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

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

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

The governor said Indiana no longer has any usable lethal injection drugs. Instead of purchasing more — and risking ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

When capital punishment was more common, it was easy to claim that people are executed because they are criminals. But now that fewer criminals receive the death penalty, that's no longer the case ...