Idaho legalizes firing squad executions for death row inmates.

Idaho Governor Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs. Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections. Pharmaceutical companies increasingly have barred executioners from using their drugs, saying they were meant to save lives. Biden pledged during his campaign to work at ending the death penalty nationwide, but he has remained silent on the issue as president.