Two Republican lawmakers on Feb. 23 proposed Wisconsin reinstate the death penalty for those convicted of first-degree child ...

An Arkansas death row inmate will have a hearing in August to determine if he can end his appeals against the advice of an ...

Melvin Trotter was sentenced to death for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in ...

Melvin Trotter, 65, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke.

Attorneys for the man charged with fatally stabbing two Arkansas hikers in front of their children accused the prosecutor ...

A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner has been put to death in Florida, becoming the second person ...

Nick Reiner may face the death penalty in his ongoing trial related to the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele ...

Death row inmate’s final meal before being executed for Florida grocery store killing - His attorneys argued his advanced age ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Florida, which has made the death penalty a priority, must be more transparent about how it's killing death row inmates.

An amendment to a Tennessee bill would treat abortion as criminal homicide, potentially making women eligible for felonies or ...

A North Carolina woman indicted on murder charges after she allegedly poisoned family members with wine during a Thanksgiving ...