Capital punishment remains legal throughout much of the United States. However, the form of execution does vary. These are ...

Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, putting to death a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in a 1998 double murder.

About an hour before the scheduled 6 p.m. execution, the U.S. Supreme Court — without explanation — issued a brief order ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 9 signed a death warrant for Ronald Heath, 64, who would be the first Florida inmate executed in ...

Arizona's botched executions have sparked a national debate over the use of lethal injections, with questions raised about ...

The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to step in and stop the clock on Ronald Heath’s upcoming execution, as his legal team levels explosive accusations of "reckless maladministration" against the ...

Before the lethal dose of pentobarbital was given, Thompson asked for forgiveness, while also stating: “There are no winners in this situation, it creates more victims and traumatizes more people 28 ...

LIMA — For the sixth time, a reprieve has been given to a man sentenced to death for a shooting going back to 2002.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed papers for the state's first 2026 execution. See when it will take place, who it is.

A convicted murderer from Texas shared his final words with the families of his victims shortly before his execution. On ...

Indiana currently has five people on death row, one of whom has been ruled mentally incompetent for execution.