Missouri

Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.

The list of books pulled from shelves was published Wednesday by the literary free-expression advocacy group PEN America.

The principle of feeding the needy is so ingrained in Jewish tradition that the Talmud quote posted at the counter of Goldie's Bagels is traditionally recited in Aramaic at the seder.

Cody Steven Rush, 30, confessed in court on Monday to calling the FBI saying he wanted to blow up the Central Reform Synagogue because he "hates Jews."

Eight cars and two locomotives derailed, Amtrak said, leaving all but one car lying on its side along the track surrounded by grass and farmland.

The intruder left the Torah, a silver pointer used during Torah readings, and all the Hebrew Bibles and prayer books.

Ernest Johnson's lawyers say there is overwhelming evidence of his intellectual disability. They asked the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt the execution.

Few knew about the marriage, which was kept secret to avoid a scandal.

Bush defeated Lacy Clay by 3 percentage points, 48.6% to 45.5% in the primary Tuesday.

Missouri joins Nevada, Minnesota and Alabama, among others, in passing legislation preventing the state from contracting with companies that boycott Israel.