An ex-con who calls himself "The God of Time" used his pickup truck to force a terrified young mom into oncoming traffic on a Washington state highway, prosecutors in Snohomish County said this week.

Hundreds of Californians have been jailed for life for felony firearm possession under the state's "Three Strikes" law. Now, the state has reformed the harsh law, and these convicts are asking for reconsideration. Is mere gun possession bad enough to lock someone up forever?