Tag: Death
The Death of Competition in American Elections
A vast majority of 2024 races for Congress and state legislatures were decided by low-turnout or meaningless primaries. The trend is making politics m [...]
2 Prisoners Ask Judge to Block Biden’s Death Sentence Commutations
The men said that, by reducing their sentences to life in prison, President Biden’s act of clemency could hurt their appeals.
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Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to brother Nick after death aged 60
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his younger brother Nick, who had cancer, after he died on Boxing Day at the age of 60."My brother [...]
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Those affected by the president’s action on Monday are still subject to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Three men will remain on [...]
The Full List of Biden’s Death Row Commutations
Here is a full list of those granted commutations, as well as the three men remaining on death row.
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty addresses Brian Thompson death
Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled "Hacking America's Health Care: Assessing the Ch [...]
Activists Call on Biden to Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office
In a series of open letters, human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims noted that President Biden had campaig [...]
Daughter of murdered MP demands answers over his death
Katie AmessKatie Amess said there are questions for the police on why they did not do more to protect her father, the late MP Sir David Amess"We have [...]
Challenged on death of Dawn Sturgess, Russian ambassador dismisses inquiry
BBCThe family of Dawn Sturgess, who died six years ago after coming into contact with Novichok, have been calling on Vladimir Putin to speak to the in [...]
Sinwar’s Death Was a Victory for Israel. But Can the U.S. Persuade It to ‘Take the Win’?
Assassinating Yahya Sinwar was Israel’s Osama bin Laden moment. But getting a cease-fire deal done in the last three months of the Biden presidency is [...]
Megan Marshack Dies at 70; Was With Nelson Rockefeller at His Death
She was at the center of rumors about the former vice president’s last moments, but she remained silent about their association until she wrote her ow [...]
Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ to debut three years after on-set death
In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin stands in costume and speaks with investigators following a fa [...]
Death Penalty, Nuclear Waste and More: Supreme Court Rounds Out Coming Term
Three cases all stem from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in New Orleans, which often finds itself to the right of the Supreme Court. [...]
3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols’s Death
The former officers were found guilty of witness tampering but not of the charge that would have held them responsible for causing his death.
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Death Penalty May Be Off Table for 9/11 Suspect No Matter How Case Unfolds
The government is trying to cancel a plea deal for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the attacks. But a clause in the agreement may sto [...]