Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
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Stay granted for Texas death row inmate two days before scheduled execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next ...
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Syrians recount terror as renewed sectarian violence leaves hundreds dead
The gunmen were methodical, beginning their rampage from the start of a street in the Qusoor neighborhood in the Syrian coastal city of Baniyas and working their way down the ...
Mayor Wu defends Boston in heated congressional hearing on sanctuary cities
A GOP-led committee questioned mayors Wednesday on their limited cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Boston's ...