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• Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife’s sister and parents, set fire to house

  Florida death row inmate David Pittman, convicted of killing three in 1990, is set for execution Sept. 17—Florida’s 12th scheduled execution this year under Gov. DeSantis.

  U.S. News

  Aug 16
  
• China executes couple for shocking murder of toddlers, aged 1 and 2

  A Chinese couple was put to death after courts found they killed the man's two young children, who were seen as obstacles to the couple's burgeoning relationship.

  World

  Feb 2, 2024
  
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• Alabama plans first-ever nitrogen gas execution despite protests

  The execution, using a gas mask to replace breathable air with nitrogen, would be the first attempt to use a new method since lethal injection was introduced in 1982.

  U.S. News

  Jan 23, 2024
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• U.S. carries out 13th and final execution of prisoner under Trump administration

  President-elect Joe Biden, a vocal opponent of the death penalty, has said he will try to end the policy after he takes office.

  World

  Jan 16, 2021
• Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ sentenced to death for serial murders

  Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in 2017 after police found several victims in cold storage at his apartment.

  Trending

  Dec 15, 2020
• U.S. carries out 9th execution of the year as Trump presidency closes

  Four more federal executions, including one Friday, are planned in the weeks before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

  World

  Dec 10, 2020
• Cameroon man seeking asylum in Canada misses meeting after U.S. refuses to release him

  Amnesty International said 'it is extremely likely that anyone who is returned to Cameroon will face a high risk of being detained, beaten, ... possibly even killed.'

  World

  Oct 30, 2020
• Clock ticking to secure Cameroon man’s release from U.S. custody ahead of Friday CBSA meeting

  With just days to go before a meeting with Canadian officials, advocates are still trying to secure Kenneth's release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.

  World

  Oct 27, 2020
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• Kindergarten teacher sentenced to death for poisoning children in China

  One child died and 24 fell ill after eating the poisoned porridge at school last year.

  Trending

  Sep 29, 2020
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• White supremacist executed after gruesome 1998 dragging death of black man

  An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed Wednesday in Texas for the dragging death of a black man.

  Crime

  Apr 24, 2019