The firing squad is certainly faster — and more violent — than lethal injection ... There was no warning or countdown. The abrupt crack of the rifles startled me. And the white target with the red ...

Among the outcomes of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was the transfer of the Philippine Archipelago from Spain to the United States. It was followed by another war when Filipinos led by Emilio ...

It will be three people holding rifles about 15 feet away who will complete his punishment in what will be the United States' first firing squad execution in 15 years. Some 46 prisoners have been ...

Over this past weekend, the Mount Aloysius rifle team finished up its inaugural campaign with a Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference championship. The event, which was hosted by Massachusetts Institute ...