers scored a victory in a recent California Supreme Court decision on annual cost-of-living adjustments for certain workers'... See more here: Court Ruling on Cost-of-Living Adjustments Is Workers’ Comp Victory for Employers

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The duel between Amazon and California over sales tax may finally be coming to a conclusion. A new Amazon sales tax deal would allow Amazon to postpone collecting sales tax from California consumers until September 2012. This tentative deal comes only after the California legislature was unable to pass a vote that would have forced Amazon to start...

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NRA Fights to Secure Access to Federal Lands Here is the original post: NRA Fights to Secure Access to Federal Lands

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Take a look at how Dominica, Botswana and Suriname are working to capitalize on their natural resources without jeopardizing them. The rest is here: Can eco-tourism help underdeveloped countries?

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Seafood could be going off a lot of menus as the world warms. More than half of a group of fish crucial for the marine food web might die if, as predicted, global warming reduces the amount of oxygen dissolved in some critical areas of the ocean - including some of our richest fisheries. Go here to read...