Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled the state's second execution of 2026 for February 24. Melvin Trotter was convicted of a 1986 murder and sentenced to death in 1987, then resentenced to ...

Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami, a hard-line cleric in Iran, on Friday called for the execution of protesters across Tehran as the government seeks to stifle demonstrations in the capital. “Armed hypocrites ...

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now. By Abdi Latif Dahir Sanam Mahoozi and Ephrat Livni Iran on Wednesday ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...

Judge pauses Stacey Humphreys’ execution again pending review of alleged conflicts on Georgia’s parole board. Defense says two parole board members had prior roles tied to Humphreys’ case, raising ...

ATLANTA — An execution for a man convicted of killing real estate agents has been paused. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert C.I. McBurney on Monday temporarily halted the execution of Stacey ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --Florida upped its execution record to 19 after enforcing the death penalty via lethal injection on Frank Athen Walls, who was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. EST on Thursday. Walls, 58, ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Corrections has released the details of the last meal for the man who is set to be executed next week after he killed two real estate agents in Cobb County in 2003.

The Taliban forced a 13-year-old boy to carry out a public execution, with 80,000 people packing a sports stadium to watch the young teen shoot the man who murdered 13 members of his family. Video ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A coalition of more than 50 organizations on Wednesday announced the launch of a new campaign to end capital punishment nationwide. The move comes as Ohio lawmakers debate ...

Outrage erupts over a botched execution in Alabama as death row inmate bursts into flames. The incident reignites the death penalty debate. Weather warning issued before Chiefs-Texans game Fox News ...

RAIFORD, Fla. – Richard Randolph died by lethal injection Thursday at 6:12 p.m. inside the Union Correctional Institution. More than three decades ago, he was sentenced to death for the rape and ...