A Texas appeals court rejected a lower court's finding that Melissa Lucio, who has spent 18 years on death row for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter, is innocent. The case has attracted bipartisan calls for her release based on new evidence suggesting the child's death was accidental.
A Utah judge ruled that Tyler Robinson, 23, will stand trial for the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and could face the death penalty if convicted. The ruling allows prosecutors to seek capital punishment.
Brooke George, a 23-year-old British influencer from Kent, has been charged with murder in Dubai and faces possible execution after allegedly stabbing to death a man she met online. According to advocacy groups, George claims the man repeatedly assaulted her and she acted in self-defense.
