Death penalty

Fans of Luigi Mangione have expressed horror at Attorney General Pam Bondi's directive to seek the death penalty for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A Fox News host hinted at the death penalty while discussing the wave of vandalism against Tesla vehicles & dealerships during an segment with Karoline Leavitt.

An eyewitness to South Carolina's recent execution by firing squad described the event as "more violent"and much "faster" than lethal injection.

Brad Sigmon, a convicted murderer, was executed by firing squad in South Carolina, and used his last words to call for the abolition of the death penalty.

The U.S. is expected to execute a death row inmate by firing squad Friday for the first time in 15 years.

A South Carolina man facing execution for murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents will "pay for what he's done," the victims' grandson said.

A South Carolina man has selected the firing squad as his preferred method of death in what will become the state's first such execution in 15 years.

A Texas mother whose daughter was murdered by the 'Desert Serial Killer' says she plans to watch him die next month.

The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the murder conviction of an Oklahoma death row inmate and ordered a new trial, despite desperate pleas from the victim's family.

81-year-old Christopher Sepulvado was convicted of murdering his stepson. He was set to be executed with nitrogen gas

After multiple failed appeals, Roberson is renewing his fight to overturn his conviction, citing medical evidence that challenges his daughter's autopsy findings.

Iranian forces arrested and detained a British couple traveling through the country in December for allegedly spying on behalf of "hostile and Western countries."

A Texas death row inmate was executed Thursday, the country's second lethal injection of the day, expressing remorse for the 2004 murders at a Killeen strip club.

A Florida death row inmate convicted of murdering a young couple in front of their 23-month-old in 1997 had his final meal and was executed by lethal injection.

Judge ruled prosecutors unlawfully dismissed Black jurors in Hasson Bacote's death penalty case and used racist language like "thug" and "predators of the African plain."

Death row inmate Marion Bowman Jr., who long maintained his innocence, penned a final letter before his execution, declaring, "I did not do it."

Two federal death row inmates whose sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden are refusing to sign the paperwork accepting lighter sentences, wanting to retain their death sentences.

An Arizona death row inmate is asking the state's Supreme Court to expedite his execution, bypassing legal formalities to have his sentence carried out sooner.

President Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life sentences with no chance for parole.

Many social media users pointed out the hypocrisy of the deeply Christian state gleefully ending so many lives.

A South Carolina Republican wants to reintroduce a bill that would make abortions punishable by death.

With limited options remaining, Robert Roberson's legal team is urging the state to delay scheduling a new execution date, expressing hope to prove his innocence.

A Texas court is set to decide the fate of Lucio, whose conviction relied on coerced confession, suppressed evidence, and false testimony.

The juror said that new evidence would have changed her verdict, as Robert Roberson's case sparks renewed debate.

Robert Roberson will now have a chance to testify at a legislative hearing on Oct. 21

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted in favor of sparing Emmanuel Littlejohn's life Wednesday 3-2 in August.

Gutiérrez was set to be executed for the 1998 murder of an 85-year-old woman. The Supreme Court granted the application "pending the disposition of the petition for a writ of certiorari"

Casey White pleaded not guilty on Oct.11 at his arraignment on felony murder charges relating to his escape with his alleged accomplice in April and capital murder charges dating back to 2015.

The families of the victims of the Parkland high school massacre were shocked and angered on Thursday at the jury's decision to spare school shooter Nikolas Cruz of death penalty.

On Sunday, the Hamas movement of Palestine said it executed five people in the Gaza Strip including two men accused of collaborating with Israel.