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Bigler Stouffer II was the first person executed in Oklahoma since John Grant convulsed on the gurney and vomited during his lethal injection in October as the state ended a six-year execution moratorium.
With most schools and businesses still closed, many Georgians were looking for answers from state and local officials on what went wrong after two inches of snow and ice paralyzed the Atlanta area; and, as millions of people in China travel home to celebrate the Year of the Horse, many find the biggest challenge isn't the distance -- it's getting a ticket.
Jones was sentenced to death almost 20 years ago for the murder of Paul Howell, but Jones has always maintained his innocence.
Oklahoma is set to execute an inmate on death row in one week, despite the state's parole board expressing doubt about his guilt. Amanda Bass, a federal public defender, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the case of Julius Jones.
Authorities identify El Paso victims; 8chan website host announces it's dropping the site.
Missouri inmate Ernest Johnson was pronounced dead Tuesday evening.
The fight over abortion and gun rights will take center stage during the Supreme Court's new term, which kicked off Monday. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the major cases to watch and the questions over how the conservative-leaning majority will rule on cases with huge implications.
Supreme Court's reprieve for John Henry Ramirez is latest clash between death row inmates and prison officials in Texas and other states over presence of spiritual advisers in death chambers.
Attorneys for John Henry Ramirez have filed a federal lawsuit ahead of his September 8 execution.
A beautiful showgirl is caught in a web of sex, lies, greed and murder. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Former President Trump's Justice Department resumed federal executions in July 2020, following a 17-year hiatus.
Amnesty International calls Mustafa al-Darwish latest victim of a justice system that sentences people to die "based on confessions extracted through torture."
The law effectively forces condemned prisoners to choose to die by either the electric chair or firing squad.
An average 6,000 Jews were killed each day using Zyklon B at one concentration camp. Now, documents show the Arizona Department of Corrections is preparing to use hydrogen cyanide for executions.
In 1999, Jones was convicted of beating his great-aunt Berthena Bryant to death with a baseball bat when she refused to give him $30 for drugs.
Quintin Jones was executed on Wednesday, bringing an end to a 10-month pause in executions in the state of Texas. Jones was convicted of murdering his 83-year-old great aunt in 1999. CBSN Dallas has the story.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that aims to restart executions after an involuntary 10-year pause.
Some lawmakers are responding to the possibility that President Trump could fire special counsel Robert Mueller. The president sent a series of tweets this weekend attacking the Russia investigation. His criticisms came after Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe on Friday. Caitlin Huey-Burns, national political reporter for RealClearPolitics, joins CBSN with the latest developments in Washington.
President Trump laid out the administration's latest plan to tackling the nation's opioid epidemic. He told supporters in New Hampshire "that toughness includes the death penalty" for drug dealers and traffickers.
The Fulton County district attorney says she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the man accused of murdering eight people at Atlanta-area spas. Six of the victims were Asian women. CBSN's Elaine Quijano reports.
Robert Aaron Long, 22, was indicted on murder charges in the March 16 killing of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in the Atlanta area.
The Fulton County district attorney says she will seek hate crime charges and the death penalty against the man accused of murdering eight people at Atlanta-area spas. Six of the victims were Asian women.
Thomas "Bar" Whitaker was sentenced to death for killing his mother and brother, but his father is asking for clemency. Whitaker was scheduled for lethal injection this morning, but now Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will decide his fate.
President Trump is walking back his comment that he would consider sending the New York City terror suspect to Guantanamo Bay, but he's doubling down on his belief that Sayfullo Saipov should get the death penalty. Politico national security correspondent Ali Watkins joins CBSN to discuss the potential impact of the president's comments.
The bill would force death row inmates to choose between the electric chair and firing squad rather than delay their executions until lethal injection drugs become available.
The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."
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.
Pfizer's CEO said President Trump's threat of tariffs motivated his company to take swift action.
Hamas and other Palestinian factions are expected to present their response to Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan quickly, a source tells CBS News.
Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, strengthened into a hurricane on Tuesday.
Federal immigration officials have revealed plans to reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to new applicants to comply with a court order.
With time running out to avert a government shutdown, millions of Americans who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act could soon face sharply higher premiums.
A nationwide event drew 30,000 people and marked a broader trend of rising baptisms, with Gen Z men leading a new wave of faith.