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 increase in executions is largely being driven by four states — Florida, Texas, Alabama and South Carolina — that have ...

This was an utter embarrassment that marks the end of any pretense that we still adhere to the mythical “Virginia Way” in our civic discourse.

Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was stabbed to death by Decarlos Brown Jr while travelling through Charlotte, North Carolina ...

For centuries, capital punishment has been instated in a variety of different countries and states within the United States.

As Robinson faces a possible death sentence, voices on campus weigh in on Utah’s capital punishment system and its broader ...

This week, President Donald Trump sought to justify his new policy of summarily executing suspected drug smugglers by ...

Marvel’s Moon Knight showcases how the comic book franchise’s horror storytelling outpaces DC’s own horror comics.

The healthcare community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ today.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...