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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that the nation’s death row inmates can file last-minute challenges to lethal injection after they’ve exhausted their regular appeals. The court’s ruling leaves unanswered, however, broader questions about the chemicals used in lethal injections around the country and whether they cause excruciating …

GWANGJU, South Korea – Scores of South Koreans chanted “We are one!” as a North Korean delegation arrived Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of a 2000 summit that moved the rivals toward reconciliation. The South Koreans, who also waved flags depicting a unified peninsula, greeted the delegation of 148 North …

TOKYO – A U.S. sailor was arrested late Wednesday for allegedly groping a high school girl near Tokyo, Japanese police said Thursday. Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Joseph Valerie, 47, stationed in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, was arrested on the spot on suspicion of touching the 15-year-old high school girl’s …