Arizona voters could soon be asked to decide whether death row inmates should face a firing squad. Lawmakers are debating whether to approve that measure for a statewide vote, as Arizona prepares for its first execution in three years next month.

Arizona's House committee advances a bill proposing firing squads for executions, citing flaws in the lethal injection process.

France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Philippine forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China. (AP video shot by Joeal Calupitan)