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Death Penalty in US Declining, as ‘Botched' Executions Increase
An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022.
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Mississippi Executes Man for Killing and Raping Teen Girl
A Mississippi man has been put to death by lethal injection for the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl more than two decades ago.
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Iran Executes First Known Prisoner Arrested During Protests
The man, identified as Mohsen Shekari, was arrested on a charge of “waging war against God.”
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Texas Executes Inmate Who Fought Prayer, Touch Rules
A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection.