Illinois’ death row officially shuts down After spending years at the center of heated national debate over capital punishment, Illinois’ death row officially died Friday when a state law abolishing the death penalty quietly took effect. Read more on FOX 23 Maine [Continue]

Feds crack down on illegal immigrants in Michigan Miguel Rojas-Villanueva illegally entered five times. / Photos by JARRAD HENDERSON/Detroit Free Press Brian Robinson, 39, of Harrison Township patrols the Detroit River. “As close as we are to Canada, smuggling (happens) a lot more than what one may think,” he said. Read more on Port [Continue]

Weak economic signals steer world markets down A loss of momentum on Wall Street, dropping commodity prices and worries over Europe’s debt problems caused world stock markets to sag Monday. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance [Continue]

Stocks down as traders focus on interest rates share: digg facebook twitter LONDON (AP) — Global stocks eased Tuesday as investors fretted about potential terrorist attacks following the death of Osama bin Laden and higher interest rates after India’s central bank lifted borrowing costs again to fight inflation. The retreat in markets [Continue]

Oak Ridge National Lab shuts down Internet, email after cyberattack The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been forced to shut down its email systems and all Internet access for employees since late last Friday, following a sophisticated cyberattack. read more Read more on IT World [Continue]