Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly. Vanessa Romo
Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen The former president is pledging to wage war against Mexico's drug cartels if reelected in 2024. His plan includes pushing Congress to institute the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers. Dustin Jones
Judge Blocks Justice Department's Plan To Resume Federal Executions Executions had been set to resume next month after a 16-year pause. A federal judge halted the sentences as inmates challenge the government's lethal injection protocol. Colin Dwyer
Federal Government To Resume Capital Punishment After Nearly 20-Year Hiatus "The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system," Attorney General William Barr said. Merrit Kennedy
New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto Calling capital punishment "archaic, costly, discriminatory and violent," state Sen. Melanie Levesque, a Democrat, said the time has come to end it. Twenty-one states have discarded the death penalty. Bill Chappell
France Won't Take ISIS Fighters Back, But Doesn't Want Them Executed Either France doesn't want to bring back French ISIS members captured in Iraq, but French authorities are dismayed that an Iraqi court has sentenced four of them to death. Jane Arraf Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle’s first black cop meets a killer over checkers Horace Cayton was an African-American sociologist born in Seattle in 1903. His father was born a slave; his mother was the daughter of the first black U... Horace Cayton Jr.
#NewsPoet: Witnessing the last execution in Washington News stories can be disturbing sometimes, but KUOW has a way to help process these stories. We call it #NewsPoet — and it involves a Pacific Northwest... Casey Martin Play AudioListen 2 mins
Witnessing the last person to be put to death by the state Is Washington state going to put an end to capital punishment? The death penalty has been on hold since 2014 when Governor Inslee declared a moratorium... Casey Martin Play AudioListen 13 mins
This week we're translating President Trump's inaugural address with you Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States today. We’re asking you, our listeners, to call in and tell us: What did you... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 54 mins
