South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection, ending state’s 13-year pause on executions
Executions in South Carolina resumed after a 13-year hiatus, with a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery in 1997 being put to death on Friday. Freddie Owens, 46, was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m. at the Broad River Correctional Institution (BRCI) in Columbia, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected […]
South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens on Friday, unintentionally resuming a 13-year hiatus after prison officials were unable to obtain the drugs needed to administer the lethal injection. Owens was convicted in 1997 of killing a Greenville convenience store clerk during a robbery. During the trial, Owens murdered a county jail inmate. His […]
South Carolina inmate lets lawyer choose lethal injection for execution after he was forced to pick method
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South Carolina inmate Freddie Owens forced to choose how he’ll be put to death picks lethal injection — through his lawyer
A death row inmate is being forced to choose his execution method, ending weeks of tension, after his lawyers reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for lethal injection rather than the electric chair or firing squad, leaving the decision to their lawyers. Freddie Owens said in court documents that deciding the […]
Donald Trump politicized science with lethal consequences, and he'll do it again
During an election year, many important issues get ignored. Everyone focuses on the hot topics, the headlines, and the excitement of the quadrennial “horse races.” Candidates leave long-term, complex issues to party platforms and policy papers that few voters read. But ignoring some of these issues comes at your peril. Science, which plays a vital […]
Holy See urges United Nations to place ‘moratorium’ on autonomous lethal weapons
A delegation representing the Holy See called on the United Nations this week to impose a moratorium on the use of autonomous weapons designed to kill without human judgement. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the UN permanent observer in Geneva, issued the warning on Monday at a meeting of experts on emerging technologies in the field of […]
German chancellor calls to restrict immigration after ISIS takes credit for lethal terror attack allegedly by Syrian refugee
The Germans are bigger limit The government has imposed strict restrictions on immigration policies after the ISIS terror group claimed responsibility for a deadly attack blamed on a Syrian refugee. Islamic State said on social media that the 26-year-old suspect was an “Islamic State soldier” and that the attack was motivated by “revenge against Muslims […]
New Hampshire resident dies after EEEV infection, as rare, lethal mosquito-borne virus spreads in New England
New Hampshire health officials announced Tuesday that a person has died after testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV). The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) said in a statement that an adult from Hampstead, New Hampshire, who tested positive for EEEV […]
Lethal Dose Methamphetamine Pills Accidentally Given Out by Food Bank
AFP — New Zealand police said on Thursday they had recovered 29 methamphetamine pills disguised as pineapple sweets that had been mistakenly distributed to members of the public in a charity donation box. Police are rushing to trace more brightly packaged drugs that have been anonymously donated to anti-poverty charity Auckland City Mission and then […]
New Zealand food bank distributes ‘potentially lethal’ meth disguised as candy
A charity in Auckland, New Zealand, was unknowingly distributing methamphetamine that it had received as donations from members of the public inside food parcels. The New Zealand Drug Foundation reported that each candy contains 300 times the normal amount of methamphetamine, making it potentially lethal. Authorities say the candy’s high street value makes it likely […]