Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executionsThe relentless pursuit of “non-stop executions” by a rump of US death penalty states is exposing prison staff to extreme levels of psychological and physical stress, according to traumatized corrections officers who are appealing for help.Though capital punishment is generally on the wane in America, with only five states carrying out executions last year, those...
In Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Georgia, 75% of botched executions involved Black people, even though Black people only accounted for 33% of executions in those states
A man has been charged in connection with an assault at Toronto South Detention Centre last month that left an inmate dead. Toronto police said in a news release that the incident occurred on April 21. An inmate suffered life-threatening injuries after being allegedly assaulted by another inmate, police said. The victim, 31-year-old Ibrahim Ali, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Police said Ali died of his injuries more than a week later on Monday. He is the city's 26th...
A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease "at the end of 2024".
Some Florida representatives are disappointed after Bruce Antone slammed building the museum on a slave plantation in St. Augustine.
A protester was openly racist during a pro-Palestine demonstration at the UCLA encampment in Southern California. The incident is part of a host of protests across the U.S. demonstrating opposition to the Israel-Palestine conflict. On Saturday more than 200 people were detained at various universities across the country after some escalated into antisemitic rhetoric
Rosina Lin contrasts "sugary silver" clouds with the sun.
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Ebony Johnson could never have imagined that the day after Mother’s Day — her 39th birthday — she will also celebrate the life of twin daughters who died shortly after birth three weeks ago.
The US is not suffering from “stagflation” and is growing well despite stubborn inflation, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said.]]>
Under the heading “Cancer trial is a game changer” we were told that Edinburgh had been chosen as one of eight centres in the UK to take part in trials of a new treatment. Hailing the “world-first cancer therapy” the accompanying article stated “The worlds first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma - which also has the potential to stop lung, bladder and kidney cancers – is being tested in British patients. "The ‘game changer’ jab, which offers hope of a cure, is custom-built for each...
Malian state forces confirm death of Abu Huzeifa, who was believed to have helped carry out 2017 attackA senior Islamic State group commander, wanted in connection with the deaths of US forces in Niger, has been killed in an operation by Malian state forces, the country’s army said.Abu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The state department had announced a reward of up to $5m for information about him. Continue...