Texas Department Of Criminal Justice

A 70-year-old man convicted of murdering his estranged wife's parents and brother in 1989 was executed in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he received inadequate defence at his trial.

Terri Been's voice shook as she read a long text message from her niece.

A Texas inmate convicted for killing a police officer was executed on Wednesday, after he waived his appeals, saying he wanted to die, prison officials and local media said.

Ranbaxy's Texas settlement comes after the company pleaded guilty last year to felony charges relating to drug safety. It agreed to pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines under a settlement agreed with the Department of Justice.

A 70-year-old man convicted of murdering his estranged wife's parents and brother in 1989 was executed in Texas on Thursday, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition seeking a reprieve on grounds he received inadequate defence at his trial.

Terri Been's voice shook as she read a long text message from her niece.

A Texas inmate convicted for killing a police officer was executed on Wednesday, after he waived his appeals, saying he wanted to die, prison officials and local media said.

Ranbaxy's Texas settlement comes after the company pleaded guilty last year to felony charges relating to drug safety. It agreed to pay $500 million in civil and criminal fines under a settlement agreed with the Department of Justice.