(CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 30-day stay of execution for condemned Georgia murderer Warren Lee Hill, whose attorneys say he's mentally disabled.

(CNN) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott reversed course on Wednesday and said his state would temporarily accept the provision expanding Medicaid coverage included in the new healthcare law spearheaded by President Barack Obama.

(CNN) -- Since his unsuccessful re-election bid in 1980, the 39th president has dedicated his time to working on global human rights issues. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

After a last-minute stay that at least temporarily spared the life of condemned murderer Warren Lee Hill, Georgia officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let the execution go forward.

President Barack Obama stepped pressure on Congress about the potential fallout from deep cuts in spending set to take effect on March 1, directing his emotional message squarely at the American people

For the past month, the U.S. military has experienced something not seen for five years in Afghanistan: No combat deaths.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama warned Tuesday of diminished emergency services, longer airport security lines and other problems if Congress fails to reach agreement on avoiding the harshest impacts of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to begin March 1.

(CNN) -- Hours after her younger sister stood behind President Barack Obama during his gun violence speech last week, an Illinois teen died when a bullet found her in a North Chicago alley.

(CNN) -- Warren Lee Hill, whose defenders say he is mentally disabled, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday for the 1990 killing of Joseph Handspike.

WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- Federal workers could start facing furloughs as early as April, according to federal agencies trying to prepare for the worst.