Sept. 1
INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES:
Death Penalty Hangs Over Duterte's Indonesia VisitThe case of Mary Jane
Veloso puts the Philippine president in an awkward position.
Recent weeks have seen speculation regarding the specifics of Philippine
President Rodrigo Duterte's 1st visit
Sept. 1
TEXAS:
Texas hasn't executed anyone in 148 days. That's a new record.
It's been 148 days since Texas executed someone - a remarkable lull in the use
of the death penalty for a state that has killed far more people than any
other.
In the nearly 5 months since Pablo Vasquez
Sept. 1
GLOBAL:
Mapped: The 58 countries that still have the death penalty
ur recent round-up of interesting facts about Belarus - published to coincide
with the 25th anniversary of independence from the Soviet Union - unearthed
some remarkable things. The country is the booziest on
Sept. 1
NEW MEXICO:
N.M. Governor Announces Push to Revive Death Penalty
It's time to put capital punishment back on the books in the "Land of
Enchantment," particularly for cop-killers and those convicted of murdering
children, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) announced Aug. 17.
Sept. 1
TEXAS:
3 indicted in shooting death of 5-year-old girl asleep in bed
3 men accused in the murder of a 5-year-old girl were indicted by a Bexar
County grand jury on Tuesday.
Abdi Abdi, 18, Murjan Abdi, 19, and Christian Lopez, 19, were formally indicted
on capital murder
