Judge delays hearing into whether a Texas man was wrongly executed in a disputed arson case

Judge delays hearing into Texas man’s execution

Judge asked to declare innocence of executed Texas man convicted in disputed arson case

Judge asked to declare executed Texas man innocent

Conn. man could face death after being convicted of home-invasion killings of mother, 2 girls

Conn. jury convicts man in deadly home invasion

DA asks judge to recuse himself from disputed arson case that led to execution of Texas man

DA: Judge should recuse self in Texas arson case

Connecticut man convicted of home invasion killings of mother, 2 daughters; could face death

Conn. jury convicts man in deadly home invasion

Conn. home invasion defendant challenges argument that he intended to cause sisters’ deaths

Defense challenges evidence in Conn. home invasion

Prosecutors, defense rest in Conn. home invasion case after guard says suspect admitted murder

Both sides rest cases in Conn. home invasion trial

2 men charged in killing of Ohio real estate agent, jailed without bond

2 charged in killing of Ohio real estate agent

19-year-old pleads guilty in ‘Fight Club’ inspired explosion at New York City Starbucks

19-year-old pleads guilty in NYC coffee shop blast

Another suspect pleads guilty in string of arsons that plagued community outside Philadelphia

Another suspect pleads guilty in Pa. arsons case

Ohio man faces federal hate crimes charge in arson at church with a mostly black congregation

Ohio man faces hate crimes charge in church arson

Ohio man faces federal hate crime charge in arson at church with a mostly black congregation

Ohio man faces hate crime charge in church arson

Appeals court reverses conviction in 2001 ecoterror arson that destroyed U. of Wash. building

Appeals court reverses Wash. ecoterror conviction

Texas panel ready to end disputed inquiry into deadly arson that led to man’s execution

Texas panel ready to end disputed arson inquiry

DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan’s guilt; it won’t change minds of victim’s family

DNA test may cast doubt on executed Texan’s guilt

Malaysia court convicts 2 Muslim brothers to 5 years in prison for torching Christian church

2 Muslims jailed 5 years for Malaysia church arson

Malaysia court convicts 2 Muslim brothers of torching Christian church during tensions

Malaysia court convicts 2 Muslims of church arson

Authorities announce 18 gang members indicted; NYC buildings were torched amid feud

Police: 18 gang members indicted in NYC arson case

Police say California booby trap attacks carried out by man trying to derail drug case

Police: Booby trap suspect tried to derail case

Weeks after ethnic purge, Uzbeks and Kyrgyz alike flock to polls to OK Kyrgyzstan constitution

Weeks after violence, Kyrgyzstan constitution OK’d

Kyrgyzstan’s interim president calls vote on new constitution success

Kyrgyz leader says new constitution approved

Kyrgyzstan votes in key referendum that interim government hopes will legitimize its power

Kyrgyzstan holds vote only weeks after riots

Man expected to plead guilty in torching of black Mass. church in hours after Obama’s election

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Grand jury indicts Texas church arson suspects on multiple charges

Grand jury indicts Texas church arson suspects

Cleveland man acquitted of aggravated arson in vacant house blast, convicted of burglary

Man acquitted of arson in Cleveland house blast

Thailand’s government urges ex-PM Thaksin to come out of hiding, face terrorism charges

Thailand urges ex-PM Thaksin to come out of hiding

Thailand’s prime minister extends Bangkok curfew, says no polls until violence ends

Thai PM extends curfew; no polls until unrest over

Thailand’s prime minister says fresh elections only after violence, protests by Red Shirts end

Thai PM: No early elections until violence ends

German police investigating arson attack on synagogue

Arson attack on German synagogue

BERLIN — A synagogue in western Germany has been hit by an arson attack, with unknown perpetrators setting fire to eight corners of the building and throwing a Molotov cocktail against a window, prosecutors said Monday.

Swedish Muhammad cartoonist says he doesn’t feel safe at home after arson attack

Muhammad cartoonist in hiding after arson attack

Muhammad cartoonist’s home vandalized in Sweden, police suspect arson attempt

Home of Swedish Muhammad cartoonist attacked

Montana city imposes moratorium on medical marijuana business licenses as police probe arsons

Montana city to halt new medical pot businesses

East Texas man charged in mailbox explosives case being questioned about 36 devices

East Texas man charged in mailbox explosives case

East Texans relieved over news of arrest in mailbox bomb case weeks after church threat ended

East Texans feel relief after mailbox bomb arrest

Texas ELF member gets 5 years prison for trying to firebomb Pasadena condos

ELF member gets 5 years for attempted firebombing

NY court upholds hate crime conviction in synagogue attack, rules buildings too can be targets

NY court sees synagogue attack as hate crime

Texas man convicted of killing 3 gets execution reprieve, asks for DNA to be tested

Execution halted for Texas man claiming innocence

Texas man convicted of killing 3 seeks reprieve from pending execution for DNA to be tested

Condemned Texas man seeks reprieve for DNA testing

Murder, arson charges announced in 32-year-old case of 5 missing NJ teenagers

Murder charges announced in ‘78 case of 5 NJ teens

2 men charged with murder, arson in case of 5 New Jersey teenage boys missing since 1978

NJ accuses 2 of killing 5 teens missing since ‘78

Number of vacant schools in Detroit to grow with new wave of closures in struggling district

Detroit Schools slow to tear down vacant buildings

Indiana man convicted of murdering 2, including Texas sheriff’s deputy, executed

Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas

Prosecutor: CA tattoo parlor firebombed after employees refuse to draw offensive Obama image

Calif man to be sentenced for tattoo parlor arson

Police: Neighbor of Cleveland house that blew up arrested on aggravated arson warrant

Next-door neighbor arrested in Ohio house blast

Texas forensic commission avoids discussion of misconduct probe as Republican primary looms

TX panel skips misconduct talk until after primary

Texas forensic science panel to meet, but won’t resume probe of possible wrongful execution

Texas panel to meet, but Willingham not on agenda

NJ bowling lanes manager charged after fire destroys rival alley, a 50-year-old institution

NJ bowling manager charged after rival lanes burn

Malaysia police arrest 8 suspects linked to church firebomb attack amid religious tensions

Malaysia police arrest 8 over church arson attack

Arson eyed in 5 east Texas church fires this month; federal, state agents join investigation

Arson eyed in 5 east Texas church fires this month

25-year-old Mass. restaurant worker charged with setting fire that killed 2 of his neighbors

Restaurant worker charged in deadly Mass. fire