SALT LAKE CITY – A death row inmate set to be executed by firing squad Friday is scrambling to block his execution after losing an appeal at the Utah Supreme Court and failing to persuade the state parole board to grant him clemency.

Ronnie Lee Gardner's lawyers said Tuesday that they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution and review the Utah court's decision.

Attorney Andrew Parnes said he'll argue in the appeal that Gardner's constitutional rights will have been… Continue

SINGAPORE – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. and South Korea may wait to hold new joint military exercises until the United Nations considers accusations that North Korea sank a South Korean warship.

South Korea asked the U.N. Security Council to look at the case on Friday. The council could condemn or punish North Korea for the sinking that killed 46 sailors.

Gates suggested that what had been a fast-moving push for a U.S. show of force has slowed. He says that there… Continue

SINGAPORE – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. and South Korea may wait to hold new joint military exercises until the United Nations considers accusations that North Korea sank a South Korean warship.

South Korea asked the U.N. Security Council to look at the case on Friday. The council could condemn or punish North Korea for the sinking that killed 46 sailors.

Gates suggested that what had been a fast-moving push for a U.S. show of force has slowed. He says that there… Continue

This is the latest update from Darryl Graham at 12 Second Commute.

I want to welcome all the new members of 12SC and invite you to take full advantage of your new 12SC System. I know working online can be a bit overwhelming at times, but if you just keep at it, you will start to see the big picture of how all the tools in 12SC are mandatory to work…

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LOS ANGELES – A morning fire at an apartment building near downtown Los Angeles injured 13 people Saturday, including a woman who jumped from a window and a 5-year-old girl who suffered third-degree burns, authorities said.

Crews plucked residents from windows in the three-story building after the fire broke out about 8:45 a.m. in a corner apartment, city fire Capt. Steve Ruda said.

"We had a ladder in nearly every window. People left their breakfast plates on the table as they… Continue