Iran executes 2 men in public over killing of police officer
Iran, which performs death sentences by hanging, rarely executes convicts in public.
Death Penalty
Hours before execution, man says he lied in testimony against friend
Hours before inmate Freddie Owens is set to die by lethal injection in South Carolina, the friend whose testimony helped send Owens to prison is saying he lied to save himself.
Last-ditch efforts seek to halt Missouri execution of Marcellus Williams
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a ruling upholding Marcellus Williams' conviction and sentence.
3 Americans convicted in Congo coup attempt
A military court in the Congo sentenced three Americans to death Friday after they were convicted in an attempted coup. A lawyer representing the Americans says he will appeal the verdict.
South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years
The decision keeps on track the planned execution of Freddie Owens on Sept. 20 at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia.
Indian state passes law seeking death penalty for rapists
The Indian state of West Bengal passed a law seeking the death penalty for rapists in the wake of a doctor's brutal rape and murder.
Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his execution by nitrogen gas
Attorneys for Alabama death row inmate Carey Dale Grayson asked a federal judge to block his scheduled execution by nitrogen gas.
Oklahoma city to pay over $7 million to cleared former death row inmate
Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.
South Carolina death penalty methods legal, including firing squad, court rules
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday upheld the state's execution methods, which include electrocution, lethal injection, and now, firing squad.
Alabama executes man convicted of killing delivery driver in 1998
Keith Edmund Gavin was pronounced dead at 6:32 p.m. CT following a chemical injection at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama.
Texas man executed on what would have been teen victim's 41st birthday
Ramiro Gonzalez admitted that he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot Bridget Townsend in 2001.
Chad Daybell found guilty of murder
Chad Daybell, the man accused of murdering his first wife and his current wife's two children, was found guilty Thursday of all charges against him in an Idaho court. Daybell faces the death penalty for the murders. CBS News' Carter Evans and Jessica Levinson report.
Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in a corruption case so big its total financial damages are equivalent to 6% of the country's 2023 gross domestic product and dwarfs the amount in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange scandal that resulted in founder Sam Bankman-Fried being sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Vietnam property tycoon sentenced to death in $27 billion fraud case
A Vietnam court sentenced developer Truong My Lan to death for swindling billions from a bank, saying she "eroded people's trust" in the ruling Communist Party.
Missouri death row inmate Brian Dorsey executed by lethal injection
Missouri death row inmate Brian Dorsey was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday night.
Dozens of guards, ex-judge push to scrap Missouri double murderer's execution
Brian Dorsey is scheduled to be executed in Missouri for a double slaying in 2009. But dozens of prison guards and a former state Supreme Court justice are among those who want his life spared.
Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing 2 people in 2002
After Oklahoma's botched lethal injections prompted a pause on executions, the state returned to capital punishment in 2021.
Man given death sentence in poisoning of Netflix producer
Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in 2020 because of a dispute over the running of the business, the court said.
Idaho delays execution of serial killer after failed lethal injection attempts
Thomas Creech was convicted of five murders in three states and is suspected of at least half-dozen other killings.
Alabama's nitrogen gas execution transpired
Alabama carried out its first nitrogen hypoxia execution Thursday in the case of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith. Spectators present during the execution said the process lasted longer than expected, while Alabama's attorney general Steve Marshall said the result was "textbook." CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.
Alabama executes Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia
Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas.
First execution by nitrogen gas set for Thursday
Kenneth Eugene Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama, is expected to become the first person in the U.S. executed with nitrogen gas. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Alabama readies new execution method some veterinarians wouldn't use for pets
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
Buffalo shooter who killed 10 at supermarket to face death penalty
The gunman is already serving a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole after he pleaded guilty to state charges in the 2022 attack.
Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan for execution with nitrogen gas
Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year.
Christa Pike has pneumonia, unable to move arms after botched execution, lawyers say
Investigation
Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend
How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7 attacks
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Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the law
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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
Man eyed Mall of America for attack, pledged allegiance to ISIS, FBI says
Lawyers seek to stop execution today in Texas, citing Christa Pike's failed injection
