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.

Charles Ray Crawford, 59, has been on death row for over 30 years. He is set to be executed Oct. 15 in Mississippi. Here's ...

The U.S. has seen 34 executions so far in 2025, with eight more scheduled for later this year, including seven this month ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is advocating for the authorization of nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method in the state of Ohio.

Gov. Mike DeWine has issued reprieves for two death row inmates who were scheduled to be executed early next year. The governor has ordered that Antonio Franklin and ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has rescheduled the execution of Lisa Montgomery, a convicted murderer and the only woman on federal death row, to take place on Jan. 12, a few days before Joe Biden is ...

A federal judge on Thursday agreed to briefly stay the execution of Lisa Montgomery, the lone woman on federal death row, after her attorneys fell ill with COVID-19 and were unable to file a timely ...

A Texas court has again granted a stay of execution to death row inmate Robert Roberson, who has long claimed he is innocent in the murder of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis, saying his ...