May 02 Watch 3:43 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee calls on more GOP House members to testify In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 congressional committee has asked three more GOP House members to testify, a federal jury in Washington, D.C. convicted a retired New York police officer of assault and other charges in the Jan. Continue watching
Apr 26 Why a Texas appeals court delayed Melissa Lucio's execution By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14 children called for her execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial before the state's… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy denies asking Trump to resign By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, again denied asking former President Trump to resign over the Capitol attack. Also, a New York state judge found Trump in contempt of court… Continue watching
Apr 25 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on case over high school coach's on-field prayers By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday over the death penalty and a dispute between public school officials and a former high school football coach who wanted to kneel and pray on the field after games. Continue reading
Apr 20 Firing squad execution in South Carolina temporarily halted by court By Michelle Liu, Associated Press The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out its first-ever firing squad execution. Continue reading
Apr 15 South Carolina man facing death penalty chooses firing squad over electric chair By Michelle Liu, Associated Press A South Carolina prisoner scheduled for execution later this month has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. Continue reading
Apr 14 Lawsuit over South Carolina execution methods allowed to move forward By Michelle Liu, Associated Press A judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by four death row inmates challenging South Carolina’s execution methods can move forward. Continue reading
Mar 18 Firing-squad executions get the greenlight in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The method was codified into state law last year after a decade-long pause in carrying out the death sentence over the state's inability to procure lethal injection drugs. Continue reading
Nov 18 Oklahoma governor commutes Julius Jones' death sentence By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Jones has proclaimed his innocence from death row for more than two decades in the 1999 killing of a suburban Oklahoma City businessman. Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S. Supreme Court considers Texas case about religious rights during executions By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Tuesday about a Texas death row inmate's demand that a chaplain be allowed to pray out loud and touch him during his execution. Continue reading