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What Americans think about the death penalty
The BBC spoke to Americans and international tourists in Washington DC about their views on the death penalty following the botched execution of Christa Pike i…

Russia open to a Trump-Putin call as questions mount over plague lab death
Russia says it's open to a Trump-Putin phone call as concern and questions mount over a woman's death of "pneumonia of unknown origin."

Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague case is a bioweapon
U.S. officials have asked Russia to provide more information about the lab worker's reported death and the country's elevated response.
Former CIA officer warns against trusting Russia's account of mysterious death in Siberia
Glenn Corn, a former CIA officer, explains why Vladimir Putin's Kremlin cannot be trusted on the Russian researcher's death, citing past coverups.

RON HART: Democracy and the Death Penalty: One Man, One Volt
Facebook status to 'almost executed'

Russia's Plague Mystery Grows After Report Of Second Death
Russia's plague mystery just took a darker turn, as Russian media report a second death in Siberia following a possible plague exposure at a laboratory. "WHO h…

Airfares Have Spiked. Is the Death of Spirit Airlines to Blame?
In the wake of the ultra-low-cost carrier's closure, and with the cost of fuel and labor rising, domestic fares have become less competitive. But there are way…

Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in Siberia
Trump says he will speak with Putin "very soon" over a plague incident in Russia as CDC monitor the situation.

Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend has become Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's f…

Plague epidemic risk in Russia low after death of lab technician, WHO says
World Health Organization detects no sign of further outbreak since Darya Shipilova died last week. The World Health Organization has said the risk of an epide…

What to know about plague amid reports of worker death at Russian lab
Reports of a lab worker dying in Russia after allegedly being exposed to plague have raised concerns, even as the WHO says the public health risk is low.

WHO says public health risk "appears to be low" after Russian plague lab worker's death
Russia says one of its workers at a plague research lab died last week of pneumonia of unknown origin, sparking worldwide concern. Leigh Kiniry has more.

Russian lab worker's suspected plague death leaves experts puzzled
Russian authorities say the situation is stable and there are no reports of secondary cases.

Rubio calls on Russia to be more open about plague lab worker's death
The World Health Organization says public risks are low after a plague center worker's death, but Marco Rubio says Moscow should "share more information with t…

Mystery death at Russian plague lab triggers sweeping precautions as US watches closely
Darya Shipilova's death at a Siberian plague research institute triggered quarantines and mass observation, but Russia has not confirmed what killed her.

Popular '90s Comedian Dies Mysteriously At 57
The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear

Russia plague: What we know about the suspected case reportedly linked to a lab worker's death
According to local media reports, as many as 189 people have also been placed under medical observation in Irkutsk in Eastern Russia.

Russia hospitalizes almost 200 people after researcher's death from plague: reports
Nearly 200 people are under medical observation in Russia's Irkutsk region over suspected exposure to plague, according to local media reports.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's former husband says he was 'shocked' by death of her ex-partner
Ryan Anderson says he reached out to Blanchard's father to offer support after apparent overdose death of Ken UrkerThe ex-husband of Gypsy Rose Blanchard has s…

Tennessee's botched execution highlights unsettled state of death penalty in America
Executions are down nationwide, but states like Florida are ramping them up.
Feds charge shop clerk, son with selling illegal kratom after 2 Ole Miss deaths
Federal authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom pr…

How widely used is the death penalty in the US?
The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

America's grim record of failed executions
What happens when states combine ineptitude with the death penalty
Tennessee Death Row Inmate On Ventilator After Botched Execution
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious and on a ventilator following Wednesday night's botched execution attempt, her attorneys said. Pike rema…

Ebola death toll in Congo tops 4,000 in fastest-growing outbreak on record
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals Cause Of Death For 34-Year-Old Boyfriend
Gypsy Rose Blanchard confirmed that her 34-year-old boyfriend Ken Urker died from a drug overdose on Thursday. Blanchard said that Urker died in his bed at hom…

Calls grow for US death penalty halt after 'torturous' botched execution of Christa Pike
Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee Wednesday 'unimaginably barbaric'Top lawyers, doctors and members of the…

Renee Good's partner speaks publicly for first time since her death
The family of Renee Good has announced two civil lawsuits against the US government and members of the Trump administration.

Christa Pike's Lethal Injection Failed. How Did It Happen?
The failed execution of Christa Pike is not the first time Tennessee has struggled to carry out a death sentence by lethal injection, raising questions about t…


