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'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate
Nearly 50 years on death row had inflicted "extremely severe" mental and physical pain on Iwao Hakamata, a judge said.BBC News - 2d -
Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan
Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest serving death row prisoner, had been wrongly convicted of a quadruple murder. A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world’s longest-serving death ...The Guardian - 2d -
Murder conviction of Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed out the murder conviction of a Texas woman sitting on death row for more than a quarter-century, ruling she'd been unjustly convicted on the basis of tainted ...NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Supreme Court rejects Texas death row inmate's appeal over DNA evidence
The Supreme Court for a second time intervened over a Texas death row inmate who claims his murder conviction should be thrown out because DNA evidence used at trial was later found to be flawed.NBC News - 3d -
Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Hallmark star Brennan Elliott announces death of wife Camilla Row after stomach cancer battle
Hallmark star Brennan Elliott shared that his wife, Camilla Row, died after a yearslong battle with Stage 4 gastric cancer.NBC News - 4d -
Arizona is scheduled to execute its first death row prisoner in more than 2 years
PHOENIX — An Arizona man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder was scheduled to be executed Wednesday in the state’s first use of the death penalty in more than two years.NBC News - Mar. 19 -
Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas as execution method
Jessie Hoffman Jr, who would become first person state killed this way, says his religious rights would be violated. A man scheduled to become the first person executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
California DA seeks rare change of mass shooter's death sentence to life without parole
A California prosecutor is attempting an unprecedented endeavor: ensure every death row case in his jurisdiction is resentenced to life in prison without parole.NBC News - 6d -
The Bus Stop Murder
The tragic story of a schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in a row about a teddy bear.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
America’s next killing spree: 10 days, five states, six death-row prisoners set to die
Desolate spectacle of executions begins again under Trump, in landscape of capital punishment as riven as US is as a whole. David Leonard Wood. Jessie Hoffman. Aaron Gunches. Wendell Grissom. ...The Guardian - Mar. 11 -
Texas court delays execution of man on death row days before he was set to die
The court put David Leonard Wood's execution on pause "until further order."CBS News - Mar. 12 -
K.W. Lee, Journalist Who Gave a Voice to Asian American Communities, Dies at 96
His reporting sought to humanize and unite Asian Americans. It also led to the release of a Korean immigrant on death row.The New York Times - 6d -
Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge halted Louisiana from immediately moving forward with the state's nitrogen gas execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr.CBS News - Mar. 11 -
Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man
Iwao Hakamada, 89, who is believed to have been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year of a 1966 murder conviction.The New York Times - 2d -
‘Closing the circles of pain’: Franco victims finally come home as 50th anniversary of dictator’s death looms
Bodies of 17 murdered men removed from monument to Francoism and returned to families amid political row over legacy of Spain’s civil war. Juan Chueca Sagarra was buried for the third time late on ...The Guardian - Mar. 16 -
Gloucester back row Taylor extends contract
Gloucester back row Harry Taylor signs a contract extension with the Premiership club.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 19 -
Finland is the happiest country in the world for the eighth year in a row
For the eighth year in a row, Finland ranked in the top spot on the World's Happiness Report's annual ranking of the happiest countries in the world.CNBC - Mar. 20 -
Influencer who snatched baby wombat leaves Australia - the row in 60 seconds
The baby wombat grabbed by an influencer in Australia row… in 60 secondsBBC News - Mar. 14 -
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
'Happy Face' looks at ripple effects of true crime
The new Paramount+ series “Happy Face” has all the elements of a gripping true-crime yarn: A serial killer, his estranged daughter, a race to get an innocent man off death rowABC News - Mar. 19 -
'Happy Face' looks at ripple effects of true crime
The new Paramount+ series “Happy Face” has all the elements of a gripping true-crime yarn: A serial killer, his estranged daughter, a race to get an innocent man off death rowABC News - Mar. 19 -
'Happy Face' looks at ripple effects of true crime
The new Paramount+ series “Happy Face” has all the elements of a gripping true-crime yarn: A serial killer, his estranged daughter, a race to get an innocent man off death rowABC News - Mar. 19 -
Three deaths linked to listeria detected in NHS desserts
Listeriosis listed as cause of death in one NHS patient and two other deaths being investigated.BBC News - Mar. 19 -
The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills
The wife of a fertility doctor is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Did her dogs play a role in her death or was the scene staged to cover a murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith ...CBS News - 3d -
Saints Row Studio Was Too Expensive For What They Were, Exec Says
Saints Row studio Volition shut down in 2023 after 30 years , leading many to wonder about the future of the open-world crime franchise. The fate of the franchise is unknown, but Saber Interactive ...GameSpot - Mar. 17 -
Boat Race sinks to academic snobbery lows amid ‘slimy’ eligibility row
Dispute between Oxford and Cambridge proves even rowing can be a contact sport when it comes to blue boats. With almost 200 years of intense rivalry the Boat Race has already inspired several major ...The Guardian - 6d -
Christopher Bell seeks four wins in a row: NASCAR's hottest driver has chance at rare accomplishment
Only eight NASCAR Cup Series drivers, and none since 2007, have ever won four races in a rowCBS Sports - Mar. 10 -
Florida women's basketball earns WBIT bid for second season in a row, will host Northern Iowa
For the second season in a row, the Florida women's basketball team earned a postseason bid – to the WBIT. When and where will the Gators be playing?Yahoo Sports - Mar. 17 -
Harry quits charity he set up in Diana's honour over internal row
The Duke of Sussex says he and the prince of Lesotho left Sentebale amid a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.BBC News - 1d -
Who was last NASCAR driver to win four in a row? Christopher Bell can match that at Las Vegas
Who was the last NASCAR driver to win four races in a row? Christopher Bell aims to match that streak in Sunday's NASCAR Las Vegas race.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 16 -
Maradona's medical team on trial for football legend's death
Prosecutors say the Argentine legend's death could have been avoided and accuse hospital staff of negligence.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Murder charges filed against suspect in death of Kansas City sports reporter Adan Manzano during Super Bowl week
The exact cause of death for Manzano has yet to be determined.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 18 -
Barcelona match postponed after death of team doctor
Barcelona's La Liga match against Osasuna is postponed following the death of the Catalan club's first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia.BBC News - Mar. 8 -
Barça game postponed after death of team doctor
Barcelona's LaLiga game against Osasuna on Saturday has been postponed following the death of first-team doctor Carles Miñarro García.ESPN - Mar. 9 -
Olympic boxing gender row a result of Russian fake news, says IOC chief
Thomas Bach criticises ‘fake news campaign from Russia’ Two boxers under scrutiny won gold in Paris A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a ...The Guardian - Mar. 15 -
ESPN’s Final Four crew of Rebecca Lobo, Holly Rowe, Ryan Ruocco weigh in on March Madness
ESPN analysts Rebecca Lobo and Holly Rowe have provided the soundtrack of the women’s Final Four for multiple decades, with play-by-play voice Ryan Ruocco joining the network’s lead women’s college ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
'It drives you to work hard': Arrow McLaren teammates lock out Thermal front row
Arrow McLaren has its first front-row lockout since rejoining IndyCar. Here's what the competition means for its drivers, Pato O'Ward and Christian Lundgaard.Yahoo Sports - 5d
