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Death penalty for Idaho college murders suspect would be 'dehumanizing', defense argues
Whether the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students can be punished with the death penalty if convicted will be the focus of a planned hearing Thursday.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
Idaho college killings to remain a death penalty case
The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger's murder case has ruled the death penalty will remain on the table, rejecting a request from Kohberger's defense attorneys.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Idaho college murders: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against man charged with killing 4 students
The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students two years ago may be punished with the death penalty if he is convicted, the trial judge has ruled.Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Idaho murders suspect "deserves to die," victim's mom says after hearing
Bryan Kohberger is accused of the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect dies in prison
John Cannan was serving a life sentence for the murder of Bristol woman Shirley Banks.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Trial for Laken Riley murder suspect begins in Georgia
The trial has begun for Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering Laken Riley, a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus. Riley's death in February became a ...Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Inquest opens into death of Suzy Lamplugh suspect
John Cannan was serving a life sentence for the murder of Shirley Banks. He died in HMP Full Sutton.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
Would Trump be inflationary? His supply-driven growth will lower prices, economic adviser argues.
Economist Kevin Hassett — viewed as in the running to become Federal Reserve chair in a second Trump administration — on Tuesday defended the Republican presidential nominee’s policies from the ...Business - MarketWatch - October 29 -
What does Donald Trump's return mean for the death penalty?
Abolitionists will have to play defense at the federal level, and plot a long-term strategy for ending the death penalty in the United States.Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Burkina Faso wants to reinstate death penalty, government source says
Military regime considering move after capital punishment abolished in west African country in 2018. Burkina Faso ’s military regime wants to reinstate the death penalty after the west African ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Support for death penalty falls to lowest level in decades: Gallup
A majority of Millennials and Gen Zers do not support the death penalty.Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Bryan Kohberger can face death penalty if convicted, judge rules
Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of first degree murder in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Soldier charged with murder in sergeant's Missouri death
Sgt. Sarah Roque's body was found at Fort Leonard Wood two days after she was reported missing.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Woman linked to 14 poisoning murders is sentenced to death
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing them with cyanide.World - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Southport murder suspect charged with terrorism offence and producing ricin
Axel Rudakubana, 18, who is already charged with three counts of murder, faces new charges of possessing terrorist material and making poison. The suspect accused of murdering three girls in ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Delphi murder suspect's alleged jail confessions revealed in court
Prison staff testified about Delphi murder suspect Richard Allen’s alleged confessions and behavior while behind bars.Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Suspect's confessions, denials in Delphi murders take the spotlight in trial's second week
Before his arrest, the man charged with killing two middle school girls in Indiana repeatedly told police during a lengthy and at times testy interview that he had nothing to do with their deaths.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
American nurse killed in Budapest while on vacation, police arrest suspect
The victim, Mackenzie Michalski was reported missing on Nov. 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest.Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
Murder Suspect Who Alleged Bear Attack Is Captured in South Carolina
The suspect was taken into custody, ending a multistate manhunt in a case involving a suspicious emergency call, a false identity and a fake bear attack.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Laken Riley murder suspect waives jury trial, case to be decided by judge
The suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus has waived his right to a jury trial.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
Laken Riley murder suspect was "hunting for females," prosecutor says
Jose Ibarra, who entered the U.S. illegally, is charged with murder in the February killing, which helped fan the immigration debate during this year's presidential campaign.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
14 suspects linked to powerful cartel arrested in Spain murder probe
The arrests came after a murder victim's family received a large ransom request and $32,000 was paid in cryptocurrency.World - CBS News - 5 days ago -
N.Y.C. Helped Migrant Accused of Killing Laken Riley Move to Georgia, Witness Says
In other testimony, law enforcement witnesses placed the suspect, José Ibarra, at the scene of Ms. Riley’s killing, mainly through cellphone and GPS tracking data.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Laken Riley murder suspect was grilled by wife, jail call reveals
Jose Ibarra, 26, is charged with murder and other crimes in Laken Riley's death in February.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Lassa fever suspected in death of Iowa resident who traveled to West Africa
Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral disease rarely seen in AmericaHealth - ABC News - October 28 -
Trial for suspect in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley's death to begin
The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a jury, paving the way for his bench trial, which is expected to begin Friday morning.Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
Parents 'devastated' over British woman's death in suspected Laos poisoning
Simone White died in Laos after drinking alcohol suspected to have been laced with methanol.Top stories - BBC News - 13 hours ago -
Free shots and beer buckets in party town at centre of suspected methanol deaths
Six foreign tourists have died after apparently drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.Top stories - BBC News - 12 hours ago -
Defense pathologist testifies chokehold did not cause Jordan Neely's death
A forensic pathologist hired by Daniel Penny's defense team testified that several pre-existing factors, not the chokehold applied by Penny, caused Jordan Neely's death. WNBC's Erica Byfield reports.Top stories - NBC News - 18 hours ago -
Supreme Court sends case testing limits of death penalty for intellectually disabled back to lower court
The Supreme Court vacated a federal appeals court’s decision blocking a death row inmate’s execution because he says he’s intellectually disabled, ordering the lower court to issue a clearer ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
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Nigeria’s president orders the release of 29 children facing death penalty over protests
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 children facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country’s worst ...World - ABC News - November 4 -
Nigeria releases 29 children who potentially faced death penalty for alleged involvement in protests
Nigerian authorities have released 29 children who have been detained for over two months and potentially faced the death penalty for their alleged participation in protests against the country’s ...World - ABC News - November 5 -
Trump wants to expand the federal death penalty, setting up legal challenges in second term
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump signaled he would resume federal executions if he won and make more people eligible for capital punishment, including child rapists, migrants ...Politics - NBC News - November 9 -
Belarus opposition figure extradited from Vietnam faces terrorism charges, possible death penalty
A Belarusian opposition figure who was detained in Vietnam and extradited to Belarus is facing charges of terrorism and possibly a death penaltyWorld - ABC News - Yesterday