13 h. ago Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber

Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’

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32 h. ago Luigi Mangione is indicted on federal charges over UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder

Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of CEO Brian Thompson, a necessary step for prosecutors to seek the death penalty.

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32 h. ago UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione indicted as prosecutors push for death penalty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December, has been indicted in a New York court on four charges including a count eligible for the death penalty

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34 h. ago The Apprentice fans demand answers as they question Lord Sugar's motive over shock return during finale

The Apprentice viewers were left scratching their heads last night after fired candidate Nadia Suliaman made a surprise return for the 2025 series finale.

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35 h. ago Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane's return

All passengers on a Southwest Airlines flight are safe after their plane had to be evacuated when an engine fire forced it to return to a Houston airport

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45 h. ago Who are the death row executioners? Disgraced doctors, suspended nurses and drunk drivers

These are just the US executioners we know. But they are a chilling indication of the executioners we don’t knowBeing an executioner is not the sort of job that gets posted in a local wanted ad. Kids don’t dream about being an executioner when they grow up, and people don’t go to school for it. So how does one become a death row executioner in the US, and who are the people doing it?This was the question I couldn’t help but ask when I began a book project on lethal injection back in 2018. I’m a death penalty researcher, and I was trying to figure out why states are so breathtakingly bad at a procedure that we use on cats and dogs every day. Part of the riddle was who is performing these executions. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Edinburgh Council 'sorry' after family told they can return to fire ravaged home

Margaret Ramsay 60, Paul Gibson 31, and David Gibson 30, were awoken in the middle of the night by emergency services banging on their door as a blaze erupted across their landing.

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3 d. ago Andre Onana's true feelings on brutal Man Utd axe as summer exit option emerges

Andre Onana was dropped from Manchester United’s squad for their humbling defeat to Newcastle and the goalkeeper’s stance on his omission have now been revealed

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3 d. ago Foreign Office tells Brits 'don't get involved' or face death penalty in stark warning

Travel advice has been updated for tourists travelling out of the European Union to Bali.

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3 d. ago The return of the firing squad is a defeat for death penalty supporters | Austin Sarat

The method is a vivid reminder of the brutality of state killing. That undermines the pro-capital-punishment narrativeOn 11 April, South Carolina executed Mikal Mahdi by firing squad. Mahdi had been convicted and sentenced for the 2004 killing of an off-duty law enforcement officer.One month before his execution, South Carolina put Brad Sigmon to death using the same method. He was the first person since 2010 to be killed by the firing squad. Both Mahdi and Sigmon chose the firing squad from a menu of three ways to die, the others being lethal injection and the electric chair. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Infamous Supermax prison that's world's most secure is rocked by murder mystery as inmate is killed

Ishmael Petty, 56, will face trial for allegedly murdering cocaine dealer LaMarcus Hillard, 40, about 9.15am on September 19, 2020, inside ADX Florence.

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7 d. ago Mexico to give Donald Trump 40 top drug lords who could face death penalty in US

Mexico could hand 40 drug cartel operators over to the US - where they may face the death penalty - in an extraordinary mass expulsion to 'placate' Donald Trump

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8 d. ago Justice Department seeks death penalty for man who killed fellow supermax inmate

The Justice Department will seek the death penalty against a man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the federal government’s “Supermax” prison in Florence, Colorado, while serving a life sentence for killing his cellmate at another lockup

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8 d. ago Lessons from the USWNT’s Brazil friendlies: Thompson’s a star and a keeper dilemma

Alyssa Thompson emerged as an attacking force while questions remain in midfield and at goalkeeper as Emma Hayes builds her teamThe United States women’s national team were very much in the mode of trying out new stuff during friendlies over the last international window. A mostly first choice team looked sharp in a 2-0 victory over Brazil during the first match between the teams, but an extremely young, rotated squad showed their inexperience in a 2-1 defeat on Tuesday.Head coach Emma Hayes has some tough decisions ahead of her to figure out difficult situations in midfield and goal. But in the forward line, Hayes mostly learned that she has a new star she can rely on. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Fleeing Taliban fighters, Ibrahim begs the country he helped – Australia – to save his family

Mohammed Ibrahim Danish spent four years as a translator for aid workers who taught children and trained doctors. In today’s Afghanistan the penalty for that is death Get our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastHuddled on Afghanistan’s chaotic border with Pakistan, his young son shivering in the cold, Ibrahim Danish stared at the unmoving metal gates – willing them to open, even just for a moment.“We spent the night there in the middle of the street with little Daniel and it was [the most] difficult night of my life,” he says. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer faces the death penalty. Will a jury impose that punishment?

Even if he’s convicted, a jury might decide on a lesser punishment for Luigi Mangione in the trial’s penalty phaseIt was a decision that everyone expected to come. But it still had all the drama of a made-for-television legal show: would the government seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering a top health insurance executive on a Manhattan street?The answer came last week: yes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sainsbury's and Argos say air fryer 'could catch fire' and urge customers to return it

Supermarket giant tells people 'stop using it immediately'

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione faces death penalty if found guilty of healthcare CEO murder

Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione

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2 w. ago US says it will seek death penalty for Mangione in UnitedHealthcare killing

Case involving murder of Brain Thompson has unleashed fraught debates over country’s for-profit healthcare

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2 w. ago Pam Bondi seeks death penalty for Luigi Mangione in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Bondi is asking federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in Mangione’s case

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