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JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it
The planned execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad would be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
October 9, 2026FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks - Reuters
FCC chief defers to Pentagon on airing US execution on TV networks Reuters
October 9, 2026Vance says he won't watch livestream of execution; Trump remains silent - Reuters
Vance says he won't watch livestream of execution; Trump remains silent Reuters
October 9, 2026Explainer: Is it legal for the US to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution? - Reuters
Explainer: Is it legal for the US to livestream the Fort Hood shooter's execution? Reuters
October 9, 2026How the US plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice - Reuters
How the US plan to livestream an execution compares with global practice Reuters
October 9, 2026Fort Hood survivor supports gunman's execution by firing squad but questions livestream
Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.
October 9, 2026Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
October 8, 2026US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says - Reuters
US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says Reuters
October 8, 2026What 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 in Tennessee.
October 8, 2026Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
October 8, 2026Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injections.
October 8, 2026Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's ‘shock’ recovery in hospital
The US death row inmate's legal team said at a press conference that she is now "conscious and speaking" after her failed execution.
October 7, 2026Christa Pike 'angry and confused' about Tennessee's failed execution effort, lawyers say - Reuters
Christa Pike 'angry and confused' about Tennessee's failed execution effort, lawyers say Reuters
October 7, 2026Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say - Reuters
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say Reuters
October 6, 2026Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured another 32 and his execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.
October 6, 2026Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
Pike's lawyer says doctors are still trying to clear two lethal doses of pentobarbital from her body.
October 4, 2026Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.
October 3, 2026Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution - Reuters
Tennessee prison chief resigns after failed execution Reuters
October 3, 2026Iran executes detainee over January protests, judiciary says - Reuters
Iran executes detainee over January protests, judiciary says Reuters
October 3, 2026How 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?
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JD Vance casts doubt on firing squad execution and says he will not watch it
"I'm not going to be watching it" - JD Vance on possible livestreamed execution US Vice-President JD Vance has cast doubt on the Pentagon's plans to livestream a firing squad execution of the Fort Ho
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Fort Hood survivor supports gunman's execution by firing squad but questions livestream
Listen: 'I played dead', Fort Hood survivor Alonzo Lunsford who was shot seven times tells BBC's Today A former US Army sergeant who survived the mass shooting at the Fort Hood base has said that whi
What Americans think about the death penalty
Christa Pike, 50, who was sentenced to death after murdering Colleen Slemmer with her then-boyfriend in 1995, survived two lethal injections on 30 September. Experts described it as unprecedented. Th
Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. A Defense Department official told the BBC the execution of Nidal
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Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC
Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's "shock" recovery in hospital Christa Pike is "up and walking" while in hospital after last week's botched attempt to execute her in the US state of Tennessee,
Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
A death row inmate was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday evening in Texas, the first execution in the US since the failed attempt to put Christa Pike to death last week using the same method.
Watch: What we know about Christa Pike's ‘shock’ recovery in hospital
Christa Pike is "conscious and speaking" and expected to make a recovery, nearly a week after her failed execution, her attorneys have said. They added that at this time, Pike's future remains uncerta
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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two
The Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first such military execution in more than 60 years. Nidal Malik Hasan fatally shot 13 unarmed US soldiers at Fo
Christa Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says
Christa Pike appearing in court in 2007 US murderer Christa Pike remains critically ill in hospital and her prognosis is still unclear following her failed execution, her lawyer has said on Sunday.
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Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
The head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is resigning after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Governor Bill Lee announced the change on Saturday, sharing the
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