Apr 15 Federal judge blocks executions in Arkansas By Laura Santhanam Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge plans to appeal the federal judge’s decision, according to a statement from her office. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 6:24 Is death by firing squad really instantaneous? Not necessarily By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 3:50 After hostage execution, Japan devotes ‘all efforts’ to rescue second from ISIS By PBS News Hour After the recent reported execution of a Japanese hostage by the Islamic State, the clock is ticking yet again to rescue another Japanese hostage still being held in Syria. Hajime Ozaki, the New York bureau chief at Kyodo News Agency,… Continue watching
Jan 24 Supreme Court to review drug used in botched Oklahoma executions By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is stepping into the issue of lethal injection executions for the first time since 2008 in an appeal filed by death row inmates in Oklahoma. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: Ransom deadline passes for Japanese hostages held by Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the deadline passed for the Japanese government to pay $200 million in ransom to Islamic State for two hostages. Japanese officials are still trying to free the two captives. Also, a pro-Russian rebel leader said… Continue watching
Nov 16 U.S. confirms execution of American aid worker by Islamic State By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The White House on Sunday confirmed the death of U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig, a former soldier who tried to help wounded Syrians caught in a brutal civil war but ended up dying at the hands of Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Botched execution in Oklahoma raises questions about lethal injection process By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Kim Jong Un’s deadly power play stokes fear in foreign governments Kim Jong Un's deadly power play stokes fear in foreign governments… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Does North Korea’s purge signal rising instability? Will the execution of Kim Jong Un's uncle, the high-level North Korean official Jang Song Thaek, lead to intensified internal repression? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Sung-Yoon Lee of Tufts University and Robert Carlin, co-author of "The Two Koreas: A… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch North Korea executes high-level official, charging leader’s uncle was a traitor North Korea executes high-level official, charging leader's uncle was a traitor… Continue watching