Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 of 40 Federal Death Row Inmates
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Ohio corrections officer killed by inmate on Christmas, officials say
"The loss of a staff person is difficult, but to lose a family member on Christmas Day at the hands of someone in our custody is a tragedy beyond comprehension."The Hill - 59m -
Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
President-elect Donald Trump says he'll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing ...ABC News - 3h -
‘It was like I was reborn’: Sednaya prison’s former inmates adapt to a new Syria
Former prisoners endured hearing fellow inmates being executed – but they are the lucky ones, with 100,000 people still missing. Of all the horrors Mohammed Ammar Hamami remembers from his time in ...The Guardian - 4h -
6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison in Mozambique
Mozambique’s police chief has said that at least 6,000 inmates have escaped from a high-security prison in the capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, as widespread post-election riots and ...ABC News - 4h -
Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal row
Announcement comes as Trump has threatened to reassert control over canal, which US handed to Panama in 1999. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the Miami-Dade county commissioner ...The Guardian - 4h -
Prison guard dead after Christmas morning assault by inmate, officials say
A corrections officer died after an assault by an inmate in an Ohio prison on Christmas morning, authorities say.CBS News - 8h -
Five sentenced after Ajax, Maccabi fan clash
An Amsterdam District Court Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison on Tuesday for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League match between the Dutch side Ajax and Israel's ...ESPN - 10h -
Dutch Court Sentences Five in Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans
The sentences ranged from community service to six months in prison in connection with a spasm of violence in Amsterdam last month.The Wall Street Journal - 1d -
Russia Sentences a U.S. Citizen, Eugene Spector, to 15 Years for Espionage
Eugene Spector was already serving a sentence for a bribery conviction when he was charged with spying, for which a court ordered him to serve an additional 13 years.The New York Times - 1d -
Biggest banks sue the Federal Reserve over annual stress tests
A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests, saying the current process falls short.CNBC - 2d -
‘Wherever he sends us, we’re willing to go’: Annie and the Caldwells on God, gospel and a debut album 40 years in the making
Fearing pop would lead them to the devil, Annie Caldwell recruited her daughters into her band. They’re now sending audiences into ecstasy with disco-tinged soul gospel. From West Point, ...The Guardian - 2h -
Trump tells 37 people with sentences commuted by Biden to 'go to hell' in lengthy Christmas post
President-elect Trump on Wednesday used a lengthy Christmas Day social media post to tell the 37 people who had their death sentences commuted by President Biden to "go to hell." “Also, to the 37 ...The Hill - 17h -
Trump says DoJ will ‘vigorously’ pursue death penalty after Biden commutations
Trump can’t reverse commutations of 37 people but says US will be ‘Nation of Law and Order’ when he is inaugurated. Donald Trump has said he will direct the justice department to “vigorously” ...The Guardian - 1d -
Biden vetoes bill to add dozens of new federal judgeships
President Biden on Monday vetoed a bill that would have added 66 federal district judgeships through 2035, citing "hurried action" by the House as his reason. CBS News White House reporter Willie ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump team reportedly planning immediate WHO exit, Trump slams Biden's death row commutations
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is laying the groundwork for the U.S. to exit the World Health Organization on the first day he's in office, according to a new Reuters report. CBS ...CBS News - 1d -
Trump blasts Biden's federal death row commutations: 'Makes no sense'
Trump took aim Tuesday at Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of nearly all federal death row prisoners, adding to the backlash in an unprecedented move that has brought both criticism and ...NBC News - 2d -
Russian court sentences US citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage
A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 15 years in jail for espionage on Tuesday, according to Russian state media outlets. Eugene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump vows to direct DOJ to pursue death penalty in wake of Biden clemencies
President-elect Trump vowed Tuesday to direct his Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue the death penalty in the wake of President Biden’s clemencies of nearly every federal death row inmate. “As ...The Hill - 2d -
Hochul Orders Firing of 14 Prison Workers After Fatal Attack on Inmate
Video of the deadly assault on Robert L. Brooks was “horrific,” “disturbing” and “devastating,” a lawyer for his family said after they watched it.The New York Times - 2d -
Biden vetoes 66 new federal judgeships, blames "hurried action" by House
President Biden vetoed an effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying "hurried action" by the House left important questions unanswered.CBS News - 2d -
Will Troubled Police Departments Escape Federal Accountability?
