Death row: The secret hunt for lethal drugs used in US executions
When drugs used in executions stopped being produced in the US, prisons turned to the UK to find a new supply.
2023-10-21 14:56
Apple shares slide after China government iPhone ban reports
The technology giant's stock market valuation has fallen by almost $200bn in the last two days.
2023-09-08 10:50
Singapore executes woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have argued that capital punishment is not a deterrent against crime.
2023-07-28 11:47
Singapore to execute first woman on drugs charge for the first time in 20 years
Sir Richard Branson and activists have called on authorities to spare Saridewi Djamani.
2023-07-27 13:58
The US is the world's biggest corn exporter - but for how long?
The US could soon lose its title as the world's biggest exporter of the crop, which could have global consequences.
2023-07-07 09:29
Prosecutors will seek death penalty for Bryan Kohberger in Idaho student murders case
Latah County, Idaho, prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in the city of Moscow last fall, according to a court document filed Monday.
2023-06-27 05:51
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's mental health is focus of punishment phase of death penalty trial
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter acted irrationally due to mental health problems and had a history of psychotic symptoms consistent with schizophrenia, his defense attorneys said in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial Monday.
2023-06-27 03:28
Victims' families, united in grief, face 2 paths to justice as Pittsburgh synagogue shooting death penalty trial moves to next phase
Federal jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will soon decide whether to sentence the convicted gunman to death or life in prison -- two potential avenues for justice that in the years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history have found varying levels of support in an otherwise unified community.
2023-06-26 19:18