State lawmakers have taken up President Donald Trump’s aggressive push to expand the use of the death penalty, setting up legislative and legal battles that could make a wider range of crimes subject ...

A convicted murderer is set to become the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in 200 years. It's been 30 years since ...

The U.S. has seen 35 executions so far in 2025, with seven more scheduled for later this month. This year's total already ...

Utah County prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder for the alleged killing of Charlie Kirk and filed formal notice that they will seek the death penalty, alongside counts of ...

James Paul Anderson was in court last month to accept a plea deal that would have given him a 35-year prison sentence for the murder of his wife, Victoria Anderson.

New Hampshire's only inmate on death row has been granted a rare opportunity to plead his case for a life sentence before the state's highest court. In a brief single-page order handed down Monday, ...

"The death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel and does not promote national cohesion," the bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo stated after the death sentence handed down by the High ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in China sentenced 11 people to death on Monday for their roles in a family-run crime syndicate accused of running illegal gambling and scam operations worth more than $1.4 ...

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison. She must serve 33 years before she is eligible for parole. This is the day in court as it happened.

According to the Associated Press, since Diddy has already served one year in prison, he will likely serve about another ...

BEEN ABOLISHED. SIMPLY UNJUST TO EXECUTE ONE PERSON IN A STATE WHERE THE DEATH PENALTY HAS BEEN REPEALED. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT HAS AGREED TO HEAR AN APPEAL FOR THE STATE’S ONLY DEATH ROW ...