"Ninja killer" executed by Florida for couple's 1989 death
Louis Gaskin got his nickname because he wore all-black ninja clothing during crimes he was convicted of, including the attempted murder of another couple who lived nearby.
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Florida Senate OKs easier path to imposing death penalty
The vote came in the wake of the uproar after Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz got a life sentence because the jury couldn't agree unanimously on sentencing him to death.
Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law
Idaho is now the fifth state to allow execution by firing squad, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Lori Vallow Daybell will not face death penalty in upcoming trial, judge rules
Lori Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged in the deaths of her children, JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan, and his late wife Tammy Daybell.
Idaho set to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
The measure is headed to the governor's desk after passing the legislature with a veto-proof majority.
Attacker spared from death penalty in NYC bike path rampage
An Islamic extremist was convicted in January of killing eight people using a speeding truck on a popular New York City bike path.
Texas executes inmate convicted of killing 4 in drug-related robbery
Arthur Brown Jr. maintained his innocence until the end, saying, "What is happening here tonight isn't justice. It's the murder of another innocent man."
Texas executes man convicted of killing his estranged wife and her daughter
Gary Green was convicted of fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago.
Inside the bloodiest battle raging on Ukraine's front lines
Russia's defense chief says seizing Bakhmut is key to their "further offensive." Ukrainian troops say it's the bloodiest battle they've seen, but they won't give in.
Death row inmate convicted of murdering dancer says his dad is actual killer
A former girlfriend claims Thomas Glen Sanchez confessed more than once to killing Juli Busken, but that she was afraid to come forward until after he died.
Missouri executes man who said he was 1,800 miles away during killings
Raheem Taylor, who previously went by the first name Leonard, long maintained that he was in California at the time of the four killings for which he was convicted.
Texas executes man convicted in fatal 2007 shooting of Dallas officer
Wesley Ruiz received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the killing of Dallas Police Senior Cpl. Mark Nix.
NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty
An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path has been convicted of federal charges and could face the death penalty.
El Paso Walmart shooting suspect to plead guilty to federal charges
The man accused of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart plans to plead guilty to federal charges in the case.
Iran hangs former defense ministry official with British citizenship
The hanging of Ali Reza Akbari, a close ally of top security official Ali Shamkhani, suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran's theocracy.
Oklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003
"I must say that 20 years is too long for justice to be served," the slain couple's nephew said in a statement read on behalf of the family.
Texas executes ex-cop for hiring 2 people to kill his wife
Robert Fratta received a lethal injection for the November 1994 fatal shooting of his wife amid a contentious divorce and custody fight for their three children.
Arizona inmate withdraws execution request
Aaron Gunches cited three recent executions he said were "carried out in a manner that amounts to torture," noting struggles to insert IV lines during the lethal injection process.
Amber McLaughlin becomes first transgender woman to be executed in U.S.
Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near the Mississippi River in St. Louis.
Amber McLaughlin set to become first transgender woman executed in U.S.
McLaughlin is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.
Ben Sasse's exit from Senate prompts GOP unease over his replacement
Outgoing Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is expected to be appointed to the state's U.S. Senate seat being vacated by fellow Republican Ben Sasse.
Number of executions continued to fall this year; many were botched: report
The report called 2022 the "Year of the Botched Execution" as seven of the 20 execution attempts in the U.S. were visibly problematic or took an inordinate amount of time.
Mississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl
Thomas Edwin Loden Jr. had been on death row since 2001.
Union "sickened" as Iran soccer player faces possible death sentence
A judiciary official said the 26-year-old stood accused of "rebellion, membership in illegal gangs, collusion to undermine security" and "emnity against God."
Taliban carries out 1st public execution since retaking Afghanistan
The extremists have made it clear that they'll bring back all of the brutal policies they were known for before being ousted with the U.S.-led invasion of 2001.
House panel releases more records from Jeffrey Epstein's estate
The new records include a birthday letter to Epstein allegedly written by President Trump, which he has denied writing.
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NIH whistleblower details clash over vaccines with Trump officials
A former NIH official says she was removed after clashes over vaccines, accusing RFK Jr. and his deputies of posing "a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety."
Supreme Court allows sweeping immigration stops in Los Angeles area
The Supreme Court froze a lower court order that prevented immigration authorities from stopping people without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully.
Florida's decision to end vaccine rules wasn't based on data, state surgeon general says
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said his department did not do any data analysis on how a change in vaccine rules could affect outbreaks of diseases like measles, polio or whooping cough.
DHS announces "Operation Midway Blitz" amid ICE operations in Chicago
President Donald Trump has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from "Apocalypse Now" featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the nation's third-largest city.
Americans' confidence in finding a new job is crumbling, survey finds
Americans' confidence in finding a new job fell to the lowest measure on record, a survey from the New York Fed shows.
Economists expect a major downward jobs revision from BLS today
Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to revise its jobs data downward for the year ended in March 2025. Here's why.
Fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte raises questions about public safety
Police say 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was killed on a Charlotte light rail train on Aug. 22 in an apparently random attack by a man with a long record of criminal charges and psychiatric crises.
Deadly kissing bug disease has spread in the U.S. Here's what to know.
Chagas disease is already endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, and growing evidence of the parasite is challenging the non-endemic label in the U.S., the CDC says.