David Zink, 55, was put to death at a state prison near Bonne Terre, south of St. Louis, hours after the nation's high court rebuffed his last appeals and Gov. Jay Nixon rejected his clemency request.
David Zink, 55, was put to death at a state prison near Bonne Terre, south of St. Louis, hours after the nation's high court rebuffed his last appeals and Gov. Jay Nixon rejected his clemency request.
Obese Death Row Inmate Executed. October 14, 2008 / 11:14 AM / CBS/AP ... hash browns, a pint of rocky road ice cream, a Mountain Dew soft drink and bear claw pastries. ...
The reports have horrified death penalty opponents and several scientists, who vigorously question the data and its implications. So far, the studies have had little impact on public policy.
30 years later: The legacy of SMU's death penalty and six teams nearly hit with one The death penalty is a topic of conversation to this day, though the NCAA hasn't used it in three decades
One of the last living members of a notorious group of former fugitives will be executed in Huntsville, Texas on Thursday. Patrick Murphy was one of the "Texas 7" prison escapees convicted for the ...
Rikers Island guard convicted in NYC inmate's 2012 death. December 17, 2014 / 4:56 PM / CBS/AP NEW YORK --A New York City jail guard has been convicted of a civil rights charge after a jury ...
A 15th inmate has died at a Mississippi prison in just over a month, officials announced on Sunday. The death is the fifth in little more than a week and comes amid a string of violence inside the ...
WASHINGTON A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a ...
Suicide watch ignored, Rikers Island inmate dies. ... Autopsy results are pending in Cruz's case, but the officials said his death appeared to be suicide by hanging. ... First published on January ...
Disturbing video on social media appears to show Cameroonian soldiers executing several women and children. The country's government initially dismissed the executions as "fake news"; but now ...
Tennessee executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man Thursday who maintained that he didn't stab a mother and her 15-year-old daughter to death in 1986. State ...
Death may be inevitable, but most Americans don't pay it much mind -- and most are unprepared for it, when it comes to having a will. According to a new CBS News poll, most Americans -- 54 percent ...
A spokeswoman said it was the first over-the-edge death this year at Grand Canyon National Park, which had 17 fatalities last year. Two people died at the Grand Canyon late last month in separate ...
Fourteen fraternities at San Diego State University are under suspension after the death of a 19-year-old freshman. Dylan Hernandez died following a frat party last week.
"If I am such a clear and present danger and a murderer, I should be in jail by now," says Shortt, who despite a criminal investigation, is still treating patients in his office on the outskirts ...
Heart disease and cancer still top the list as the leading causes of death in the United States, but the gap is closing between the two. A new report out from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
A college education for yourself or a close family member, or up to $10,000 for the purchase of your first home ($20,000 if you're married). Either purpose lets you at the money in your IRA (or ...
Age: If the deceased was over 1 year of age, give age in completed years. If the deceased was below 1 year of age, give age in months and if below 1 month ...
In 2017, doctors blamed 50,633 deaths on nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis. These disorders involve inflammation of the kidneys and surrounding tissue. ... The bags — which connect to ...
The death of a loved one imposes cruel demands on the closest survivors. You, more than anyone, need time and space to handle your emotions, gather your thoughts and say goodbye.