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Texas man shoots his own uncle dead in fight over two pet roosters: cops
A Texas man was charged with capital murder after he allegedly fatally shot his uncle after the two got into a spat over who owned two roosters.
70 correctional officers rushed to convicted killer's defense before his execution: 'model prisoner'
Nearly six dozen correctional officers tried to get convicted killer Brian Dorsey saved from being executed -- praising his "exemplary behavior" as a "model prisoner." Dorsey was killed with a...
Serial killer on death row for decades finally faces execution after winning unlikely support for clemency
Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation's longest-serving death row inmates, will be executed by lethal injection for killing a fellow prisoner with a battery-filled sock in 1981.
Alabama to introduce first new method of execution since 1982
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas.
'Huh?' Trump reminded of grandmother he pardoned while renewing his call for executing drug dealers
Former president Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, appeared confused when reminded that a convicted cocaine dealer he ordered released in 2018 would have been put...
Florida man convicted in 1984 murder of babysitter while children slept is executed
Duane Owen, 62, was sentenced to death for the March 24, 1984, rape and stabbing attack on Karen Slattery, 14, and for the rape and killing of Georgianna Worden, 38,...
Man dubbed ‘the Zombie Hunter’ sentenced to death for pair of grisly 1990s murders
Bryan Patrick Miller was sentenced to death for a pair of grisly 30-year-old murders, including one in which the young victim was found naked and decapitated.
How Biden's failed death penalty campaign promise paved way for this NYC capital murder case
President Biden’s failure to make good on a campaign promise to eliminate the federal death penalty has paved the way for capital prosecutions to continue – including the trial for...
First trans woman on death row in US begs Missouri governor for mercy
Amber McLaughlin, 49, is scheduled to be executed in Missouri on Jan. 3 for the killing of an ex-girlfriend in 2003. Her attorneys say the transgender inmate is mentally ill.
How the death of a 22-year-old woman led to Iran's 'George Floyd moment'
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after her arrest for improperly wearing a hijab has sparked violent protests across Iran and demands for regime change.
Woman sentenced to death for killing mom-to-be, ripping out her unborn baby
A Texas woman who was found guilty of savagely murdering a pregnant woman and ripping her unborn baby from her body was sentenced to death by a Bowie County jury...
I bought a first-class ticket for my nanny — but put my spoiled brat in economy
"He asked why we should do this, we were already paying for everything, let her go economy class if she can't afford first class."
Sudan woman faces stoning for charges of adultery
Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab, 20, was tried and convicted of adultery without access to a lawyer and is currently being held in prison after being sentenced to death by stoning.
Arizona executes Frank Atwood for 1984 murder of 8-year-old girl
Arizona inmate Frank Atwood, 66, was executed for the 1984 of death Vicki Lynne Hoskinson, whom he kidnapped and killed while on parole on previous kidnapping charges.
Prosecutors to seek death penalty in murder of Florida couple
Prosecutors in Florida on Monday filed a notice signaling their intent to pursue the death penalty against double murder suspect Jean Macean, 32, who is accused to slashing the throats...
Texas Death Row mom lands last-minute reprieve
Melissa Lucio dodged being put to death April 27 thanks to the ruling by a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals that kicked her conviction back for further review.
America's culture wars aren't new — and don't have predictable endings
Cultural wars are nothing new in America. In fact, these quarrels trace back to the American Revolution with Yankees' heritage battling against Puritan roots.
Texas woman on death row makes last-ditch effort to stall execution
The new evidence is expert testimony that shows Lucio's “confession” was coerced and that two-year-old Mariah's death was accidental, says the Innocence Project.
South Carolina death row inmate chooses firing squad over electric chair
South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore chose to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair at the end of this month, according to court documents filed...
South Carolina to put prisoner to death after reinstating firing squad
Moore was set to be killed by the state in 2020, but the execution was deferred because the correction department couldn’t obtain drugs to use for a lethal injection.