Capital punishment
A jury said the mass murderer Nikolas Cruz shouldn’t be executed. But really, no one should be killed by their government.
Alan Miller—who is afraid of needles—expected one to take his life on Thursday night.
The 52-year-old was set to be executed for the murder of her daughter, despite support not just from the usual justice advocates but also Kim Kardashian and some Republicans.
After growing opposition to Brad Sigmon being forced to die by electrocution, state authorities now say they will at least offer him another way to die.
The men arrested in recent killings in Atlanta, Boulder, Colorado, and Orange, California, could face very different sentences if convicted.
Lisa Montgomery’s allies tried to convince the White House that Trump should grant her clemency. But sources say it wasn’t even clear if Trump was aware of the case.
While Trump is planning pardons, the federal government will execute two sick men before Jan. 20—the culmination of a killing spree unparalleled since the 19th century.