Charles Flores who awaits his death sentence, fights back conviction in the 1998 murder case alleging hypnotized witness statement.

Nearly eight years after Ohio last carried out an execution, here’s what Acton and Ramaswamy are saying — and not saying — about what they would do if elected.

An Oklahoma judge granted bond to former death row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday, laying the groundwork for his first release from prison since 1997.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday.

Richard Glossip was released on bond Thursday, a major victory for the former death row inmate who has come so close to execution that he has had three last meals.

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating ...

Richard Glossip, 63, was released on bond Thursday –– the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade legal saga that had seen the former Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled for execution nine times before his conviction was overturned last year by the Supreme Court.

A Hillsborough County jury has decided that four men convicted in the high-profile ambush of Florida rapper Julio Foolio should spend the rest of their days in prison rather than face execution.

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital punishment.

Michigan made history 180 years ago becoming the first English-speaking government to abolish the death penalty. Two notable cases influenced popular opinion in the state.