Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged by arson, leading the governor to apologize if the fire was connected to "undeserved negative attention" from her failed campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee. (Dec. 14)
A judge ordered jurors Thursday to return in the morning and keep trying to reach a unanimous decision on how to sentence a man who killed four in a 2005 shooting spree that started in a downtown Atlanta courthouse. (Dec. 11)