South Carolina's execution of a convicted murderer by firing squad marked the sixth use of capital punishment in the United ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases.

Last year, Florida under Gov. Ron DeSantis executed more death row inmates than any other state. Florida is on a similar pace this year.

Human rights experts note a "horrific escalation" of executions in Iran in recent months. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A U.S.-based human rights organization focused on Iran says more than 600 people have ...

When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he directed his administration to “restor[e] the death ...

Organisations warn many more people could be executed in the wake of the anti-government protests which swept Iran earlier ...

Iran announced the hanging of three more men on May 4 as a wave of executions continued amid the backdrop of Tehran's war ...

A federal judge Tuesday threatened officials from the Alabama Department of Corrections and the state Attorney General’s Office with sanctions after ruling they made false statements regarding the ...