First Florida executed James Hitchcock for the 1976 murder of his brother's 13-year-old stepdaughter. Then Texas executed ...

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 ...

Florida plans its sixth execution of 2026, continuing an accelerated schedule under Gov. Ron DeSantis. A record number of ...

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced ...

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 ...

Tanner Horner's lawyers said he has autism, “various mental illnesses" and has been exposed to a “massive amount of lead.” ...

A high-profile Arizona inmate who says he helped society by killing three prisoners will soon face the death penalty.