History often presents famous leaders, generals, and rulers in a glorified or sanitized way, but many were far more ruthless than popular narratives suggest. Violence, cruelty, and manipulation were ...

Wallachia in the 15th century was an unstable region with many pretenders to the throne, local feuds and external threats from the ever-expanding Ottoman Empire and the mighty Hungarian Kingdom. Among ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short of the required constitutional majority. The legislation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indiana lawmakers approved several changes Tuesday to a bill expanding execution methods, which is now pending a full House vote. ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. (Photo ...

A bill expanding Indiana’s execution methods was significantly amended Tuesday after lawmakers voted to remove nitrogen hypoxia as an option and added provisions on media access and mental health ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short of the required constitutional ...

Indiana lawmakers tried to pass legislation that would allow the state to execute people using nitrogen gas or a firing squad. What's Undetermined The legislation failed to pass. If it had become law, ...

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A South Carolina killer who taunted police by writing a message in blood after murdering three men in a week has become the third inmate executed by firing squad in the state this year. Stephen Corey ...