Roy Ward’s execution in Illinois was the 35th in the U.S. in 2025, with Florida leading the way with 13 executions this year.

Trump’s latest action in Washington, D.C., revives capital punishment in a city that abolished the practice in 1981, ...

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put ...

The US made history in August as it executed its first-ever prisoner in 15 years by firing squad in what was only the fourth ...

Americans have generally endorsed the death penalty, though the gap between those who favor it and those who don’t has shrunk to 10 points.

Decarlos Brown Jr. has been charged with killing Iryna Zarutska on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina, in August.

Even after all of its misconduct and mistakes have become public knowledge, the state is not convinced that it should spare ...

Only a tiny fraction of those condemned to death in the United States are women. Yet their stories reveal how gender, trauma, ...

Joshua Rocha, a man found guilty of killing North Kansas City police officer Daniel Vasquez, was recommended the death ...

Luigi Mangione's lawyers urged a judge on Saturday to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing that authorities prejudiced ...