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U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against trio of accused Mexican cartel kingpins

The U.S. attorney general directed prosecutors not to seek capital punishment against three reputed cartel leaders, including ...

U.S. won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

It is unclear whether taking the death penalty off the table signals any possibility of a plea deal with either or both men.

Justice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers

The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on ...

Death row inmates challenge new Arkansas law allowing executions by nitrogen gas

Several Arkansas death row inmates have sued the state to block a new law allowing executions by nitrogen gas, saying the ...

N.J. mother charged after death of 6-year-old son

A Passaic County woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child following the death of her 6-year-old son, ...

Grand jury declines to indict former Atlanta police officer in church deacon’s death

A grand jury on Monday declined to indict an former Atlanta police officer on manslaughter charges in the death of a church ...

Two women arraigned in connection with drowning death of 12-year-old Pittsfield student in Great Barrington

In addition to involuntary manslaughter, Braley and Whitacre are also charged with two misdemeanors: reckless endangerment of ...

Oregon murder suspect now charged in death of 4th woman: DA

A Multnomah County grand jury indicted Jesse Lee Calhoun in the 2022 murder of 22-year-old Kristin Smith, the local ...