As time runs out for the Biden administration, cities like Minneapolis — where an investigation found abuse and racial discrimination — may avoid oversight.The New York Times - 2d -
American imprisoned in Russia sentenced to new 15-year jail term for espionage
A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reportedABC News - 2d -
Biden commutes sentences of 37 death row inmates
With less than a month to go in his term, President Biden granted executive clemency to 37 of the country's 40 federal death row inmates. The move reduces their sentences to life without the ...CBS News - 2d -
Adnan Syed seeks sentence reduction for 'Serial' murder case
Adnan Syed, who was the subject of the groundbreaking crime podcast "Serial," is requesting a sentence reduction so he can remain free as he fights his murder conviction, his legal team said Monday.NBC News - 2d -
Biden’s death row commutations draws chorus of mixed reactions
A chorus of supporters and critics have emerged following the commutation of nearly every federal death row inmate by President Biden, whose decision came at a time when he’s trying to frame a ...The Hill - 2d -
Congressional Black Caucus applauds Biden’s death row clemency
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has applauded President Biden for commuting the federal death sentences of 37 inmates, even as some Democrats have condemned the president’s actions. The CBC ...The Hill - 2d -
Live Updates: Ethics Committee releases Gaetz report; Biden commutes death row prisoners
President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move "politically ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump team slams ‘abhorrent’ Biden death row commutations
President-elect Trump’s team slammed President Biden’s decision Monday to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, calling the move “abhorrent” and a “slap in the face.” “These are ...The Hill - 2d -
NASCAR Motion Denied as 23XI and Front Row Near Charter Status
In a move that shifts the gravity of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports antitrust case against NASCAR to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Why Biden didn't commute 3 federal death row sentences
President Biden commuted the sentences for 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe breaks down why the president opted not to ...CBS News - 2d -
The Three Death Row Prisoners Biden Chose Not to Spare
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row but declined to save the lives of three men convicted of “hate-motivated mass murder” or “terrorism.”The New York Times - 2d -
The presidential solution to taming the growing federal debt
The federal debt is growing rapidly due to Congress' incentives to spend, but the president's impoundment power could provide a natural counterbalance to this by allowing the president to trim ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump’s pick to lead Federal Railroad Administration a positive for railroad stocks: analyst
David Fink, the former president of Pan Am Railways, is “carrier friendly,” according to TD Cowen.MarketWatch - 2d -
Biden did the right thing granting clemency to 37 federal death row inmates
President Biden is urged to commute all federal death sentences to life in prison in order to keep his promise as the first president to oppose capital punishment and secure his legacy as a ...The Hill - 2d -
House Democrat criticizes Biden's death row commutations
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.) criticized President Biden’s decision on Monday to commute the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, saying courts must have “autonomy.” “I have real concerns ...The Hill - 3d -
I asked a 105-year-old when middle age starts: Her answer delighted me—and made me feel better about turning 40
Before I turned 40, Shirley Hodes, who was then about to turn 105, gave me her take on when "middle age" begins, and it was not at all what I expected.CNBC - 3d -
Who are the 3 federal death row inmates whose sentences Biden didn't commute?
President Biden left in place the capital punishment sentences of just three federal inmates: Robert Bowers, Dzhokar Tsarnaev and Dylann Roof.CBS News - 3d -
Biden has appointed more Black federal judges than any other president
As Biden confirms his final judicial nominees before his single term in office ends, he is on track to have appointed the most federal judges of color of any president.NBC News - 3d -
These 3 federal death row inmates were not on Biden's commutation list
President Biden gave commutations of sentences to 37 people on federal death row Monday. Those who received the Monday commutations of their sentences saw them go from execution to life with no ...The Hill - 3d -
Biden drops death sentences for 37 out of 40 prisoners
The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".BBC News - 3d
