Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 14 other people are scheduled to be put to ...

South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

The latest schedule of executions in the United States is another grim reminder that capital punishment remains an entrenched ...

A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...

A South Carolina convict who brutally killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat in 2001 is scheduled to be ...

A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad, the first such execution in the United States since 2010, ...

Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025.

The Treviño Morales, leaders of Los Zetas, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges as they potentially face the death penalty in the U.S.

Some people seeking abortions could face the death penalty under amended legislation Lawmakers in at least nine US states—Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South ...

Nitrogen hypoxia, a method of execution Arkansas lawmakers are considering adopting, makes for a torturous death, witnesses ...

But the high court left it up to states to determine the threshold ... it would for all intents and purposes cripple us to a ...