Alabama stops execution due to trouble finding suitable vein
Officials were trying to put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay issued hours earlier by a lower federal court.
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Iran sentences protester to death, fueling calls for world to react
"The international community must strongly warn the Islamic Republic of the consequences of executing protesters," a rights group said.
Texas set to execute man who killed his mother and buried her in her backyard
Tracy Beatty's lawyers say he has a history of mental illness and have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution.
Judge blocks lethal injection for inmate who says he prefers death by nitrogen
Alabama killer Alan Miller says the state lost his request for the hydrogen method. Alabama says he's just trying to delay his execution.
With much backing, Alabama death row inmate claims innocence, seeks new trial
Toforest Johnson has seen former judges, prosecutors and the local district attorney join in calls to reexamine his 1998 conviction for a murder he insists he didn't commit.
Iran reportedly sentences two LBGTQ activists to death
According to two human rights groups, the women were condemned on the charge of "spreading corruption on earth."
Alabama apparently botched recent execution, anti-death penalty group says
"States cannot continue to pretend that the abhorrent practice of lethal injection is in any way humane," the group asserts.
Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing
After killing 73-year-old Albert Hale, Coddington committed at least six armed robberies at gas stations and convenience stores across Oklahoma City.
Parkland school shooter faces sentencing trial
Monday marks the start of the second week of the trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. The jury will decide whether the 23-year-old receives the death penalty or life in prison without parole. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nikki Battiste talk with Joan Murray, a reporter for CBS News' Miami station, WFOR-TV, about the widely watched case.
Sentencing trial for Parkland school shooter underway
Opening statements are underway in the sentencing trial of the Parkland school shooter. The jury will decide whether he receives the death penalty or life in prison without parole. CBS News' Adriana Diaz and Tony Dokoupil are joined by CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez with more about the trial and what to expect.
Man who brutally killed Arizona teacher avoids death penalty
Charlie Malzahn, 32, was given a life sentence with no chance of parole for killing Cathryn Gorospe.
"Russian proxies" in Ukraine sentence captured U.K. volunteers to death
Britain's top diplomat condemned the "sham judgment" against 2 men captured by Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Arizona executes man for killing 8-year-old girl in 1984
Frank Atwood is the second Arizona inmate to be put to death in less than a month after a nearly eight-year hiatus.
An execution of a man in Arizona with a new cocktail of drugs was supposed to take about 10 minutes. It took almost two hours, the longest execution in U.S. history
An execution of a man in Arizona with a new cocktail of drugs was supposed to take about 10 minutes. It took almost two hours, the longest execution in U.S. history. Bill Whitaker reports.
Inmate who failed to opt for gas chamber slated for lethal injection
The gas chamber hasn't been used in the U.S. in more than two decades. Clarence Dixon is slated to be put to death by lethal injection May 11 for the 1977 murder of Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin.
Anti-death penalty activist marries Oklahoma death row inmate
Lea Rodger, 32, wed Richard Glossip, 59, who's narrowly escaped execution three times. It was the second time he's gotten married behind bars.
Iran purportedly executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
A human rights organization says the men were hanged at a prison after 6 years on death row in Iran, where homosexuality is officially banned.
Alabama executes inmate Matthew Reeves after Supreme Court clears way
Matthew Reeves claimed the state failed to help him understand a form that would have let him choose a new execution method involving nitrogen.
Oklahoma executes man after his firing squad request is denied
"Yo, God, I got this," Donald Grant said while lying strapped to the gurney, delivering his last words.
Federal court upholds stay of execution for Alabama death row inmate
The state attorney general's office said it will appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Death penalty sought in officer's death
Prosecutors in Illinois want the death penalty for two people accused of killing a police officer. The state doesn't have the death penalty, but Kankakee County prosecutors are asking for federal murder charges so the death penalty is an opion. Irika Sargent of CBS Chicago station WBBM-TV has more.
Death penalty sought in hotel killing of officer "pleading for her life"
Prosecutors said Darius Sullivan likely shot and killed Marlene Rittmanic with her own service weapon as she begged for her life.
Oklahoma executes 79-year-old man for 1985 killing of teacher
Bigler Stouffer II was the first person executed in Oklahoma since John Grant convulsed on the gurney and vomited during his lethal injection in October as the state ended a six-year execution moratorium.
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With most schools and businesses still closed, many Georgians were looking for answers from state and local officials on what went wrong after two inches of snow and ice paralyzed the Atlanta area; and, as millions of people in China travel home to celebrate the Year of the Horse, many find the biggest challenge isn't the distance -- it's getting a ticket.
Julius Jones' family begs for clemency as execution nears
Jones was sentenced to death almost 20 years ago for the murder of Paul Howell, but Jones has always maintained his innocence.
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U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa
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