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FILE PHOTO: The execution chamber in the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana is shown in this undated photo. Photo via Reuters

Nation Jan 12

Female inmate’s execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID-19

By Michael Tarm, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

Nation Dec 11

Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days

The series of executions after Election Day, the first in late November, is the first time in over 130 years where federal executions have occurred during a lame-duck period.

By Michael Tarm, Associated Press

Politics Dec 07

Trump quickens pace of federal executions before Biden inauguration

Attorney General William Barr defended the extension of executions into the post-election period, saying he’ll likely schedule more before he departs the Justice Department.

By Associated Press

Nation Aug 24

California justices toss death penalty for Scott Peterson

The California Supreme Court has overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife but upheld his 2004 murder conviction.

By Don Thompson, Associated Press

Nation Aug 20

AP Exclusive: Feds to seek death sentence for Boston bomber

Attorney General William Barr says the Justice Department will seek to reinstate the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Aug 04

Prospect of a second Boston Marathon bomber trial brings anguish

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

An an appeals court ruling ordering a new trial to decide whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be put to death may once again force this community to relive the nightmare of April 15, 2013.

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Jul 15

Judge halts second federal execution amid claims inmate isn’t mentally fit

By Associated Press

Wesley Ira Purkey, convicted of a 1998 kidnapping and killing, was scheduled for execution Wednesday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death Tuesday after his eleventh-hour legal bids failed.

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Jul 14

U.S. carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out the first federal execution in almost two decades.

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Jul 13

Trump administration appeals judge’s order to delay federal execution

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

A U.S. district judge has ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana. The Trump administration immediately appealed, asking a higher court to…

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Jul 13

Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana

By Associated Press

Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana.

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