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In 1987, Southern Methodist University received the ‘death penalty’ because it was found guilty of the highest of crimes: the widespread and persistent violations of NCAA rules concerning ...

Defendant asked for ‘everything,’ and ‘everything’ is what he received,” the judge wrote. “Defendant cannot demand everything ...

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled.

The decision marks the 13th time the Idaho judge has ruled against the defense's attempt to remove the death penalty from the ...

Despite the United Nations calling on Japan to abolish the death penalty, an overwhelming majority of the Japanese population continues to support capital punishment, according to a recent survey.

During her more than three decades of recording, Sobule released 12 albums that addressed such complex topics as the death penalty, anorexia nervosa, reproduction and LGBTQ+ issues. Her first ...

He shared his thoughts about the death penalty in a recent interview with The Asahi Shimbun. Hiraoka: The death penalty is, needless to say, about taking human lives. The former justice minister ...

Prosecutors in the US are seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man detained in connection with the assassination of UnitedHealth chief executive Brian Thompson, if convicted.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The discovery of the beaten and bullet-riddled body of Paul Antonich near Cloquet forced authorities to consider a new issue for Minnesota: Should the men charged with killing him ...

Florida is poised to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say ...