"I want to be the last face he sees": Mom of girl killed in 1988 urges death for suspect
John Miller was was formally arraigned with April Tinsley's family members supporters just feet away
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Texas executes man for killing store owner
A Texas prisoner has been executed for the 2004 shooting death of a San Antonio convenience store owner. Christopher Young, 34, said he never meant to kill Hasmukh "Hash" Patel in the attempted robbery. Patel's family insisted they did not want Young put to death. Tanya Rivero has more.
San Antonio lovers' lane killer scheduled to die Wednesday
Juan Edward Castillo was convicted of the murder of a rapper lured to a "lovers' lane" for an ambush robbery
Illinois governor seeks to reinstate death penalty
The state's Republican governor on Monday proposed reinstating the punishment for mass murderers and cop killers
"It burns, man," Georgia man says during execution for killing prison guard
Robert Earl Butts Jr., 40, was convicted of the March 1996 killing of an off-duty prison guard who offered him in a ride
Package bomber to be executed in judge's 1989 murder
Walter Leroy Moody Jr. created a wave of terror across the south 30 years ago
Cop killer who laughed at trial smiles as jury recommends death
During several outbursts at trial, Luis Bracamontes admitted killing the two officers and threatened to kill more
Sex offender sentenced to death in rape, murder of Ohio girl
14-year-old Alianna DeFreeze was found dead in an abandoned Cleveland home in 2017
Texas "suitcase killer" set to die Tuesday
Rosendo Rodriguez was convicted for the murder of a 29-year-old Texas woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase
Alabama lawmakers approve execution by nitrogen gas
Alabama lawmakers voted 75-23 to allow the use of nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates
Trump focuses on law enforcement side of opioid rollout
With Trump's directive, the Justice Department will "use federal law to seek the death penalty wherever appropriate"
AP: Officials recommended Nikolas Cruz be committed as early as 2016
Involuntary commitment would have come up as a huge red flag when Cruz attempted to buy a gun
Ohio parole board recommends condemned killer be spared
William Montgomery's attorney says there are too many unanswered questions surrounding his conviction
Facing death penalty, Fla. massacre suspect arraigned
Nikolas Cruz is charged in the shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school last month
Okla. may be first state to use nitrogen gas in executions
Oklahoma officials announced a plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates once the state resumes using the death penalty
"Stocking strangler" denied clemency on eve of execution
67-year-old Carlton Gary, scheduled to die Thursday, was convicted in the 1977 murder and rape of three elderly women
Death to be sought against suspect in killings of 8 people
Eight people including a sheriff's deputy were shot to death last year in Mississippi after a family dispute
Florida school shooting suspect indicted, could face death penalty
Cruz's attorney has said he will plead guilty if prosecutors take the death penalty off the table
S.C. Senate votes to allow electric chair in executions
South Carolina's execution drugs expired in 2013, and pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to provide the state with more
Investigator jailed for refusing to testify in death penalty case
Greta Lindecrantz is a defense investigator who worked on the defense team of a man currently on death row
Supreme Court will hear case of death row inmate with dementia
Lawyers say Vernon Madison can't remember the 1985 murder of an Ala. officer for which he is sentenced to die
New questions in execution that was delayed at the last minute
Execution team members stuck Doyle Lee Hamm repeatedly in the lower legs, ankles and groin in effort to find a usable vein, Hamm's attorney said
Gov. commutes death sentence for man convicted of masterminding murder of mother, brother
Thomas "Bart" Whitaker's father, Kent, who also was shot in the 2003 plot at the family's suburban Houston home but survived, led the effort to save his son from execution
Jury recommends death for man who raped, killed Fla. girl
The same jury took less than 15 minutes last week to convict Donald Smith, 62, in the death of Cherish Perrywinkle
Inmate scheduled to die claims risk for "botched" execution
Doyle Lee Hamm's veins are damaged from cancer and other diseases; he is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening
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Government shutdown begins as lawmakers fail to reach deal to extend funding
The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.
Trump, Hegseth rally troops at rare meeting, rail against "woke" standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."
Judge finds Trump admin. unconstitutionally targeted pro-Palestinian students
A judge gave a blistering assessment of the Trump administration's efforts to go after international students who expressed pro-Palestinian views on college campuses.
Trump administration to defund federal watchdog council
Two GOP senators are raising questions about the defunding of the Council of Inspectors General.
White House withdraws E.J. Antoni nomination to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics
E. J. Antoni was nominated for the role in August, after President Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.
Why is the government shut down? Here's what's behind the funding lapse
The government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to extend government funding.
Judge removes Trump-appointed Nevada prosecutor as "not validly serving"
A judge ruled Tuesday that the top federal prosecutor in Nevada is not serving legally in the role — marking the second time that a judge has partially sidelined one of the Trump administration's prosecutors.
Video shows several houses along Outer Banks collapsing into Atlantic Ocean
The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in the afternoon in Buxton, a community on one of a string of islands that make up the Outer Banks.
Feds find more SIM cards in N.J. after disrupting network last week
Last week, U.S. Secret Service investigators found SIM servers in the Tri-State area that were capable of disabling cell towers and launching cyber attacks.