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Arkansas Carries Out Last Execution Before Drug Expires

Arkansas executed another inmate on Thursday, the last in a series of lethal injections that the state has squeezed...

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Arkansas Set To Carry Out Final Execution Before Drug Expires

Arkansas was set to execute another inmate on Thursday, the last in a series of lethal injections that the state has...

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US State of Arkansas Executes Two Prisoners In One Night

The southern state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires next week, put to death...

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Arkansas Kills Inmate In Latest of Several Planned Executions

The southern US state of Arkansas, rushing to execute several inmates before a lethal drug expires at the end of the...

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Arkansas In Bid To Rush Through Executions

Arkansas is rushing to execute a slew of prisoners this week before its cache of lethal drugs run out, despite intense...

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Arkansas Executes Ledell Lee In First Death Penalty Use In 12 Years

Arkansas executes Ledell Lee in first death penalty use in 12 years Lee was convicted of murder and recently told the...

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Arkansas Carries Out First of Planned Executions

The US state of Arkansas carried out its first execution in nearly a decade, the state's attorney general said,...

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Multiple Arkansas Executions Blocked By Judge

Two court rulings dealt a blow to the US state of Arkansas in its attempt to put to death seven inmates within days....

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Another Death Row Inmate’s Life Spared In Arkansas

A death row inmate scheduled to be executed in an Arkansas prison on Thursday was granted a stay by the highest court...

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Arkansas Vows To See Through Executions Despite Legal Setbacks

A legal battle over the death sentence in the US state of Arkansas has seen skirmishes and retreats, but it's not over...

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Serial Executions Take Toll On Executioners Too, Critics Say

Putting a prisoner to death "stays with you for a long time," says Ron McAndrew. The former warden of Florida State...

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Federal Judge In Arkansas Blocks Series of Executions

A US federal judge on Saturday blocked a plan by the southern state of Arkansas to execute a series of inmates there...

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Arkansas Multiple Execution Plan Faces Legal Setbacks

Arkansas's plans to execute eight prisoners in just 10 days faced new setbacks Friday, after a judge blocked use of a...

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Global Executions Fall 37% Since 2015, Amnesty International Says

The number of executions recorded worldwide in 2016 fell by 37% on the previous year, human rights group Amnesty...

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US Judge Halts One of Eight Planned Executions In Arkansas

A US judge on Thursday blocked the planned execution of one of eight prisoners whose deaths were scheduled to take...

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North Carolina ‘bathroom’ Law

A late-night deal has been reached in North Carolina to repeal a controversial law that limits protections for lesbian,...

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Arkansas Death Row Inmates Sue To Halt Execution Spree

Death row inmates in Arkansas filed a lawsuit Tuesday to contest the US state's plan to end their lives over a...

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Secrets From Smart Devices Find Path To US Legal System

An Ohio man claimed he was forced into a hasty window escape when his house caught fire last year. His pacemaker data...

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Arkansas Court Rejects Appeal of One of 8 Inmates Set To Die In April

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal from one of eight inmates facing execution next month, as the...