{
  "id": 13275737,
  "title": "Execution of Fort Hood gunman to be livestreamed, Pentagon says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/execution-of-fort-hood-gunman-to-be-livestreamed-pentagon-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/execution-fort-hood-gunman-livestreamed-pentagon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pentagon has announced that it will livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the man who carried out the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, in which 13 people were killed and 32 others injured. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, was convicted of the crime and President Donald Trump signed off on the execution plan.\n\nThe execution will be carried out by firing squad, a method that is legal in the US and has been used in several states, including Idaho, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Utah. The US Army has also historically carried out executions by firing squad for soldiers found guilty of certain offenses.\n\nThe decision to livestream the execution has raised questions about its legality, with some, including the head of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, expressing opposition to the plan. Vice President JD Vance also cast doubt on whether the livestream will actually happen, saying he won't watch it if it does.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Vance Says He Would Not Watch Livestreamed Execution of Fort Hood Shooter",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/vance-says-he-would-not-watch-livestreamed-execution-of-fort-hood",
        "published": "2026-10-09T19:13:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Will social media platforms allow Fort Hood shooter's execution to be livestreamed?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/will-social-media-platforms-allow-fort-hood-shooters-execution-to-be",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:01:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "\"Won't Watch It\": JD Vance Doubts Livestream Of Fort Hood Shooter's Execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/wont-watch-it-jd-vance-doubts-livestream-of-fort-hood-shooters",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:27:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump confirms Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be by firing squad",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-confirms-fort-hood-shooters-execution-will-be-by-firing-squad",
        "published": "2026-10-09T21:53:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}