Record number of executions in Saudi Arabia and drugs crackdown in Iran offset broader global trend away from capital punishment ...

The country has not carried out capital punishment in almost three decades, despite its courts continuing to hand down death sentences.

LIGHTNING ROD OF AN ISSUE WITH THE POLITICAL AND MORAL CONSIDERATIONS. LAWMAKERS HEARD SEVERAL HOURS OF PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON BILLS TO RESTORE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE COMING ...

More than 100 countries have abolished capitol punishment-but at least 100 others still use it. In Saudi Arabia, executions are public. In China, selling a panda skin is a capitol offense. Around the ...

Even when there’s a difference of opinion, people can be united. A coalition of 40 Arkansas faith leaders from more than nine denominations is urging Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to halt plans for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for his alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, dealing a ...

Tennessee Republicans propose bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion - House Bill 570 allows for death penalty to be imposed on women who have abortions, as well as cha ...

A controversial bill proposing the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists — backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — has ignited intense public and political debate. While Netanyahu initially ...

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Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty for his alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, dealing a significant blow to the DOJ's capital case. The alleged shooter's lawyer, who ...