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Pope Leo XIV calls death penalty inadmissible ahead of Fort Hood execution
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Pope Leo called capital punishment inadmissible on World Day Against the Death Penalty. Nidal Hasan’s military death sentence for killing 13 at Fort Hood still stands, and Trump has not decided on the livestream.
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Florida Inmate James Robertson Set for Execution
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Florida is set to execute James Robertson, who pleaded guilty to strangling his sleeping cellmate in 2008 specifically to receive a death sentence and waived his appeals. The case has renewed debate over whether capital punishment can deter violence when Robertson sought execution, as Florida continues an unusually high pace of executions.
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Stepfather Sentenced to Eight Years in Boy's Death
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Robert McCoy was sentenced to eight years in prison and six years of probation after pleading guilty to manslaughter and child endangerment in the 2025 death of his 4-year-old stepson, Jasper Smith, who fatally shot himself after finding a loaded handgun in the family’s home. Relatives say they repeatedly alerted Maine child welfare officials to concerns about the household, prompting calls for an accounting of how those reports were handled.
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DeSantis withdraws death warrant for 74-year-old Florida inmate
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DeSantis withdrew William Lee Thompson's death warrant days before the 74-year-old's Oct. 13 execution after Grace Hanna said he thought Bush was president and did not know he was sentenced to death.
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Inflation Jumps Higher In Final Report Before Midterm Elections
Jack McGeever · 3 min · 1h
Former Paramedic Convicted in Wife, Father-in-Law Killings
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A Montgomery County jury convicted Matthew Konen of first-degree murder in his father-in-law’s 2021 death and criminally negligent homicide in his wife’s death. Prosecutors argued financial pressures motivated the killings, while the defense claimed Konen acted in self-defense; he is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 13, 2027.
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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Portland Man Convicted of Fairview Murder
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A Multnomah County jury convicted Deming Oakleaf of second-degree murder in the 2025 shooting death of Roman Shulishov near his Fairview home. Investigators used home surveillance footage and evidence to identify Oakleaf, who is scheduled to be sentenced October 29.
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Mother’s Boyfriend Convicted in Wichita Toddler Murder
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A Wichita jury convicted Bernardo Gonzalez-Mejia of first-degree murder, child abuse and aggravated child endangerment in the 2019 death of 2-year-old Jacob Aviles, who was in his care. Jacob’s mother was also convicted in the case; Gonzalez-Mejia remains in custody pending sentencing.
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Teasley Pleads Guilty in Phoenix Murder, Avoids Death
World
— Oct 2, 2026
Zion Teasley pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Lauren Heike, who was stabbed 15 times on a north Phoenix hiking trail; DNA and other forensic evidence linked him to the crime. The plea removes the possibility of a death sentence, with Teasley set to receive life in prison and also pleading guilty in a separate child sexual exploitation case.
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Colorado Springs Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
Entertainment
— Oct 5, 2026
Authorities reported several separate crime cases: two youths were arrested in a stolen-car case involving a minor, and a man received a 12-year sentence for vehicle theft. Other cases included a man convicted of repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend in Indio, an arrest in a suspected Colorado Springs bank robbery, and an arrest warrant for a man who missed court in a fentanyl-death case.
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‘You’re A War Criminal!’ Protesters Scream At Hegseth During Army Conference In DC
Multiple Iran War protestors have crashed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s Wednesday roundtable on Autonomous Warfare at the Association of the United States Army conference.
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Christa Pike Speaks After Failed Execution
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— Oct 4, 2026
After a botched lethal-injection attempt left Christa Pike critically ill, her lawyer is urging Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to commute her death sentence to life in prison, arguing another execution would not bring justice. Lee has suspended executions for the rest of the year but has not ruled out a future attempt; the pause also delayed another scheduled execution, according to reports.
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Judge Condemns Utah Parents After Toddler Dies Following Months of Neglect
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— Sep 17, 2026
A Utah couple has been sentenced to consecutive prison terms after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the death of their 18-month-old daughter, Ruby Marie Murray. Carrie Mari… — by Andrew Powell
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Mossad, Judiciary Says
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— Sep 19, 2026
Iran executed Hossein Pedaran for allegedly relaying Isfahan missile-site information to Mossad during the 12-day war, after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence. The case appears amid a broader rise in executions in Iran linked to the wartime period and domestic protests.
