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South Carolina officials may soon force death-row inmates to decide if they want to be executed by lethal injection, electric char or a firing squad
South Carolina currently has 37 inmates on death row, though the state has not conducted an executi…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Coronavirus deaths in Italy and US could be up to double the official counts, new research shows
A spate of new research suggests that Italy and a number of US states have underreported their coro…
Aria Bendix
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Death row inmate Julius Jones will speak about his case for the first time as it's being reviewed by Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board
Julius Jones has been on death row since 2002, when he was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Wuhan Coronavirus cases and deaths revised, death toll now at 3,869
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Wuhan as of April 16 was revised up by 325 to 50…
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2 doctors explain why COVID-19 is not 'just another flu' — and why comparing the death tolls leads to inaccurate conclusions
A new report shows that the number of flu deaths is likely overestimated, while coronavirus deaths …
Holly Secon
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Los Angeles mayor says COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death in the country
States like California and Washington have not seen coronavirus deaths surpass deaths from heart di…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Accidental firearm deaths by children are on the rise as gun sales skyrocket amidst the pandemic
The accidental shooting death of Shamaya Lynn is part of a greater trend of unintended firearm-rela…
Madison Hall
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Death Toll Rises Above 200 In Horrific Bangladesh Building Collapse
People rescue garment workers trapped under rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, i…
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An actor at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre was crushed to death by falling scenery during a set change, reports say
Performer Yevgeny Kulesh, 37, went in the wrong during a set change and was then crushed to death b…
Joshua Zitser
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Almost all of the current COVID-19 deaths are among those unvaccinated
"Nearly every death due to COVID-19 is particularly tragic because nearly every death, ...is ... en…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Florida breaks weekly coronavirus death toll record with over 1,000 reported deaths
Florida set a new record of coronavirus deaths in the last seven days with 1,230 reported coronavir…
Taylor Ardrey
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Minneapolis has reached a $27 million settlement with George Floyd's family over his death
The settlement comes months after George Floyd's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Minn…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Lethal injection is supposed to be a 'peaceful' way to execute death row inmates, but experts say it violates the US Constitution
Two Oklahoma death row inmates sought death by firing squad instead as an alternative to the three-…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Researchers predict US coronavirus deaths could double by April and say masks could save more lives than vaccines before then
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington expects the total U…