Authorities officially rule weekend death a suicide
Authorities have officially ruled the weekend death of a man found hanging from a tree near Luxapalila Creek a suicide.
Hundreds attend funeral of man found hanged
Loss and healing were the focus of eulogies as more than 200 people packed a Baptist church for the memorial service for a black man found hanging behind his home in Mississippi.
FBI continues investigation into Miss. hanging
The FBI is consulting with its behavioral analysis unit as it continues investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi.
FBI: Autopsy report days away in hanging of Miss. man
The body of a black man found hanging in a tree in Mississippi has been sent from a state crime lab to a funeral home, but the FBI said it will be days before autopsy results are complete.
FBI investigating hanging death of black man in Miss.
Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday.
Iran hangs woman for killing alleged rapist
Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she alleged was trying to rape her, drawing swift international condemnation for a prosecution several countries described as flawed.
Village protests rape, killings of Indian sisters
Two teenage sisters in rural India were raped and killed by attackers who hung their bodies from a mango tree, which became the scene of a silent protest by villagers angry about alleged police inaction in the case. Two of the four men arrested so far are police officers.
Some states consider reviving old-fashioned executions
With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing squads, electrocutions and gas chambers.