Capital punishment

Today in History: April 24, final Unabomber-linked killing

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Sarah Wilson

Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 24, the 115th day of 2024. There are 251 days left in the year. Today’s ...

Julian Assange: UK court orders delay to extradition of WikiLeaks founder to US

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David Turner

LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Tuesday that Julian Assange can’t be extradited to the United States on espionage charges unless ...

Afghanistan: The Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium

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David Turner

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands ...

Yang Hengjun: Australian blogger decides against appealing his Chinese death sentence

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David Turner

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A China-born Australian democracy blogger will not appeal his suspended death sentence imposed by a Beijing court, with ...

Donald Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty,’ but his business will still get slammed

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ...

Yang Hengjun: Australia appalled at writer’s suspended death sentence

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David Turner

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia said Monday it was appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer and democracy blogger Yang Hengjun. Australian ...

Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state’s highest court says

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Amanda Smith

A divided Alabama Supreme Court has said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press November ...