Eli Rosenberg Lindsey Bever The Washington Post

Two decades after his conviction, John William King was executed Wednesday night in Texas for the murder of the James Byrd Jr., a crime that caught national attention and prompted a national discussion about hate crime legislation.

Teacher Kristin Kasinskas was at her home, in Gordon, Wisconsin, on Thursday afternoon when a neighbor started frantically knocking on her door.

California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.

K-9s, felines . . . and now, peacocks. Airlines that have begun talking about tightening restrictions on a proliferating array of "emotional support" animals on commercial flights may have found their case bolstered this week after a picture of a peacock that was reportedly denied a seat aboard a United Airlines flight traveled far and wide.

Two amateur sailors set first feet on land Monday after spending nearly half a year lost at sea - a journey they said took them through shark attacks and waves as tall as office buildings, and nearly killed them on the brink of their rescue by the U.S. Navy.

The moment the two women and their two dogs were finally rescued is captured on video, taken from the deck of a Navy boat.

Two decades after his conviction, John William King was executed Wednesday night in Texas for the murder of the James Byrd Jr., a crime that caught national attention and prompted a national discussion about hate crime legislation.

Teacher Kristin Kasinskas was at her home, in Gordon, Wisconsin, on Thursday afternoon when a neighbor started frantically knocking on her door.

California is on fire again, north and south, the flames deadly and swift, fanned by ferocious Santa Ana winds and fueled by dry tinder. The fires have killed at least nine people, immolated a mountain town and jangled the nerves of many tens of thousands of residents forced to evacuate their homes.

K-9s, felines . . . and now, peacocks. Airlines that have begun talking about tightening restrictions on a proliferating array of "emotional support" animals on commercial flights may have found their case bolstered this week after a picture of a peacock that was reportedly denied a seat aboard a United Airlines flight traveled far and wide.

Two amateur sailors set first feet on land Monday after spending nearly half a year lost at sea - a journey they said took them through shark attacks and waves as tall as office buildings, and nearly killed them on the brink of their rescue by the U.S. Navy.

The moment the two women and their two dogs were finally rescued is captured on video, taken from the deck of a Navy boat.