HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- A Texas man who at one time escaped from custody and was on the run for three days after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton — who, according to his attorneys, now primarily uses a wheelchair — for his conviction in the 1991 murder at a ...

Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, whose execution did not take place on Wednesday as some had feared, is in good physical health and has been able to meet with his family, according to a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman on Tennessee's death row is fighting for her life in court, claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood. Christa Pike is suing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s first execution of 2026 is set to take place in February, following a record year for executions in the state. Gov. Ron ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by a federal immigration agent during an operation Wednesday in ...

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 ...

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state's clemency process must be addressed before Stacey Humphreys' ...

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 ...

In a world where it often seems there is little we can agree on, there is still a universal hope that an innocent person is never executed. That is what brought me to Palestine, Texas, in September.

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, ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Walls on Nov. 18. to be executed by lethal injection on Dec. 18 Walls will be the 19th Florida inmate to be put to death this year Walls' last appeal to ...