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Former death row inmate in Mississippi to be resentenced to life with possibility of parole
A former death row inmate in Mississippi will be resentenced a second time because of a determination that he has…
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Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures
ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as…
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
NEW YORK — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters…
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Man charged with killing Indianapolis police officer seeking insanity defense
A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020…
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Iran hangs 2 in rare blasphemy case as executions surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran hanged two men Monday convicted of blasphemy, authorities said, carrying out rare death sentences…
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Singapore executes man for coordinating cannabis delivery
HONG KONG — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from…
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