Alabama to execute a man who said he’s guilty of rape and murder and deserves to die
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- An Alabama man is scheduled to be executed Thursday after dropping his appeals, saying he's guilty of ...
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Texas hearing on Walmart mass shooting sets stage for plea to avoid death penalty
EL PASO, Texas -- The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart — one ...
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South Carolina prepares for second firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Long a method of execution associated with political terror or military justice, a firing squad is set ...
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Americans convicted in Congo of botched coup attempt now face US charges
SALT LAKE CITY -- Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice ...
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Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups’ execution access lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho -- A federal magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three ...
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Florida man faces execution for killing of woman on break from work
STARKE, Fla. -- A man convicted of killing a woman who was carjacked on her lunch break from her job ...
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Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set ...
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An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn’t asking for a reprieve
PHOENIX -- A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death ...
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Man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing ...
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The US is killing someone by firing squad for the 1st time in 15 years. Here’s a look at the history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a ...
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