Operation Brahma: India sends relief, rescue teams to earthquake-hit Myanmar; rescue of 170 stranded monks begin
India on Monday said that National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have begun rescuing around 170 monks stranded at the ...
The Daily Beast24d
‘I Won’t Forget’: Firing Squad Witness Reveals Horror of Watching Murderer Die
An Associated Press reporter described in graphic detail what it was like to watch the first American be executed by firing squad in 15 years. News Reporter A reporter who witnessed the first ...
USA Today27d
SC inmate to die by firing squad. Is the 'barbaric' method making a comeback?
A South Carolina inmate is set to die by firing squad Friday, a rare execution method in the United States that experts say may be making a comeback in more states as lethal injection drugs become ...
CNN27d
Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take ...
The New York Times25d
South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad
By Eduardo Medina Reporting from Columbia, S.C. The state of South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing squad on Friday night in the first such execution in the United States since 2010.
Fox News25d
Convicted double murderer executed by firing squad in South Carolina
A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years ...
The Hill25d
Supreme Court won’t halt firing squad execution of South Carolina inmate
The Supreme Court denied a death row inmate’s last-ditch effort to avoid execution Friday night, clearing the way for the first execution by firing squad in the United States in 15 years.
Sky25d
Death row inmate executed by firing squad in US for first time in 15 years
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad in the first use of the method in the US for 15 years. Brad Sigmon, 67, chose to be killed by bullets, saying he feared the ...
NBC News26d
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted in a double murder in 2002 died Friday by firing squad, a rarely used execution method never before carried out by the state. Brad Sigmon ...
USA Today25d
Firing squad executes Brad Keith Sigmon in South Carolina in 'bloody spectacle'
A firing squad in South Carolina executed Brad Keith ... During his last words Friday, Sigmon listed four Bible quotes that he said showed that "nowhere does God in the New Testament give man ...
CNN25d
South Carolina inmate executed by firing squad for first time in US since 2010
A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution ...
The Conversation27d
Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution come with a troubling history
Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025. According to the state’s firing squad protocol, the condemned man will ...