Iran’s top prosecutor Thursday denied President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran, Iran, halted mass executions of imprisoned protesters under U.S. pressure — a rebuttal that comes as Trump openly ...

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 ...

A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of prisoners, from the time the condemned person enters the execution chamber ...

Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee, houses all of the state's male death row inmates (AP Photo/George Walker IV) A Tennessee judge has ordered the state to provide ...

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 states, the highest annual ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday issued multiple reprieves, delaying three executions until 2029. DeWine, who has not authorized an execution since taking office, cited “ongoing ...

I review historical consequences when death row executions went wrong. Lainey Wilson checks in on Nashville at Grammys Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years ...

Hanging in the Middle Ages often didn’t end with death. Bodies were placed in iron cages called gibbeted and left to rot in public view. This punishment served as a warning to others. Families were ...

Iran's top prosecutor rejected President Donald Trump's claim that his intervention had halted Tehran's imminent plans to execute 837 protesters, calling it "completely false." "This claim is ...

HOUSTON (AP) — 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 nearly 27 ...