Court exonerates Cook involving 1977 murder

Kerry Max Cook, a Texas man who spent 20 years on death row, has been officially exonerated. In a 106-page opinion released Wednesday, June 19, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Cook, now 68, is innocent of the 1977 murder of Linda Jo Edwards. The...

Evil First

Five federal prisoners are set to be executed beginning in December as the U.S. government prepares to resume the death penalty after 15 years — a move some are calling “Evil First.” All five men — three white, one black, one Native American — were sentenced to die...