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Protesters line Prairieton Road across from the Federal Execution Chamber, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Terre Haute, Ind. The execution Brandon Bernard, convicted in the 1999 killing of two youth ministers in Texas is scheduled Thursday at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)
US carries out rare execution during presidential transition

By Michael Tarm Dec. 09, 2020 11:44 PM EST

This August 2016 photo provided by the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington shows Brandon Bernard. The Trump administration on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, is poised to begin an unprecedented number of executions in the run-up to Joe Biden's inauguration by putting to death. Bernard, a former Texas street-gang member for a 1999 slaying of a young religious couple from Iowa during which he burned their car with their bodies in the trunk. (Stacey Brownstein/Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington via AP)
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration

By Michael Tarm Dec. 09, 2020 06:17 PM EST

FILE - In this file photo provided by the U.S. Army is Sgt. Elder Fernandes. Police say a body found near Fort Hood, Texas, is likely that of Fernandes. Temple police said late Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, that identification found with the body indicates the man may be Fernandes. Fernandes is the third soldier from Fort Hood to go missing in the past year. (U.S. Army via AP, File)
Family: Soldier believed dead was happy until recently

By Acacia Coronado Aug. 26, 2020 03:34 PM EDT