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  • Published on Jun 14, 2025

    Death row inmate Stephen Stanko executed, 6th since September

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — Death row inmate Stephen Stanko has been put to death by lethal injection. His execution is the 6th since the death chamber opened again last September after a more than decade-long pause. Prison officials said Governor McMaster …

    Source: FOX57 - South Carolina - Center-right
  • Published on Jun 14, 2025

    Firing squads, hangings could be coming to Florida's death row under new law

    FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida is on pace to set a record for the number of inmates put to death in a year, and soon the state will add new methods of execution to its options. Firing squads, hangings and nitrogen gas could all be coming to Florida's death …

    Source: Fox 4 - Florida - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jun 14, 2025

    South Carolina executes a murderer sent to death row twice

    COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was pronounced dead at 6:34 p.m. He was executed for shooting …

    Source: Los Angeles Times - Center-left
  • Published on Jun 14, 2025

    Death row killer's chilling 3-minute statement as he's executed for two brutal murders

    A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months. Stephen Stanko, 57, was convicted of the brutal kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl nearly 20 …

    Source: The Mirror - Left-wing
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    Death row inmate tells victims' families 'don't judge me' minutes before execution

    Moments before a convicted South Carolina killer serving two separate death sentences was put to death by lethal injection Friday night, he used his final words to plead with the family of the victims for forgiveness. Stephen Stanko was pronounced dead at …

    Source: The Mirror US - Left-wing
  • Published on Jun 13, 2025

    SC death row inmate serving 2 death sentences executed

    This story was updated following the execution. COLUMBIA — Inmate Stephen Stanko, who was sentenced to death twice in separate cases, was executed Friday by lethal injection. The 57-year-old was declared dead at 6:34 p.m., 27 minutes after the execution …

    Source: SC Daily Gazette - South Carolina - Left-wing
  • Published on 00:47 GMT

    JUSTICE DELAYED: Lives on Hold

    SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Until recently, Louisiana had gone more than a decade without any executions. Now, state leaders are ramping up efforts to carry out those sentences for death row inmates. RELATED VIDEO: Louisiana AG, Caddo DA discuss state’s …

    Source: KSLA - Louisiana - Pending
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Joint Statement: NGOs Voice Fears for Hundreds of Foreign Nationals at Risk of Imminent Execution in Saudi Arabia

    We, the undersigned organisations, are gravely fearful for the lives of hundreds of prisoners threatened with imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for non-lethal drug-related offences, including scores of Egyptian, Ethiopian and Somali nationals. These men …

    Source: Middle East Democracy Center - Pending
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Port Charlotte killer cites mental health in bid to avoid death penalty

    A convicted killer made a final plea in court to avoid death row. Ryan Cole and his defense team presented new evidence, arguing that Cole's poor mental health contributed to the murder he committed. Cole was found guilty of killing 15-year-old Khyler …

    Source: WINK - Florida - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    SC teen charged after FBI agents intercept alleged plans to carry out terrorist attack

    South Carolina teen charged after FBI agents intercept alleged plans to carry out terrorist attack AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Woman embezzles over $900,000 from family-owned business, officials say

    Woman embezzles over $900,000 from family-owned business, officials say AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY THIS …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Son talks about mother's death, killer's execution in Mississippi nears

    Richard Jordan, convicted of kidnapping and murdering Edwina Marter nearly 50 years ago, is scheduled for execution. Eric Marter reflects on how his life would have been different if his mother had lived. Edwina's son, Eric Marter, believes the …

    Source: Hattiesburg American - Mississippi - Pending
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Upstate man arrested after claiming to be an attorney, warrant says

    South Carolina man arrested after claiming to be an attorney, warrant says AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson set to enter 2026 governor’s race

    South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson set to enter 2026 governor’s race AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN SPARTANBURG …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    South Carolina attorney general set to enter 2026 governor’s race

    CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Alan Wilson, the four-term Republican attorney general of South Carolina, is set to enter the state’s open gubernatorial race in 2026, setting up a primary contest likely to be a multi-candidate competition for President Donald Trump’s  …

    Source: WRDW 12 - Georgia - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Mumia Abu-Jamal on Trump’s America: ‘All Is Not Well in Babylon’

    Seven minutes from bucolic Molly Maguire Historical Park in Frackville, Pennsylvania is the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy. Behind the dull-grey concrete walls and razor wire, in a situation he describes as “live from slow motion death row,” is …

    Source: Rolling Stone - Left-wing
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Upstate business owner on probation after arrest, plea, officials say

    South Carolina business owner pleads guilty to $3M tax evasion scheme AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY THIS …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Young Frenchman on trial for drug trafficking in Malaysia

    Tom Félix has gone on trial in northern Malaysia, charged with drug possession and trafficking which could carry the death penalty if he is found guilty. Félix, 34, a former executive of French waste management firm Veolia, was arrested in early August …

    Source: Modern Ghana - Neutral
  • Published on Jun 17, 2025

    Arrest made after shooting leaves 2 injured, deputies say

    Arrest made after shooting leaves 2 injured in South Carolina, deputies say CAROLYN RASHAD ARE UP NEXT. WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. AND THEN WHEN YOU BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE ASPECT OF FORGIVENESS, EVERYONE IS IN A DIFFERENT SPACE. …

    Source: WYFF 4 - South Carolina - Neutral

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  • Published on June 17, 2025 - 07:19 GMT

    Fire Erupts at Uruguay’s Largest Prison, Kills Four Prisoners

    (MENAFN) A fire that erupted Monday inside Uruguay's largest correctional facility claimed the lives of four inmates, the country’s Interior Ministry confirmed. According to the National Rehabilitation Institute (INR), which operates under the ministry …

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  • Published on June 18, 2025 - 07:17 GMT

    Argentina’s Ex-President to Serve Corruption Sentence

    (MENAFN) Argentina’s former head of state, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has been ordered by a federal magistrate to begin serving a six-year punishment for corruption, but under home confinement rather than in a correctional facility. The judge ruled …

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