{
  "id": 819536,
  "title": "3 states carry out executions in a single day, first time since 2010",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/3-states-carry-out-executions-in-a-single-day-first-time-since-2010",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:22:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-tennessee-alabama-same-day-executions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama carried out three executions by lethal injection in a single day, marking the first time since 2010 such a sequence of events had occurred in the United States. In Tennessee, Anthony Darrell Hines was executed for the 1985 murder of a motel maid. Oklahoma executed Carlos Cuesta-Rodriguez for killing his girlfriend in 2003. Alabama executed Jeremy Williams for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in 2021. These executions reflect a recent trend of increased lethal injections across the U.S., with eleven states conducting a total of 47 executions in 2025, the highest number since 2009.",
  "summary": "Tennessee and Oklahoma executed inmates within 30 minutes of each other on Thursday, followed by Alabama later in the day.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama executed three individuals on the same day.",
    "First such sequence of executions in the U.S. since 2010.",
    "Executions conducted by lethal injection in Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Alabama."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The simultaneous executions in three states reflect a recent trend of increased lethal injections across the U.S., marking a shift in the pace of capital punishment.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}