Supreme Court rejects death row appeals from 4 states
Cases raised different questions about fairness of capital punishment; Justice Breyer renewed call for hearings on death penalty
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Dylann Roof's confession, journal detail racist beliefs
Prosecutors are using Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof’s own words to portray him as a cruel angry racist
Lawyers of Alabama inmate: Execution sedative was ineffective
Movements an Alabama inmate made as he was put to death demonstrate he wasn't anesthetized, lawyers say
Ky. man who orchestrated his family's killings avoids death penalty
Police say Ryan Champion enlisted a hitman to kill his family, but then killed the hitman and blamed the crime on him
Accused church shooter's lawyer sparks loud objections at trial
Dylann Roof's federal death penalty trial gets underway in deadly Charleston church shooting
Georgia executes man convicted of killing his father-in-law
William Sallie became the ninth person executed by the state of Georgia this year
Death penalty measures approved in three states
Major death penalty measures were approved in three states, Oklahoma, Nebraksa and California, despite ongoing questions nationally over lethal injection drugs
Death penalty measures approved in Okla., Neb.
In Oklahoma, voters approved an amendment that will add the death penalty to Oklahoma's state constitution
For 7th time, Alabama man gets reprieve from execution
U.S. Supreme Court issues stay hours after Tommy Arthur's execution was slated to happen; he was convicted of 1982 murder-for-hire
China’s farmer nail gun killer gets popular support
After his home was razed for new development, Jia Jinglong took revenge with a nail gun, and became a symbol for the average Chinese
Mom of tot starved, beaten to death rejects plea deal
The day after Glenara Bates' father was sentenced to death, her mother refused a plea deal, arguing her IQ is low enough that it could remove the death penalty as a possibility
Ruling puts fate of convicted killers on Florida's death row in limbo
Florida Supreme Court hands down ruling on newly enacted law on death sentences
Supreme Court looks likely to side with black death row inmate
Duane Buck appealing death sentence after an expert witness told jurors Buck was more likely to be dangerous because of his race
Ohio to restart executions after 3-year pause
State had stopped executing inmates after one gasped and snorted during 26-minute procedure, and the drugs became harder to find
Court upholds death penalty for mentally ill man in murder case
International rights group says Pakistan's Supreme Court has overturned appeal for Imdad Ali's life
Ex-actor sentenced in double murder over wedding money
Daniel Wozniak is convicted in a gruesome murder and cover-up as part of a plot to fund his wedding and honeymoon
Indian man sentenced for killing woman with acid after she refused to marry him
It is the first death sentence given for an acid attack under stringent laws introduced by the government to curb crimes against women following fatal gang rape of a young woman in 2012
Prosecutor mulls slain nuns’ death penalty opposition
Relatives and colleagues of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill have publicly expressed their opposition to execution
Court halts execution for Texas man on death row
The handling of Jeffrey Wood's case has drawn unusual condemnation, including from Republicans who support capital punishment
Fla. face-biting attack suspect may face death penalty
Austin Harrouff is accused in an apparently random, possibly synthetic drug-fueled fatal attack on a Florida couple
"Grim Sleeper," Los Angeles serial killer, learns fate
Lonnie Franklin Jr. was sentenced Wednesday for murdering a teenage girl and nine women in a poor section of the city between 1985 and 2007
San Diego man charged for murder of police officer
The suspect was charged with murder and attempted murder in the shootings of two cops; he may face the death penalty
Delaware high court: Death penalty law unconstitutional
It's possible the ruling could be applied to the 13 men currently waiting out their days on Delaware's death row
Condemned Conn. home invasion killer resentenced
Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes were initially sentenced to death for killing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, after beating her husband
Calif. man charged in San Diego homeless killings
The spree of assaults has left San Diego residents, particularly those who live on the streets, shaken and on edge
Elon Musk says SpaceX throttled Ukraine Starlink speeds over drone strikes
More than 1,000 arrested in France as protesters and police clash
In the Venezuelan stronghold of Doral, some voters discouraged by Trump's policies
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Iran's parliament calls on people to reduce use of natural gas
At least 12 injured, including 6 children, in shooting near Florida A&M
In Ohio rally, Obama blasts Ramaswamy, GOP over controversial Acton ad
U.K. police confirm it received letter with claims against Meghan's father
Kim Jon-un visits China to open new bridge, reaffirm ties
