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The Florida Supreme Court stopped Thursday’s scheduled execution of a convicted killer amid questions over whether the state’s lethal injection drugs constitute cruel and unusual punishment. The state high court…
With executions in Oklahoma on hold amid a constitutional review of its lethal injection formula, Republican legislators are pushing to make Oklahoma the first state in the nation to allow…
As police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson seek alternatives to the sort of lethal force that led to Michael Brown’s death, they’re testing a new device that attaches…
This assistance would come in the form of so-called “defensive lethal aid,” which could include anti-tank, anti-air and anti-mortar systems. The New York Times first reported the possible change in…
By November, the Court accepted yet another challenge to the Affordable Care Act—the signature legislative achievement of the Obama administration. In a matter of weeks, the justices heard arguments concerning…
WASHINGTON — With Russian-backed separatists pressing their attacks in Ukraine, NATO’s military commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive weapons and equipment to Kiev’s beleaguered forces, and an…
“I have declared February 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. “We honor our military heroes.” Kyle became a legend in military circles due to…
Facts: Capital punishment is legal in 32 U.S. states. Connecticut and New Mexico have abolished the death penalty, but it is not retroactive. Prisoners on death row in those states…
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 41-year-old Texas prisoner was put to death Wednesday evening for the slayings of three people during a robbery at their San Antonio home more than…
Ohio is changing the drugs used in lethal injections, a move that will delay at least one execution scheduled for next month, the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said…