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The man expected to be executed is Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of three 1994 murders and sentenced to death in 1996.
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An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.
The Supreme Court spared the life of an "intellectually disabled" death row inmate, dismissing an appeal by Alabama officials who claimed he is eligible for execution.
Tony Carruthers, convicted in connection with three 1994 murders, was scheduled to be executed Thursday morning.
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A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled
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Iran had the highest number of executions in decades, with 2,159 — double the number in 2024.
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America is returning to firing squad executions after failing to find a more humane way to carry out the death penalty.
The Iranian regime continues to execute people over the widespread protests in January. A father was executed, and his daughter, who also participated, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. NewsNation’s Diana Falzone has the details.
A father who participated in the January protests was executed on Wednesday, according to human rights groups' reports.
Texas man who experts said was intellectually disabled is executed for retired professor's killing
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