Four men are set for execution this week. It's the busiest death penalty month since 2011.

Victims of the inmates include a family of four, a college student kidnapped from her bedroom, and a state trooper who was ...

Anti-death penalty protesters walk 30 miles across Missouri after governor denies man clemency

A group of Missourians against the death penalty is asking Governor Mike Kehoe to change his mind about an impending ...

8 executions in October: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

The U.S. has seen 35 executions so far in 2025, with seven more scheduled for later this month. This year's total already ...
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Pennsylvania Rep. looks to repeal death penalty

The Commonwealth is one of 27 states that still use capital punishment, also known as the death penalty. A Representative is ...

Trump’s death penalty push gains traction in statehouses

State lawmakers have taken up President 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 to ...

'Very bright man': Mark Sievers' appeal begins, hoping to clear conviction, death sentence

Mark Sievers, 57, was sentenced to death in 2020 after authorities said he orchestrated the murder of his wife, Dr. Teresa ...

Jurors weighing life in prison or death penalty for California gang member who admitted murdering 5 people

William Arnold ‘Billy’ Armendariz III is ‘worth saving,’ said his attorney, who argued for life in prison. The prosecutor ...

How Robert Roberson’s ‘shaken baby’ death penalty became like no other in Texas history

Robert Roberson was never charged with sexually abusing his 2-year-old daughter. That didn’t prevent prosecutors from ...