death penalty controversy

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed an inmate convicted of killing his infant daughter in 2002.Benjamin Cole was put to death Thursday at Oklahoma’s state…

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press Writer McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A 57-year-old Oklahoma man is scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Thursday for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002, despite…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans gathering for the state convention this weekend will vote on setting the party's priorities for the next year, including resolutions calling for all ballots to be hand-counted on…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man whose execution was put on hold by a judge this week are arguing that he is ineligible for execution because he has cognitive…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Monday temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday for killing 8-year-old girl 46 years ago.Virgil…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has temporarily delayed the execution of a Georgia man who was scheduled to die Tuesday for killing 8-year-old girl 46 years ago.Virgil Delano…

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's parole board on Monday declined to halt the execution of a man who killed an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago.Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. killed…

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The planned execution of an Arizona man remained on track Monday after two last-minute court efforts ended without decisions that would sidetrack the…

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday declined to overturn a lower court ruling that found a man set to be executed this week is competent to be put to…

By BOB CHRISTIE - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Monday declined to overturn a lower court ruling that found a man set to be executed this week is competent to be put to…