Execution of lone woman on Tennessee's death row paused by federal appeals court - Christa Pike, 50, was sentenced to death after being convicted of the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer.

Meet 'Backpack', the chunky bear who won Fat Bear Week - The brown bear, described by one supporter as having both the "chonk and the badonk", will shortly enter hibernation, which can last up to six months.

- After three miscarriages, Alabama resident Gabrielle Goidel and her husband decided to start the process of IVF. But with the Alabama Supreme Court's rulin...

Dozens killed in violence in Sudan's West Darfur state - At least 24 people dead after an IDP camp was attacked following a dispute between Arab and African ethnic groups.