--- description: The US mulls Iraq options, captures Benghazi terrorist mastermind, executions resume, and a secret Picasso painting is discovered. title: Death Sentence Lives: Executions Resume in US image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940247af2befc00a/69868cdce8524b26bb6029c4/lethal-injection.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Death Sentence Lives: Executions Resume in US by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 4:00 PM CUT  Walls Unit in Huntsville prison where lethal injections are carried out on inmates in Huntsville, Texas. Walls Unit in Huntsville prison where lethal injections are carried out on inmates in Huntsville, Texas.Jerry Cabluck—Sygma/Corbis by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 4:00 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Wednesday, June 18. While ISIS militants attacks the [largest oil refinery in Iraq](http://time.com/2893081/isis-militants-attack-iraqs-largest-oil-refinery/ "undefined"), the [U.S. tries to decide](http://time.com/2891365/obama-isis-iraq/ "undefined") what action to take in the Middle East. America did score one victory against terrorism by capturing the ringleader behind the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, who will be brought stateside to face justice. Georgia and Missouri performed the first [executions](http://time.com/2893218/georgia-missouri-carry-out-executions/ "undefined") after Oklahoma’s botched execution in May. Another lethal injection, in Florida, is scheduled for Wednesday evening. And finally, a [new Picasso painting](http://time.com/2889881/picasso-painting-reveals-hidden-man/ "undefined") was found … under an old one. A portrait of a man with a bow tie was discovered underneath ‘The Blue Room.’ The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2894150/executions-iraq-benghazi-picasso/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2894150/executions-iraq-benghazi-picasso/"},"headline":"Death Sentence Lives: Executions Resume in US","datePublished":"2014-06-18T16:00:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:28:47.544Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2894150/executions-iraq-benghazi-picasso/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940247af2befc00a/69868cdce8524b26bb6029c4/lethal-injection.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940247af2befc00a/69868cdce8524b26bb6029c4/lethal-injection.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lethal Injection Execution","caption":"Lethal Injection Execution","creditText":"Jerry Cabluck—Sygma/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2894150/executions-iraq-benghazi-picasso/","name":"Death Sentence Lives: Executions Resume in US"}}]}] ```