Ryan Walters' wish to dismantle federal Education Department seems close to fruition
State Superintendent Ryan Walters' wish that the federal Education Department be dismantled appears to be close to fruition.
Bill proposing another moratorium on executions advanced by Senate committee
Tulsa Sen. Dave Rader said evidence convinced him innocent people have been sentenced to death in Oklahoma. A years-long moratorium had previously been ordered by former Gov. Mary Fallin.
A South Carolina man is set to become the first executed by firing squad in 15 years
When the clock strikes 6 Friday evening, a South Carolina man will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and ...
Who is Brad Keith Sigmon, the South Carolina Death Row inmate who chose the firing squad
If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.
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US conducts first firing squad execution in 15 years: A look at its history
It was a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier ...