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South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years

Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

USA Today · 2d

'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month

Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.

Fox 9 · 1d

South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, 1st in US in 15 years

A convicted murderer in South Carolina has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the U.S. in 15 years.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

South Carolina killer chooses rarely-used execution method as electric chair would 'cook him alive'

Brad Sigmon, who used a baseball bat to kill his ex-girlfriend's parents at their home in Greenville County, California, didn't pick the electric chair because it would "burn and cook him alive"

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in US

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600

The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction

al.com · 12h

Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands on leave

The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what rump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the 6-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has led an effort to gut USAID, the main delivery mechanism for American foreign assistance.

Trump goes on ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon firing spree

FOX News on MSN · 18h

Trump goes on ‘unprecedented’ Pentagon firing spree: report

President Donald Trump went on an "unprecedented" shakeup of the Pentagon over the weekend, firing the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other top officers.

Reuters · 1d

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General C.Q. Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of U.S. military leadership.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Trump Fires Top Pentagon Officers in Sweeping Overhaul

The nominee to replace Gen. CQ Brown, the second Black officer to serve in the Pentagon’s senior military post, is a retired Air Force general.

Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman and Others Draws Criticism

Democratic lawmakers and retired military officers expressed concern about the politicization of the military under President ...

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Hegseth defends Trump’s Joint Chiefs firing: ‘There are lots of presidents who made changes’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (right) is defending President Donald Trump's decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ...

Rolling Out17h

MSNBC’s firing of Joy Reid, an assault on black women

MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid's 7 p.m. show, "The ReidOut." The timing is particularly striking as Donald Trump makes headlines ...

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‘Indiscriminate madness’: DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it

The Trump administration has also started the process of firing roughly 130 people at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, including at least ...

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Hegseth defends Trump’s firing of Joint Staff Chairman Gen. CQ Brown

Trump will nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to serve as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which will require Senate confirmation.