PoliticsCrime
Bullet engraving shows Kirk targeted for politics
Prosecutors reveal engraved bullet evidence showing Charlie Kirk was targeted for his politics, as death penalty fight intensifies in Tyler Robinson case.
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CrimeLegal
Tyrone Noling gets rare clemency hearing in Ohio
Tyrone Noling, on Ohio death row for 30 years, presents innocence case in rare clemency hearing, backed by former sheriff, juror, and celebrities.
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CrimePolitics
Florida Executes 13th Inmate in Busiest Death Chamber
William Frances Silvia is scheduled for execution Tuesday, marking Florida's 13th lethal injection this year in the nation's busiest death chamber.
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Legal
Oklahoma, Tennessee Execute Inmates in Triple Execution Day
Oklahoma and Tennessee carried out executions Thursday as three states scheduled lethal injections on the same day for the first time since 2010.
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Justice
Three States Set for Same-Day Executions, a First Since 2010
Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday, the first time since 2010 that three are put to death on the same day.
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USCrime
Florida Executes 2 in a Day, Including 80-Year-Old Inmate
Florida executed two prisoners in a single day for the first time since 1964, including an 80-year-old inmate, as Gov. DeSantis's execution push continues.
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Crime & Justice
Florida to Execute 74-Year-Old, State's Oldest Modern Inmate
Dennis Sochor, 74, faces execution Tuesday in Florida, becoming the oldest inmate executed in the state's modern history.
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JusticePolitics
Florida Executions Outpace All Other States Since 2025
Florida has carried out more executions since 2025 than every other US state combined, raising serious questions about capital punishment and justice.
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CrimeLegal
Ohio White House Plot, Charlie Kirk Trial, Florida Exec
Ohio teen's alleged White House attack plot, Charlie Kirk death penalty ruling, Florida's oldest execution, and Mangione case.
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CrimeLegal
Florida Executes Oldest Inmate in Modern State History
Florida executed Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, the oldest inmate in modern state history, for the 1992 murder of his wife. The case highlights record pace.
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CrimeLegal
Judge Rules Death Penalty Stands in Kirk Murder Trial
Utah judge finds prosecutor in contempt for gag order violation but rules death penalty remains for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk murder case.
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PoliticsCriminal Justice
DeWine Calls for Abolishing Death Penalty He Helped Write
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should abolish the death penalty, reversing his 45-year position as co-author of the state's capital punishment law.
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Supreme Court & JusticePolitics
Supreme Court Rules for Black Death Row Inmate on Bias
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 for Terry Pitchford, a Black death row inmate from Mississippi, finding racial bias in jury selection.
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Supreme CourtPolitics
High Court Blocks Execution of Inmate With Disability
Supreme Court blocks Alabama execution of inmate with intellectual disability in 5-4 ruling reinforcing Eighth Amendment protections.
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