CHICAGO (AP) — The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a ...
More than 1,600 people have been put to death in the U.S. in the last half-century. Only three have been by firing squad. South Carolina is set to make it four Friday evening when it is scheduled to ...
A wave of new state laws taking effect in 2026 covers everything from wages and workplace protections to gender-neutral ...