National Feds want marathon bomber's COVID payment to go to victims By MARK PRATT Associated Press Jan 6, 2022 Federal prosecutors want convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to use a $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment he received as well as o…
State California Supreme Court upholds death penalty rules By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Aug 26, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's top court rejected an attempt to make it harder to impose the death penalty, ruling Thursday in favor o…
National Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof By MEG KINNARD and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press Aug 25, 2021 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof's conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine…
National Court could reimpose Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Mar 22, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, …
National Trump ratchets up pace of executions before Biden inaugural By MICHAEL TARM and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Dec 7, 2020 CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump's presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of …
National New rule could allow gas, firing squads for US executions By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Nov 27, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is quietly amending its execution protocols, no longer requiring federal death sentences to be carrie…
Local News Scott Peterson murder convictions sent back to San Mateo County The Associated Press Oct 16, 2020 The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a second look at Scott Peterson’s conviction for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son, l…
State California high court rejects Scott Peterson's death penalty By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Aug 24, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peters…
