MSNBC.com: U.S. newsMSNBC.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.Ohio killer: Weight gain isn't to avoid execution- September 17, 2008 A double murderer scheduled to be executed next month in Ohio said Tuesday he has not deliberately gained weight to rule out his death by lethal injection.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26748022/ Riding out Ike on an island, with a lion- September 17, 2008 Many years from now, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors will probably still be telling the story of how, on the night the storm flattened their island, they took sanctuary in a church with a lion.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26746849/ Georgia executes man who killed wife- September 17, 2008 Authorities on Tuesday executed the state of Georgia's longest-serving death row inmate for the murder of his wife.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26743630/ Rail line where crash occurred reopens- September 17, 2008 Rail service resumed Tuesday along the tracks where a Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train and left 25 people dead four days earlier.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26732536/ U.S. sanctions 5 accused in Iraq violence- September 16, 2008 The Bush administration said Tuesday it was imposing economic sanctions against five people accused of supporting violence in Iraq, including an Iranian who allegedly planned one of the most sophisticated attacks against U.S. forces since the war started.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26743290/ Train engineer described as warm, reclusive- September 16, 2008 Around his neighborhood, Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez was considered a recluse . Among young train fans, he was something of a celebrity.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26746697/ Philly agency defends inaction in subway attack- September 16, 2008 The city's transit agency is coming to the defense of subway passengers criticized on national television for not helping an attack victim earlier this month.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26744731/ Wal-Mart closes Ohio store over methane fears- September 16, 2008 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has closed one of its stores in the Cleveland area built atop a landfill amid concerns about potentially explosive methane gas.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26744262/ Grizzlies thriving in Montana, survey finds- September 16, 2008 The majestic grizzly bear, once king of the Western wilderness but threatened with extinction for a third of a century, has roared back in Montana.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26742652/ Many head home to see what Ike left- September 16, 2008 Many Texans are now on an exodus back home to communities that may have no power or water, or even houses to live in.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26744597/ |