Iran more than doubled executions in 2025, global death penalty hit 44-year high
Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
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Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.
The Justice Department announced Friday it would readopt the death penalty protocols for lethal injection and firing squads.
An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker became the third person executed by nitrogen gas in both the U.S. and Alabama.
Marcellus Williams was convicted in the 1998 stabbing death of Felicia Gayle in Missouri, but DNA testing raised questions.
The procedure involves an incision that could be several inches wide and several inches deep.
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected a petition to stop the execution of Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate, by lethal injection next month.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he expects to see nitrogen hypoxia used in more executions.
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering."
Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year.
A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s.
More than 60 global healthcare companies have taken action to prevent their drugs from being used in lethal injection executions.
A judiciary official said the 26-year-old stood accused of "rebellion, membership in illegal gangs, collusion to undermine security" and "emnity against God."
Nebraska carried out its first execution in more than two decades on Tuesday with a drug combination never tried before, including the first use of the powerful opioid fentanyl in a lethal injection.
A noted Denver attorney filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of the estate of an inmate executed in Oklahoma.
The race for governor in Colorado is in a statistical tie, with Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in a dead heat with Republican challenger Bob Beauprez.
Gov. John Hickenlooper has spoken with seven prosecutors and two defense attorneys as he ponders whether to grant clemency to Nathan Dunlap, who faces execution in August for ambushing and killing four people in 1993.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered the body of a child from Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday night after an hours long search near the swim beach.
Denver Art Museum Workers United ratified a historic bargaining agreement on Saturday, becoming the first museum workers in the state to have a union contract.
A man was arrested in Boulder County on Saturday over two hours after police say he stabbed his parents.
A 2-year-old spent over a week in the intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Colorado after she was bitten by a rattlesnake. Now, she's finally home and on the road to recovery.
Student loans are changing once again, with new federal rules set to take effect beginning July 1 and impact students starting in fall 2026.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered the body of a child from Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday night after an hours long search near the swim beach.
Denver Art Museum Workers United ratified a historic bargaining agreement on Saturday, becoming the first museum workers in the state to have a union contract.
A man was arrested in Boulder County on Saturday over two hours after police say he stabbed his parents.
A 2-year-old spent over a week in the intensive care unit at Children's Hospital Colorado after she was bitten by a rattlesnake. Now, she's finally home and on the road to recovery.
Student loans are changing once again, with new federal rules set to take effect beginning July 1 and impact students starting in fall 2026.
Denver Art Museum Workers United ratified a historic bargaining agreement on Saturday, becoming the first museum workers in the State of Colorado to have a union contract.
Over 200 artists are turning the pavement into art this weekend at Denver's Golden Triangle Creative District. A mosaic at Denver's Chalk Art Festival is celebrating Colorado's 150th anniversary.
RTD is making changes to its rail service in Denver as the Downtown Loop Project enters its next phase.
Community members are holding a healing circle at the Montbello Recreation Center ahead of its reopening. The center has been closed since a fatal shooting in front of the center on May 21.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered the body of a child from Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday night after an hours long search that began when the child disappeared underwater near the swim beach at Cherry Creek State Park.
Since the end of its final racing season, Colorado's historic Bandimere Speedway has been slowly dismantling as it prepares to open a new racetrack in Hudson. Now, demolition has begun on one of its most iconic buildings.
Ned Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper has been arrested and accused of domestic violence.
Russell Wilson announced in a video on social media that he's retiring from the NFL after 14 seasons.
With voter support, a passenger rail stop at Burnham Yard could become part of the future Denver Broncos stadium development.
Hegseth's speech echoed broader Trump administration rhetoric over border security and migration in Europe.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
Ned Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit.
Anthony Head played librarian and mentor Rupert Giles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and recently appeared in "Ted Lasso."
The additional payouts come from uncashed settlement funds and will be issued to eligible claimants beginning on June 9.
Colorado now has its first law restricting how AI chatbots can interact with kids.
CBS Colorado hosted two of the three candidates running for governor in a debate as the Colorado primary draws near.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
Colorado residents can now legally prepare and sell a wider range of homemade foods under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis.
Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation inspired by the family of cyclist Magnus White that requires law enforcement officers to offer a voluntary breath test to drivers involved in crashes with serious injuries or fatalities.
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
The first human case of West Nile virus in Colorado this year has been reported in Jefferson County.
Come January, pregnancy care physician billing codes will change from a bundled system to an à la carte one.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
A Colorado-based space technology company has secured a major NASA contract that could play a key role in future missions to the moon.
The additional payouts come from uncashed settlement funds and will be issued to eligible claimants beginning on June 9.
The labor market continues to show strength despite rising inflation and concerns about slowing economic growth.
Wildfires are top of mind for many Colorado communities and homeowners. While residents are considering mitigation efforts, a wildfire protection company, called CitroTech, has now relocated its headquarters to Greenwood Village.
Denver's Ballpark Neighborhood, from Coors Field down to Welton Street, launched its own general improvement district a year ago.
Brandin Kreuzer, the man whose 50-year prison sentence for shooting a sheriff's deputy was commuted by Colorado's governor, says he is ashamed of the violence he committed as a 19-year-old.
Construction on a much-anticipated 10-acre entertainment district in Glendale has come to a halt, with the developer and the city accusing each other of being responsible for the project going off the rails.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.