Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Before being put to death for sexually assaulting and killing a Florida woman in 1996, death row inmate Michael Duane Zack expressed love for the governor and acceptance for his crimes.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the state and Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton for "infringing on his rights" to "speak and be heard" during debates about gun reform.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The judge in Donald Trump's multi-million-dollar business fraud trial in New York City issued a partial gag order Tuesday, after the former president blasted the judge's law clerk in a post on social media.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A Maryland man decided to buy some scratch-off lottery tickets for his wife and the gift ended up earning her a $50,000 prize.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A fingerprint on a ransom note and a 1999 DUI arrest led police to the suspect in the alleged kidnapping of a 9-year-old New York girl on Monday with the child being recovered safely, authorities said.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Traffic was being diverted from an Ontario highway Tuesday due to a truck that rolled over and spilled its load of celery across the roadway.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The owner of a crocodile farm in Australia said mating season started early this year thanks to the males being put into the amorous mood by the presence of military helicopters.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Tank the tortoise has been returned to a Pennsylvania veterinary clinic more than a week after the slow-moving reptile escaped for the third time.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced Tuesday night he will not run again for House Speaker, saying "it has been an honor to serve," after eight Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus to unseat him.

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal brought by the parents of teenage school shooter Ethan Crumbley where they are accused of manslaughter.