Death row executions

Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, who allegedly murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel in December. Bondi called the attack a “cold-blooded assassination” and said the decision aligns with President Donald Trump’s renewed push for federal capital punishment.

Bondi orders death penalty in Mangione case, calls CEO shooting ‘assassination’

A new bill in Idaho could become law if signed by Gov. Brad Little. The bill would allow the death penalty in certain child abuse cases.

Idaho lawmakers pass bill allowing death penalty for aggravated child abuse

SC will execute a man by firing squad, the first such execution in 15 years, after he chose it over lethal injection or the electric chair.

South Carolina to execute man by firing squad for first time in US in 15 years

A new report released on Thursday shows Iran executed nearly a thousand people in 2024, a 17% increase from 2023.

Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a 17% increase from 2023: Report

Idaho could become the first state to use death by firing squad as its primary method of execution.

Idaho introduces bill to make death by firing squad main form of execution

Brenda Andrew is suing, claiming that prosecutors violated due process by raising extensive details about her sex life in her murder case.

SCOTUS says death row inmate can challenge case over alleged sex shaming

A director at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Serina Baker-Hill, has been charged with attempting to defraud FEMA and lying to federal agents.

US CBP agent shot and killed in Vermont near Canadian border

Three major wildfires are burning out of control in southern California.

Wildfires force thousands to evacuate Southern California

Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis have already filed emergency motions requesting that their commutations be blocked.

Two federal inmates reject Biden’s commutation of their death sentences

Iran executed more than 900 people in 2024, which is the most in nearly a decade, according to a new U.N. report on Tuesday.

Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, most in nearly a decade: Report

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