In 2001, Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents. Two decades later, his death sentence was ...

US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday that Iran has backed away from executing a detained Iranian protester for joining anti-government demonstrations after his case drew the attention of ...

President Donald Trump warned Iran against executing protesters, saying the US would take “strong action” in response. Follow for live updates ...

Capital punishment has been rarer in recent years, but 2025 has brought a complete reversal. This year has seen the most death row inmates put to death in a decade, a trend that will likely only ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to ...

Florida’s record execution spree in 2025 drove a sharp national uptick: Executions nearly doubled nationwide from 2024.

his ex-girlfriend's parents has chosen to be put to death by firing squad next month in what would be the first such execution in the US since 2010. Brad Sigmon (67) is to be executed on March 7 at a ...

Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd was the 40th person executed in 2025 with another two months left in the year, according to ...

Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade. The number of death row inmates executed across the U.S. spiked dramatically ...

A file photo shows the death chamber table at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. A sharp uptick in executions carried out in the U.S. in 2025 was largely due to a surge in Florida, says the ...