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Magnolia Oil-Tank Fire Kills Three Firefighters
Politics
— Sep 17, 2026
Arkansas history on September 19–20 features a spectrum of notable events: Civil War skirmishing near Helena in 1862, the 1883 marriage of future governor George W. Donaghey, and the 1923 Little Rock police murders death sentences; 1944 Magnolia’s oil-fire disaster that claimed three firefighters; the 1957 Central High School desegregation injunction hearing that led to the guards’ withdrawal; and the 1974 Young v. Ethyl Corporation bromine litigation. The dates also record 1863 Cavalry organization at Magnolia, 1917 Fort Smith labor strike, 1942 Jehovah’s Witnesses attack in Little Rock, 1957 legal challenges surrounding Little Rock desegregation, the 1958 vote to keep closed schools, and Kennedy’s Arkansas campaign in 1960.
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Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
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— Dec 23, 2024
President Joe Biden on Monday will be giving those on death row a chance to live their lives without a looming death sentence over their heads. That’s because Biden will commute the sentences of 37 of the 40 in federal…
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Trump’s Diesel Deal Could Buy Some Time But Leaves The Long-Term Problem Unaddressed
David Blackmon · 4 min · 1h
Pamela Anderson says hepatitis C was ‘death sentence’ that ‘took everything I had in my bank’
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— Sep 8, 2026
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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Trump Now Faces Up to 712.5 Years in Prison After Latest Indictment
Opinion
— Aug 17, 2023
Why not just call it a death sentence? We often hear in the debates surrounding the death penalty that life sentences are more humane than executions. I am not here to litigate the merits of either case, but regardless…
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Trump Torches Death Row Inmates Commuted by Biden in Christmas Message
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— Dec 26, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump did not hold back in his Christmas message, which included telling the 37 people who had their death sentences commuted to “go to hell.” President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of…
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Iraq Court Sentences Al-Baghdadi’s Wife To Death
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— Jul 10, 2024
An Iraqi court sentenced the late Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s wife to death, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The Karkh Criminal Court sentenced Asma Mohammed, also known as Umm Hudaifa, of…
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Catholic Bishops Urge Biden To Spare All Death Row Inmates Before Leaving Office
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— Dec 10, 2024
USCCB launched a campaign Monday calling on Catholics to write to the outgoing president in an effort to revise the death sentences of 40 inmates down to life imprisonment sentences. “President Biden has an…
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Books
Science advances by revolutions, not steady fact-gathering
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions shows how shared research frameworks hold for long stretches, then break under anomalies and get replaced rather than simply refined.
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‘Ketamine Queen’ Sentenced in Matthew Perry Death
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— Apr 8, 2026
The case surrounding the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry took a significant turn as one of the key defendants was handed a lengthy prison sentence. According to the New York Post , Jasveen Sangha, widely known as…
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Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Death Sentence Tossed Out by Appeals Court
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— Jul 31, 2020
A federal appeals court on Friday overturned Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death penalty sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. Tsarnaev…
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Supreme Court To Weigh Reinstating Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence
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— Mar 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the U.S. Justice Department’s bid to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for helping carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people…
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Biden Commutes Death Sentence Of Inmate Who Murdered Prison Guard On 30th Anniversary Of Attack
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— Dec 23, 2024
President Joe Biden commuted the death sentence of an inmate who murdered a prison guard the day after the 30th anniversary of the horrific act. Inmate Anthony Battle struck Correctional Officer D’Antonio Washington in…
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Man Murdered Woman, Defiled Corpse – Now Walks Free Despite Death Sentence
Reporting
— Mar 19, 2023
Thomas Schiro was sentenced to death in October 1981 for the murder and rape of 28-year-old Laura Luebbehusen. But on Jan. 7, he was released from prison in Evansville, Indiana, on a supervised one-year parole program…
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Evangelicals Join Catholics In Condemning Pentagon’s Plan To Livestream Fort Hood Killer’s Execution
Francis Kapper · 4 min · 2h
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