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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
3rd death reported in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem. Here's what to know about the symptoms.
There has been a third death in the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City. Officials said the number of cases has ...
Death of 5 Billion Starfish Baffled Scientists—Until Now
The mass die-off, which began in 2013, saw sea star populations plunge and reshaped vital marine ecosystems in the U.S. and ...