Assassination
US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk, co-founder and president of Turning Point USA, has been apprehended with a "high degree of certainty". Kirk, 31, was shot dead on Wednesday while addressing students at Utah Valley University. The incident
Assassination
Utah Valley University was shattered on Wednesday when a lone gunman assassinated Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, during a high-profile debate. Thousands of students were present when Kirk, 31, was struck by a single rifle round in the neck, leaving the nation in shock. Donald Trump confirmed the
Assassination
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel described the events surrounding the arrest of Tyler Robinson, 22, who allegedly shot and killed Charlie Kirk at a campus event at Utah Valley University. The shooting, which occurred on [date not specified], was deemed "an attack on all of
Murder
A 34-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, could face the federal death penalty if convicted. Decarlos Brown Jr. was charged with one count of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system, a charge typically
Murder
The Justice Department has charged Decarlos Brown Jr. with the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina commuter train, bringing the possibility of the death penalty into consideration. Brown, who had 14 prior criminal cases, was arrested at the scene and initially charged with first-degree
Murder
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced her intention to reinstate the death sentence for Dale Dwayne Craig, a convicted killer who murdered an 18-year-old student at Louisiana State University in 1992. Craig was one week shy of his 18th birthday at the time of the crime. The case is
Murder
Elias Rodriguez, accused of murdering two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, DC, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including premeditated murder and hate crimes resulting in death. The victims, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed outside an American Jewish Committee event in May. Rodriguez, who has
Murder
In a shocking move, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced plans to seek the overturning of Roper v. Simmons, a landmark US Supreme Court case that prohibits the execution of individuals convicted of murder who were under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. The case
Murder
A Rajasthan court has sentenced a 36-year-old man to death for murdering his wife by setting her on fire. Kishan Lal, who used to repeatedly humiliate his wife over her skin color and weight, told her that the chemical he applied on her body was "medicine to make her
Murder
The Calcutta high court has upheld the conviction of Jahangir Sahaji, who was sentenced to death for burning his second wife and six-year-old son in 2006. The court ruled that the accused has a duty to explain the circumstances leading to the death, citing Section 106 of the Indian Evidence
Human rights
The increase in executions carried out in Iran this year indicates that the death penalty is being used as a tool of state intimidation, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday. At least 841 people have been put to death by the Government of Iran since the beginning
Murder
Curtis Windom, a 59-year-old man convicted of murdering three people, was put to death by lethal injection in Florida, marking the state's 11th execution of the year. Windom was sentenced to death for the 1992 killings of his girlfriend Valerie Davis, her mother Mary Lubin, and Johnnie Lee
