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

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 ...

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 fatal stabbing on a Charlotte light-rail train last month has prompted calls for the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday he wants ...

C HARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina Governor Josh Stein on Friday, Oct. 3, signed House Bill 307, also known as ‘Iryna’s ...

(Reuters) -Utah prosecutors said on Tuesday they will seek the death penalty for the trade school student suspected of assassinating right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk. Below is a look at the ...

It is unclear how Mr. Trump would carry out his directive. The Supreme Court ruled that mandatory death sentences were unconstitutional nearly half a century ago. By Chris Cameron Reporting from ...

The US Department of Justice has charged Decarlos Brown, 34, in the high-profile killing of 23-year-old Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska. She died from stab wounds inflicted by the man on public transport in ...

Formal charges were announced on Tuesday against Tyler Robinson, who allegedly killed Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah ...