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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 - 1d -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was put to death Tuesday evening in Louisiana's first execution in 15 years.CBS News - 1d -
The Bus Stop Murder
The tragic story of a schoolgirl who was stabbed to death in a row about a teddy bear.BBC News - 6d -
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 -
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 -
How canned water brand Liquid Death made its mark
If you watched the Super Bowl last month, you might have seen the first national ad for Liquid Death, the canned water company that promises to "murder your thirst." Founder and CEO Mike Cessario ...CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Death Stranding 2 - Story, Release Date, And Everything We Know
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has a release date for later this year, giving fans of the 2019 game a brand-new adventure to experience in the ruins of a world where humanity is on the edge of ...GameSpot - Mar. 11 -
Openly gay soccer player still faces online death threats
The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality. Josh Cavallo, who plays for ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Openly gay soccer player still faces online death threats
The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexualityABC News - 1d -
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 - 15h -
Louisiana Resumes Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution
Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It was the state’s first execution since 2010.The New York Times - 1d -
Josh Cavallo reveals daily death threats and says football ‘toxic’ for gay players
Adelaide midfielder talks of multiple daily death threats Coming out brings ‘mountain of downsides’ for players Australia’s first out gay male professional footballer, Josh Cavallo, has said he ...The Guardian - 2d -
Gay Australian soccer player says he receives 'multiple death threats' daily
MELBOURNE — Australia’s first openly gay soccer player Josh Cavallo said he receives multiple death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to ...NBC News - 1d -
‘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 - 4d -
Gloucester back row Taylor extends contract
Gloucester back row Harry Taylor signs a contract extension with the Premiership club.Yahoo Sports - 18h -
Cavallo reveals daily death threats for being gay
Josh Cavallo, men's football's first openly gay active player, said he struggles encourage other players to come out due to the sport's "toxic" environment.ESPN - 20h -
Houston a top seed for 3rd straight year, looks to make deeper run after 2 Sweet 16 losses in a row
Houston earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year Sunday and will open against first-time qualifier SIU-Edwardsville in Wichita, Kansas, on Thursday. The Cougars ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Chelsea and Man City face each other four times in a row this month – how will it affect their gameplans?
On Saturday, Manchester City and Chelsea played each other in the League Cup final, a match Chelsea won 2-1. On Wednesday, City and Chelsea will play the first leg of their Champions League ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
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 - 10h -
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 - 21h -
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 - 6d -
NASCAR at Phoenix results: Christopher Bell beats Denny Hamlin in photo finish for third consecutive win
Bell becomes the first Cup Series driver to win three races in a row since 2021CBS Sports - Mar. 10 -
Kobe Bryant's former players remember his words during their first year of college basketball
Five years after the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, six members of his Mamba Basketball Academy team are finishing up their first season of college basketballABC News - Mar. 12 -
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 - 21h -
World’s First Openly Gay Soccer Player Josh Cavallo Says He Receives ‘Multiple’ Daily Death Threats: ‘It’s Quite Sad to See’
Cavallo is a midfielder who plays with the A-League's Adelaide United Football Club in AustraliaYahoo Sports - 1d -
CBS began Selection Sunday with a fitting tribute to Greg Gumbel
CBS made sure to include Greg Gumbel in the first Selection Sunday show since his deathYahoo Sports - 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 - 2d -
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn't asking for a reprieve
A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a reprieve from his death sentence.NBC News - Mar. 10 -
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 - 3d -
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 - 1d
