5 d. ago Condemned SC man's case about 'appropriate punishment' as he awaits 'inhumane' firing squad execution: lawyer

A South Carolina man on death row prepares to be put to death by firing squad, as his lawyer says the case is a matter of "appropriate punishment" rather than guilt.

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1 week ago Severe storms and floods batter South and Midwest, as death toll rises to at least 18

Severe storms continued to pound parts of the South and Midwest, as a punishing and slow-moving storm system unleashed life-threatening flash floods and powerful tornadoes from Mississippi to Kentucky.

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1 week ago Illegal immigrant held without bail in death of University of South Carolina student

ICE has lodged a detainer against Rosali I. Fernandez Cruz, accused of being involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash.

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1 week ago Death toll rises as devastating spring storms batter the South and Midwest

At least six people have died amid severe storms that are predicted to impact large areas of the United States through the weekend.

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2 w. ago South Carolina death row inmate invokes 'sovereign citizen' defense in bid to avoid execution

A last-ditch effort from attorneys of a death row inmate argue that his beliefs about being a "sovereign citizen" could be considered insanity and should spare him from execution.

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2 w. ago Second South Carolina inmate chooses execution by firing squad

A second South Carolina death row inmate, Mikal Mahdi, 41, has chosen execution by firing squad on April 11 following his guilty murder plea.

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4 w. ago A U.S. airman is charged in death of a South Dakota woman who had vanished in August

Quinterius Chappelle was arrested on a federal charge of second-degree murder in the death of Sahela Sangrait, according to the Pennington County Sheriff's Office.

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