Staff shortages in North Carolina’s prisons have climbed to dangerous levels over the past two years, despite state efforts to attract more officers, the Charlotte Observer reports. Last month, 16 percent of the state’s prison officer positions were vacant, up from 9 percent in January...
The Arkansas Supreme Court halted the planned execution of an inmate whose lawyers claim is severely mentally ill, while a state judge ordered officials to release more information about one of the lethal injection drugs they had planned to use, The Guardian reports. Jack Greene...
Mexican officials and United Nations human rights experts have called for a stop to a Texas execution scheduled for Wednesday evening, the Texas Tribune reports. The man sentenced to die, Mexican national Ruben Cárdenas, was never given a chance to speak to his country’s consulate...
A former Virginia TV anchor whose girlfriend was fatally shot on-air has claimed a stunning victory over a three-term incumbent state delegate, USA Today reports. Chris Hurst, 30, supported stricter gun safety measures, but centered his campaign around other issues including expansion of Medicaid and...
With nearly eight weeks until the end of the year, 2017 is the most deadly year for mass killings in the U.S. in more than a decade, USA Today reports. Sunday’s shooting at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Tx. raised the total of victims...
Despite all of the noise about the rise of e-commerce and omni-channel distribution and the demise of brick-and-mortar, 85% of retail sales are still made in physical stores, and physical stores will continue to be at the core of retailers’ efforts to enhance their brands...