A judge said he intends to start the monthlong jury selection process in the death penalty case for Stephen Michael Clare as ...

NH lawmakers and public commenters debate restoring death penalty as Gov. Kelly Ayotte supports return of capital punishment.

Kenneth Lee Simpson, 38, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and two ...

When a circuit court judge questions, in open court, why a murder case originally assigned to a different judge mysteriously ...

The U.S. carried out 47 executions in 2025—the highest total in years—despite falling public support, fewer death sentences, ...

Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...

Prosecutors struggle with charging alleged assassins Luigi Mangione and Tyler Robinson as U.S. law lacks clear penalties for ...

Lawyers for the man accused of kidnapping and killing the 7-year-old North Texas girl Athena Strand argued he has Autism ...

Matthew Farwell is accused of killing Sandra Birchmore, 23, and her unborn son and covering the woman's death up to look like ...

An independent counsel demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges over ...

Opponents of the death penalty turned out in big numbers in Concord again Thursday to speak against legislation to bring ...

South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is standing trial on charges ...