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 ...

The law provides that if the state’s current method, lethal injection, is found to be unconstitutional or is unable to be administered, the N.C. Department of Adult Correction “must select another ...

STARKVILLE, MS − Josh Heupel didn't get an explanation from the officials after Tennessee football wide receiver Chris Brazzell II was flagged for offensive pass interference against Mississippi State ...

(The Center Square) – One week later, Iryna’s Law with overwhelming bipartisan support remains without activity on the desk of North Carolina first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein. The legislation, ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — 7News is learning how President Donald Trump’s push for the death penalty will be enforced in the District, how this will affect the way crimes are prosecuted in the District, and ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal leaders to implement the death penalty on certain D.C. crimes, after calling for capital punishment on all murders in the city ...

Section 1. Background. Federal law provides for the death penalty for criminals found guilty of especially aggravated crimes (18 U.S.C. 3591(a)). Capital punishment is an essential part of how our ...

DETERRING AND PUNISHING HEINOUS CRIMES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to fully ...

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) presides over session on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline) North Carolina lawmakers have passed a wide-ranging crime bill, ...

A new effort to restart the death penalty in North Carolina, enact stricter rules for bail and ramp up monitoring of alleged criminals with mental health problems passed the state House of ...