South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 ...
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Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is charged with treason, which carries the death penalty
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason, in an escalation of legal troubles stemming from ...
Arkansas proposes bill to allow executions by nitrogen hypoxia
Arkansas is one among several other states that are looking to replace their way of carrying out capital punishment by using ...
Lawyers spar over COVID-related agreement that shields some on Georgia’s death row from execution
Lawyers are sparring over a COVID-19-related agreement that has shielded some people on Georgia's death row from execution.
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Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know
A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho ...
A Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Is Spotted Swimming in Mexico
Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.
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‘Silent killing machines’: How water canals threaten wildlife across the globe
Deadly drownings of animals in water canals for irrigation and other purposes have been observed in various countries. The ...
Settlement reached in lawsuit over death at YouTuber Andrew Flair's Nebraska missile silo
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against YouTuber Andrew Flair in connection with the death of a 66-year-old man at his missile ...
Drug used in SC’s executions might cause unnecessary pain, suffering, Justice Dept. warns
Both the federal government and South Carolina carry out the lethal injections using a single drug, pentobarbital, a powerful sedative that some experts warn causes extreme pain and suffering when ...
Newport Harbor girls water polo sinks Orange Lutheran in sudden-death OT in Open semifinals
Gabby Alexson scores the winner as Newport Harbor rallies to reach Saturday’s final against Oaks Christian; the Lions stunned ...
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Witness describes nitrogen execution as "minutes of horror"
A bill that would allow Arkansas to execute prisoners using nitrogen gas will be reviewed by the state House Judiciary ...
Louisiana Is Restarting Executions for the First Time in 15 Years. Will Other States Follow?
Today, there are 63 people on Louisiana’s death row, well below the death row populations in Alabama and Texas, but almost twice the size of Mississippi’s. The last time a new death sentence was ...