Everyone who seems to know Spain almost exclusively thinks of Barcelona and its Gaudí-built wonders, Madrid for the leafy ...

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Advertisement "The execution tonight took place without incident," he said. The method of execution was not mentioned, though the Death Penalty Information Center states that Florida's method of ...

However, a firing squad execution has never been conducted in Mississippi's long history with the death penalty. The only methods that have been used to execute prisoners are hangings, the ...

Edward Thomas James is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Thursday evening The execution has been delayed until 8 p.m. No reason was provided The execution of a Florida man on death row ...

A Florida death row inmate is set to become the fourth man executed in the U.S. this week and the 10th so far this year. Edward Thomas James, 63, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on ...

Nearly 30 years on from being handed the death penalty, the 53-year-old, who submitted a handwritten motion to the state of Arizona to 'have his long overdue sentence car­ried out', died by lethal ...

Throughout history, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging. Lethal injection is the preferred method, but it is ...

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Louisiana plans to execute Jessie Hoffman Jr. using nitrogen gas, marking its first execution since 2010. Hoffman's lawyers sought to halt the execution, citing religious and constitutional concerns.

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote declined to stop Louisiana from carrying out its first execution in 15 years later Tuesday with Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the court’s three liberal justices in ...