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Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Sports Oscar Smith linebacker commits to Buffalo James Madison quarterback Cael Yates (12) is swarmed by Oscar Smith defenders Jahmari Deloatch (0) and Na’Rod Jarvis (21).
A Houston-area man convicted of killing his wife died this week after more than three decades on death row, marking the second condemned prisoner to die behind bars in the past month. Prison officials ...
For the past five years, no more than 24 executions occurred annually — but 2025 is already near that mark, with more ...
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — The longest-serving man on Mississippi’s death row was executed Wednesday, nearly five decades after he kidnapped and killed a bank loan officer’s wife in a violent ...
Richard Jordan, Mississippi's longest-serving death-row inmate, chose chicken tenders, fries, strawberry ice cream, and a root beer float for his last meal.
Oscar Smith rising senior linebacker Na’Rod “Flipp” Jarvis, a 6-3, 215-pounder, revealed his commitment to the Buffalo Bulls of the Mid-American Conference. Virginia gained a commitment from ...
The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution.
More details about the death of Oscar Omar Hernandez, the 13-year-old North Hollywood boy whose body was found off a road in Oxnard, have been revealed. Hernandez died due to acute ethanol ...
A Harrisburg man potentially facing the death penalty just fired his public defender and told a judge he would represent himself in court.
Following the death of Fred Smith, FedEx has named a new board chairman and reduced the number seats on its board.
Death row: Curious Mississippi: Is execution by firing squad legal in MS? Has it ever been used here? Florida Executions: 6 completed — the most of any state in 2025.