A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a ...

When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he directed his administration to “restor[e] the death ...

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.

Last year, Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis executed more death row inmates than any other state. Florida is on a similar pace this year.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Human rights experts note a "horrific escalation" of executions in Iran in recent months. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A U.S.-based human rights organization focused on Iran says more than 600 people have ...

President Donald Trump directed the DOJ to resume seeking executions on his first day in office last year.

A federal judge Tuesday threatened officials from the Alabama Department of Corrections and the state Attorney General’s ...

Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.

Iran announced the hanging of three more men on May 4 as a wave of executions continued amid the backdrop of Tehran's war ...