Two men accused of homicide in Pennsylvania are asking the state Supreme Court to limit a prosecutor's use of the death ...

Kevin Hines, a contractor maintaining postal machines, was killed during his first shift at a Missouri City USPS facility.

Amid state plans to execute convicted killer Ralph Menzies, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said, "There are probably circumstances" ...

INDIANA – Indiana is set to execute Roy Lee Ward on October 10th for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne.

More than 70% of counties around the world have banned the death penalty, including the European Union. And yet in the U.S., ...

The debate over capital punishment has been longstanding, with advocates arguing it’s a deterrent against serious crime and that justice is served for the victims or victims’ families.

Capital punishment methods include beheading, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection and shooting. In some countries, children under the age of 18 are executed, even though it is a violation of ...

Arkansas prosecutors will be able to seek the death penalty in some rape cases involving children when a new statute takes ...

Thirty years ago, the film “Dead Man Walking” had its debut in movie theaters around the United States. It was a box office hit, and critics lavished it with praise. Lead actress Susan Sarandon won an ...

Both independent and government surveys continue to show strong support for capital punishment, with about seven in 10 people backing execution for the most serious crimes.

LUCKNOW: A district court in Auraiyya, central Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday awarded capital punishment to a woman named Priyanka for killing her three sons, all a ...