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Governor Rick Scott speaking at CPAC FL in Orlando, Florida.

Florida Prosecutor Fires Back With Lawsuits After Governor Removes Cases Over Death Penalty Views
WorldNews.com State Attorney Aramis Ayala filed lawsuits on Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott after he took her off dozens of criminal cases when she spoke out against seeking the death penalty, according to ABC... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)

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Amnesty International: Death Penalty Declines Globally But Grows in China
WorldNews.com Amnesty International released a report on Monday detailing that China's use of the death penalty remains in the shadows but still outpaces the rest of the world, according to The Associated Press.... (photo: Creative Commons)

President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, 24 February 2017

Immigrants plan May Day rallies buoyed by Trump opposition
The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- Immigrant groups and their allies have joined forces to carry out marches, rallies and protests in cities nationwide next week to mark May Day, saying there&aposs; renewed momentum to... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Espanyol during a Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.

Messi magic floors Real Madrid
Deccan Herald Man of the hour: Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the winner against Real Madrid on Sunday. AFP Lionel Messi struck his 500th Barcelona goal with the last kick of the game to blow the... (photo: AP / Manu Fernandez)

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters a voting booth inside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey: More power to Erdogan, wins referendum with 51.4 per cent vote
Deccan Chronicle Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic referendum on Sunday that will tighten his grip on power, but the knife-edge result left the... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)

In this Jan. 4, 2017, file photo Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks to members of the press during a Q&A session in Little Rock, Ark. The American Bar Association President Linda Klein urged Gov. Asa Hutchinson in a letter dated Tuesday, April 11, to modify the state's schedule for putting the inmates to death to allow for adequate time between executions.

Scheduled to die in Arkansas: Does mental competence matter?
CNN (CNN)Four of the six men Arkansas plans to execute over a 10-day period this month are not mentally fit for the death penalty, a report by a Harvard Law School initiative... (photo: AP / Brian Chilson)

Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong, center, arrested in the death of Kim Jong Nam, is escorted by police officers as she leaves at a court house in Sepang, Malaysia, Thursday, April 13, 2017.

Defense in Kim Jong Nam murder case fears ‘trial by ambush’
Asahi News KUALA LUMPUR--Handcuffed and facing the judge, two young women accused of poisoning Kim Jong Nam appeared in court Thursday as their lawyers said Malaysian police still... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters gathered in front of his residence in Istanbul, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016.

Glum EU braces for Turkey vote on Erdogan's powers
Yahoo Daily News By Robin Emmott and Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A referendum in Turkey on granting President Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers is unlikely to ease strained... (photo: AP / Kayhan Ozer, Presidential Press Service)

Pope to wash feet of inmates at mafia turncoat prison
The Times of India VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will wash the feet of inmates at a prison known for housing mafia turncoats in an Easter week ritual meant to show his willingness to serve.... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)

Marchers walk by San Francisco City Hall at nght, lit in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, during a vigil for the victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, United States

Court: Workplace discrimination against gays is prohibited by federal law

The Washington Post A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that workers may not be fired for their sexual orientation, becoming the highest court in the country to weigh in on whether the... (photo: Creative Commons / Pax Ahimsa Gethen)

File - Dylann Roof appears at a bond hearing court in North Charleston, S.C., June 19, 2015.

Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty To Avoid Second Death Penalty Over Charleston Attack
WorldNews.com Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof has decided to plead guilty to state murder charges instead of going through a second trial, according to ABC News. 9th Circuit... (photo: AP / Grace Beahm/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Norfolk, Va. (Dec. 19, 2002). USS Florida (SSBN 728) makes its way to its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk. Florida is one of four Ohio-class submarines on the list to be converted to conventional-weapon (SSGN) submarines.

Norfolk Four pardoned in rape and killing; sailors’ confessions coerced
The Mercury News By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s governor pardoned four former sailors who became known as the “Norfolk... (photo: Creative Commons / B.L. Keller.)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center front, is accompanied by Singapore's President Tony Tan, center back, as they inspect honor guards during a welcome ceremony at the Istana or presidential palace on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, in Singapore.

Duterte wants rape punishable by death
Manila Standard Today (NewsDB Live) PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Friday chided Congress for passing a watered down version of the death penalty bill, saying that the crime of rape with homicide should be... (photo: AP / Wong Maye-E)