New Jersey is giving the ax to the death penalty in their state. Take a look at the other thirteen states (and one district) that do not allow the death penalty.

Oregon counties that used to rely on lumber revenues to fund libraries and jails are crushed when a “timber payment deal” falls through. The Senate cut out county payments and tax breaks for clean-energy industries from an energy bill in an attempt to get more republicans on board.

The Grannies are free! Click here if you want a blow by blow account of the kind-of-hilarious court proceedings.

And in other “terrorist” news, according to security officials, Tuesday’s suicide bombing of a U.N. and government building in Algeria was carried out by two terrorists who were freed in an amnesty.

-Jennifer Furniss