President Donald Trump threatened Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers with the “most severe” consequences unless she is returned alive, in an interview with the New York Post.

The practice of "death qualification" allows prosecutors to dismiss potential jurors who oppose the death penalty, raising concerns about fairness, racial exclusion and the integrity of capital juries ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Jason Banegas never had a real chance at life, his lawyer said Monday. He deserves a real chance to live. Even if it’s behind bars. A Broward jury agreed, rejecting the state’s request to sentence ...

Executions in the U.S. nearly doubled in 2025 over the previous year as Florida executed more prisoners in a 12-month span than ever before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve earlier this month, as advocates for abolishing capital punishment say the political winds continue to shift slowly in their favor. The ...

An Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard troops near the White House was charged this week in U.S. District Court with federal counts in connection with the Nov. 26 ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...