Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled

Tennessee is set this week to execute its first inmate since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

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Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out its first-ever firing squad execution

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There Was Confusion, Nervousness But We Maintained Focus On Game: Pant

A sixth Covid positive case in the Delhi Capitals camp on the morning of the game created a lot of confusion and nervousness but the team made a conscious effort to shut out the outside noise and...

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022

Sheriff: Baby dies of alcohol poisoning, parents arrested

Georgia authorities say a mother and father have been arrested on murder charges after their 4-week-old baby died of alcohol poisoning

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Oregon tribe opposes water release for farmers

A Native American tribe in Oregon is assessing its legal options after the U.S. government said it would release water from a federally operated reservoir to downstream farmers along the Oregon-California border

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California inmates study at 1st college based behind bars

Behind a fortress wall and razor wire and a few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss the 9/11 attacks and issues of morality, identity and nationalism

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DA asks to drop charges in Colorado missing woman case

Prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a Colorado man about to go on trial in the presumed death of his missing wife

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Woman's fatal stabbing livestreamed on Facebook; man charged

A livestreamed fatal stabbing of a woman on social media led police to her body in an office building parking lot in Louisiana’s capital

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IPL 2022: Faf Du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood Steer RCB To 18-Run Win Over LSG

IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lucknow Super Giants by 18 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

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Monday, 18 April 2022

State high court won't hear inmate appeal as execution looms

The Tennessee Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of an inmate facing execution this week who sought to have his case reopened after an unknown person's DNA was found on one of the murder weapons

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Man charged in woman's 1972 killing dies awaiting trial

A man charged with raping and killing a woman in North Carolina nearly 50 years ago has died in a state prison while awaiting trial

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California woman pleads guilty to 2016 kidnapping hoax

Sherri Papini offered no explanation for her elaborate hoax.

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Supreme Court denies Penobscot appeal over namesake river

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the Penobscot Indian Nation's appeal in its fight with Maine over ownership and regulation of the tribe’s namesake river

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