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Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...
TwinCities.com22d
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs ... of limit the authority of State and Federal governments to impose capital ...
The Olympian29d
WA is ‘a light to the world’ Gov. Inslee tells lawmakers in his final State of the State address
Gov. Jay Inslee, who’s led Washington state for the past dozen years, delivered his final State of the State address Tuesday morning. Its theme? Progress. Inslee’s remarks came during a joint ...
The Mirror10d
Eerie death row meal requests - from dirt and one olive to tin of spaghetti
The question "What would your death row ... to state-sanctioned murder. Taylor was convicted of raping 11-year-old Charla Nicole King and strangling her with a telephone cord in 1989. During ...
The Washington Post17d
Woman whom prosecutors called ‘slut puppy’ can challenge death sentence
When Brenda Andrew was on trial over allegations that she conspired with her lover to murder her estranged husband, witnesses testified about the revealing clothing she wore and prosecutors ...
U.S. News & World Report22d
Supreme Court Grants a New Hearing for the Only Woman on Oklahoma's Death Row
Supreme Court Grants a New Hearing for the Only Woman on Oklahoma's Death Row WASHINGTON ... during closing arguments, the display of her thong underwear. A three-judge appellate panel affirmed a ...
PBS29d
History of the Death Penalty
During this period ... Carolina did not have a state penitentiary and, many said, no suitable alternative to capital punishment.[10] The first reforms of the death penalty occurred between 1776-1800.
Hindustan Times22d
Donald Trump signs sweeping death penalty order hours after White House return
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the ... at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington(REUTERS) Trump's order, coming ...
The Washington Post26d
Two Iranian Supreme Court judges shot dead in rare Tehran attack
Little information was released about the attacker, but at least one of the judges killed was known to handle death penalty cases ... a written statement during a state television broadcast ...
NBC Washington16d
Auschwitz survivors and world leaders set to mark 80 years since Nazi death camp's liberation
Hitler’s regime systematically murdered 6 million Jews during World War II, including roughly 1 million ... In recent statements, Western heads of state have attempted to underscore the ...
Politifact22d
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day speeches
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took his second oath of office Jan. 20 as the 47th president of the United States, offering an agenda heavily foreshadowed by his campaign promises. Speaking from ...