In the months and years leading up to his execution, Osgood dropped all his appeals, fired his attorney and told a judge that he was ready to die for his crime: the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy ...

Any final appeals by Stanko in the weeks before his execution will likely include the problems Mahdi’s lawyers raised after his firing squad death. The only photo of Mahdi taken at his autopsy ...

Martyr in the towerFrench painter Antoine Caron depicted More’s execution on Henry ... one that was said to belong to the Saxon king Edward the Confessor, which was melted down by anti-royalists ...

RAIFORD — In Florida’s fifth execution this year, Glen Rogers was put to death ... The state this year executed Jeffrey Hutchinson on May 1; Michael Tanzi on April 8; Edward James on March 20; and ...

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The firing squad execution of Mahdi on April 11 is the second one to be carried out this year in South Carolina using the controversial method. Now Mahdi’s attorneys have submitted a status ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is a rich tradition for the sovereign, one that the British royal family traces back to the reign of Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. The emblem is ...

German filmmaker Edward Berger once again finds himself in the Oscar conversation for his pulpy papal thriller Conclave — starring Ralph Fiennes. Two years ago, his Netflix film All Quiet on the ...

The recent revival of old-school execution methods is one of the most distressing signs that the United States is moving backward. While other countries eliminate the death penalty, in the U.S ...

The autopsy results of a death row inmate who chose to die by firing squad suggests the execution didn't go to plan. Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for his killing spree in Windston-Salem, North ...

Brad Sigmon was put to death on March 7, marking the first firing squad-style execution in the U.S. in 15 years and the fourth since 1976. The others all occurred in Utah. South Carolina state law ...

Prince Edward told a group of young Duke of Edinburgh award winners to "make sure you tell your story" as he handed them their Gold awards at a special event at Buckingham Palace today.