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The article reports that the issue of the costs of providing an adequate defense for criminal suspects facing capital punishment has slowed prosecution of such cases to a near halt in many U.S. states. U.S. Supreme Court decisions have emphasized the importance of defense counsel during capital trials. The case of Brian Nichols, who is accused of killing three persons in a Georgia courthouse in 2005, accounted for the state's entire budget for the public defender's office in 2007.

Reports on developments regarding social and political related issues in the U.S. Charges against the co-owner and a manager of a nut company in Oakdale; Decision of Patty Wetterling, a politician, to start campaigning for the Senate; Evacuation of several students from dormitories at Georgia Tech in Atlanta after bombs were found in a courtyard.

Presents several news on indictments, crimes and cases in the U.S.

Harold Wenning, 69, remembers what he called ''the one-for-five trick'' from his days running a news kiosk in Midtown Manhattan. ''They'll say it's a five and give you a one,'' he said. ''I had a guy say it was a 20 once and he gave me a one. I had a guy buy a roll of quarters from me and he gave me a dollar. That happens.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]