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U.S. won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
It is unclear whether taking the death penalty off the table signals any possibility of a plea deal with either or both men.
Justice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers
The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on ...
Death row inmates challenge new Arkansas law allowing executions by nitrogen gas
Several Arkansas death row inmates have sued the state to block a new law allowing executions by nitrogen gas, saying the ...
U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against trio of accused Mexican cartel kingpins
The U.S. attorney general directed prosecutors not to seek capital punishment against three reputed cartel leaders, including ...
Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death
A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church ...
N.J. mother charged after death of 6-year-old son
A Passaic County woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of her 6-year-old son, ...
Death Row inmate to face first of Its kind execution
Byron Black is scheduled to be given a lethal injection after a legal battle about whether a working defibrillator in his ...
Oregon murder suspect now charged in death of 4th woman: DA
A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun in the 2022 murder of 22-year-old Kristin Smith, the local ...