Politics Nov 09 Texas man who said death sentence was based on discredited testimony is executed for 1990 killing The execution was carried out after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected claims by Brewer's attorneys that prosecutors at a 2009 resentencing trial had relied on false and discredited expert testimony.
Politics Apr 16 Barbara Bush is ‘a fighter,’ in good spirits, granddaughter says A family spokesperson did not elaborate on the nature of Bush's health problems but on Monday said she's suffered in recent years from congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Nation Apr 15 Spokesman: Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday.
Politics Jan 19 41st President Bush battles pneumonia, wife has bronchitis Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, on Thursday remained hospitalized in Houston, where he was in intensive care for pneumonia and she was being treated for bronchitis.
Nation Nov 27 Death penalty and mental disability at issue for justices The U.S. Supreme Court is set to examine whether Texas is trying to put to death a convicted killer who's intellectually disabled, which would make him ineligible.