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KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection. Creech, 73, has been in prison half a century, convicted of five murders in three states […]
The bubonic plague, often referred to as the ‘Black Death,’ stands as one of the most infamous and devastating pandemics in human history. Last week, rural Oregon, United States, reported an isolated case of bubonic plague, a madieval disease that killed millions of people in Europe. The patient recieved prompt treatment and the health officials […]
Last week, rural Oregon, United States, reported an isolated case of bubonic plague, a madieval disease that killed millions of people in Europe. The patient recieved prompt treatment and the health officials declared that there is no need to worry as this case posed, “little risk to the community,’ as it is unlikely that it […]
The inmate is secured and monitored in the execution room The inmate is strip-searched, then secured with upper and lower restraints to the execution table by the restraint team. The team then moves the inmate into the execution room and attaches leads from an electrocardiograph to the inmate’s chest. Staff leaders in a separate room […]
On March 17, 2022, a Bureau of Prisons employee was diligently inspecting the day’s deliveries in the mailroom of USP Thomson, a federal prison in Illinois. As the officer sorted through hundreds of packages and letters addressed to inmates, he began sweating and feeling short of breath. Soon, he was vomiting and had to be […]
By Anna Meisel & Melanie Stewart-Smith BBC News in Oklahoma 1 hour ago Image caption, Executions at the Oklahoma Department of Corrections became more difficult after the supply of a drug used in lethal injections was cut off When the supply of drugs used for lethal injections began to run out, a couple of prison […]
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – China has not moved toward providing lethal aid that would help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and the United States has made clear behind closed doors that such a move would have serious consequences, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday. “Beijing will have to make […]
The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are failing to properly address the threat of domestic terrorism, predominantly from white supremacist and anti-government extremists, according to a Senate committee report released on Monday. The Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee spent three years investigating domestic terrorism and the federal response. It […]
The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are failing to properly address the threat of domestic terrorism, predominantly from white supremacist and anti-government extremists, according to a Senate committee report released on Monday. The Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee spent three years investigating domestic terrorism and the federal response. It […]
Autumn Steen roiled in the pew of the chapel, Bowditch Union Free Will Baptist Church — the one she could see from home, the house of God she knew so well she could get in with a spare key. If I just pray hard enough, none of this will happen, she thought. At just 17, […]
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