Federal judge issues stay for 3 upcoming Ohio executions

A federal judge has issued a stay in the January execution of an Ohio death row inmate and two other inmates scheduled to die in 2017.The move announced Monday comes amid a challenge of a state law that shields details about the lethal injection drugs the state plans to use.The order says the stay could be lifted if a federal appeals court hands down a ruling in the related challenge before the scheduled execution of Ronald Phillips on Jan. 12.A spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine sa