Iranian authorities have executed over 1,000 people so far this year, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Friday. This was the highest number of yearly executions in Iran recorded by ...

Ohio's death penalty law is in limbo. Supporters and critics agree on one thing: the status quo isn't working.

The nation's first execution of a person convicted in a "shaken baby syndrome" case has been halted after Texas' highest criminal court ruled Thursday in the condemned man's favor. Robert Roberson, 58 ...

Thirty-five men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, including one early Friday, with seven others scheduled to be put to death later this month. The total for 2025 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed six death-row inmates Saturday it alleged carried out attacks in the country’s oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, the latest prisoners to be put ...

STARKE — A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state. Victor Tony Jones, 64, was ...

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put to death by year’s end, including five in the next eight days. The total ...