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Ohio executes man who killed lover over ATM card

An Ohio man who bludgeoned his girlfriend to death and then stole her ATM card to buy crack cocaine apologized to the woman's family before he died by lethal injection Wednesday.

 

Judge blocks California's first execution in five years

A federal judge Tuesday blocked the execution of convicted rapist and murderer Albert Greenwood Brown, saying there was "no way" the court could conduct an adequate review of California's new lethal-injection procedures before the death sentence was to be carried out Thursday.

 

First woman in 5 years executed in U.S. amid outcry

First woman in 5 years executed in U.S. amid outcry

The first woman to be executed in the U.S. in five years has been put to death in Virginia for arranging the killings of her husband and a stepson over a $250,000 insurance payment.

Forty-one-year-old Teresa Lewis died by injection at 9:13 p.m. Thursday. She became the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly a century. Supporters and relatives of the victims watched her execution at Greensville Correctional Center.

 

Killer of 5 children executed in Ohio

A man convicted of murdering five children in 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio, is scheduled to be executed at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, Tuesday morning.

 

Utah prepares firing squad for killer

Utah prepares firing squad for killer

Barring a last-minute reprieve, Ronnie Lee Gardner will be strapped into a chair, a hood will be placed over his head and a small white target will be pinned over his heart.

 

Accused 9/11 plotter likely to face execution

Accused Sept. 11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried and convicted and is likely to be executed, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Sunday.

 

China, Britain clash over heroin case execution

China, Britain clash over heroin case execution

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was appalled at China's execution of a British citizen caught smuggling heroin on Tuesday, prompting China to defend its judicial integrity and denounce interference.

 

New Execution Method Is Used in Ohio

New Execution Method Is Used in Ohio

A convicted killer, Kenneth Biros, was put to death by receiving a single shot, similar to the one used to euthanize animals.

 

Washington sniper faces execution

Washington sniper faces execution

The man behind the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington DC area will be put to death later, after an appeal was rejected.

 

China executes 9 suspects over July ethnic riots

Nine men have been executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead in July, the first suspects put to death in the unrest, Chinese state media reported Monday....

 

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