Palm Beach County State Attorney seeks death penalty for men accused of child sexual assault Missing hiker found in ‘bad shape' used shorts to bandage feet, Idaho rescuers say ...

Attorney General Alan Wilson, a Republican running for governor, told Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson the attorney general’s office is ready to take over the responsibility of making a ...

Authorities say Christa Gail Pike was 18 when she tortured and killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville, Tennessee.

An American state is preparing to execute its first woman on death row in 200 years, more than 30 years after her crime. The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled the execution of Christa Gail Pike, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - House Bill 307, also known as “Iryna’s Law,” was signed into law on Friday by North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein more than one month after the deadly Charlotte light rail stabbing.

Christa Gail Pike was convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for the brutal killing of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer and now Tennessee's Supreme Court has finally set an execution date ...

The only woman on Tennessee's death row has been scheduled for execution more than 30 years after she brutally killed a teenage romantic rival and showed off a piece of the victim's skull to ...

Today (October 3) Governor Josh Stein signed House Bill 307 in to law. The bill, also known as “Iryna’s Law” was recently passed by both the N.C. House and Senate. It includes numerous criminal ...

The death penalty remains a divisive issue in Taiwan, with activists calling for it to be abolished. Although a court ruling limits the use of capital punishment, a recent execution has drawn ...

As a teenager, Christa Pike killed another young girl at a job training center. Now, the state has moved forward with plans to kill Pike.

Pope Leo had condemned capital punishment and what he described as the 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the United States ...