No death penalty for convicted New York City bike path killer

A New York jury could not unanimously decide on the death penalty for convicted murderer Sayfullo Saipov, so he will automatically receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for the October 2017 bike path murders. Saipov, a 35-year-old Islamic extremist, was found guilty on all 28 counts — eight counts of murder, 18 counts of attempted murder, and other terrorism-related charges — in January. On Oct. 31, 2017, Saipov drove along a bike path in New York City in a rented truck. The truck struck...