2008 Woodie Awards
Weekly World Update
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: News
National Report
? On April 16 the second motion picture spinoff of the paranormal TV adventure "The X-Files" was given the green light by distributor 20th Century Fox. Chris Carter, the series' creator and the movie's director and co-writer told The Associated Press that the production has been named "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," signed off on the title Wednesday. Due in theaters July 25, the movie will not deal with aliens or the mythology about interaction between humans and extraterrestrials, which was featured on the television series. According to Carter, it casts Mulder and Scully into a stand-alone, earth-bound story aimed at both serious "X-Files" fans and newcomers.
? April 16 saw The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, uphold Kentucky's use of lethal injection as a means of executing prisoners, ruling that the method, which is used in some 35 states, is properly and humanely applied. The immediate impact of the ruling is that it will allow states to resume executions, which had been on hold since September while the high court considered this appeal. No executions are scheduled in the next few weeks. Kentucky inmates Ralph Baze and Clyde Bowling Jr. brought suit in federal court three years ago, questioning that state's three-chemical mixture and the procedures used to administer it.
? On April 11 The Aga Khan, 71, arrived in Austin, Texas, where he met with Gov. Rick Perry and signed a memorandum with the University of Texas on behalf of his Aga Khan University. Aga Khan University is an international university with teaching sites in eight countries: Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Syria, Egypt and the United Kingdom. The agenda for the Aga Khan's first U.S. tour in 20 years includes stops in Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Atlanta, Ga; places he described as having "particular importance to the Ismaili Community over the last half century." The Aga Khan is regarded as the spiritual leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims across the world.
? On April 16 the second motion picture spinoff of the paranormal TV adventure "The X-Files" was given the green light by distributor 20th Century Fox. Chris Carter, the series' creator and the movie's director and co-writer told The Associated Press that the production has been named "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," signed off on the title Wednesday. Due in theaters July 25, the movie will not deal with aliens or the mythology about interaction between humans and extraterrestrials, which was featured on the television series. According to Carter, it casts Mulder and Scully into a stand-alone, earth-bound story aimed at both serious "X-Files" fans and newcomers.
? April 16 saw The Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, uphold Kentucky's use of lethal injection as a means of executing prisoners, ruling that the method, which is used in some 35 states, is properly and humanely applied. The immediate impact of the ruling is that it will allow states to resume executions, which had been on hold since September while the high court considered this appeal. No executions are scheduled in the next few weeks. Kentucky inmates Ralph Baze and Clyde Bowling Jr. brought suit in federal court three years ago, questioning that state's three-chemical mixture and the procedures used to administer it.
? On April 11 The Aga Khan, 71, arrived in Austin, Texas, where he met with Gov. Rick Perry and signed a memorandum with the University of Texas on behalf of his Aga Khan University. Aga Khan University is an international university with teaching sites in eight countries: Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Syria, Egypt and the United Kingdom. The agenda for the Aga Khan's first U.S. tour in 20 years includes stops in Chicago, Ill.; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Atlanta, Ga; places he described as having "particular importance to the Ismaili Community over the last half century." The Aga Khan is regarded as the spiritual leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims across the world.
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