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China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations

February 1, 2026February 8, 2026 · Technology

Taipei, TAIWAN — China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more…

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Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules

January 30, 2026January 30, 2026 · Sacramento, California Local News

Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, judge rules I’M JASON NEWTON AND I’M ASHLEY HINSON. LUIGI MANGIONE. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WANT TO BLOCK CERTAIN EVIDENCE FROM HIS UPCOMING…

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Florida sets execution date for man convicted of killing a traveling salesman

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 · Breaking News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to become Florida’s first execution of 2026 under a death warrant signed…

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Judge halts Georgia execution over inmate’s concerns about clemency process

December 29, 2025December 29, 2025 · Breaking News

KENNESAW, Ga. — A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state’s clemency…

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Louisiana death row inmate released on bail after decades behind bars

November 26, 2025November 26, 2025 · Breaking News

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on bail Wednesday after his conviction was overturned earlier this year.…

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How Florida compares with other states on the death penalty

November 21, 2025November 22, 2025 · Fact Checking

Florida has executed more people in 2025 than in any single year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The state carried out its 17th execution Nov.…

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Former Bangladeshi Leader Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death Over Protest Crackdown

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 · World News

The decision A special court in Bangladesh sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death on Monday for her role in the killing of at least…

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Former Marine who killed 6-year-old girl decades ago set for execution in Florida

November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 · Breaking News

STARKE, Fla. — A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago is scheduled Thursday to be executed in Florida, which would be…

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South Carolina court rejects death row appeal days before execution

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court has refused to stop the execution of a man who killed three people over five days more than 20 years ago…

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Lawyers for Stephen Bryant make final appeal over brain damage to stop South Carolina execution

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for a man on South Carolina’s death row are trying to stop his execution later this month by arguing the judge who sentenced him…

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Alabama to execute man for 1993 murder in state’s latest nitrogen gas execution

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 · Breaking News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man over a drug debt was set to be executed Thursday evening in the…

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Execution scheduled for man who taunted police with message in victim’s blood

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who killed a man, burned his eyes with cigarettes and then painted “catch me if u can”…

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Arizona set to execute a man who killed 4 members of a Phoenix family in 1993

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 · Breaking News

PHOENIX — PHOENIX (AP) — A man who was convicted of killing four members of a Phoenix family over 30 years ago as an act of revenge is…

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Florida sets execution date for man who raped and murdered 6-year-old girl in 1979

October 12, 2025October 12, 2025 · Breaking News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and killing a 6-year-old girl in central Florida is scheduled to be put to death in…

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Luigi Mangione’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal charges in assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO

October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 · Breaking News

NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Luigi Mangione asked a New York federal judge Saturday to dismiss some criminal charges, including the only count for…

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What to know about Texas court’s decision to pause Roberson’s execution in shaken baby case

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 · Breaking News

AUSTIN, Texas — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court’s pause of the execution of Robert Roberson just days before he was set to die is likely to…

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Alabama inmate set to be die by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder maintains his innocence: “I didn’t kill anybody”

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 · Breaking News

A man who is scheduled to be executed later this month for a 1993 murder continues to maintain his innocence, saying on Wednesday, “I didn’t kill anybody. I…

Read more Alabama inmate set to be die by nitrogen gas for 1993 murder maintains his innocence: “I didn’t kill anybody”

Indiana man convicted in 2001 rape and murder of teenager to be executed by lethal injection

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 · Breaking News

CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl was set to die by lethal injection early Friday…

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Tennessee set to execute only woman on state’s death row. Here’s what to know.

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

If Christa Gail Pike’s execution proceeds as planned next year, she will become the first woman put to death in Tennessee since the state began to formally document…

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South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Breaking News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A local prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank…

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