Iran more than doubled executions in 2025, global death penalty hit 44-year high

Iran executed more than twice as many people last year as it did in 2024, according to a new report by Amnesty International.

Ohio’s death penalty: Where Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy stand on resuming executions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — As Gov. Mike DeWine prepares to retire without allowing any executions during his eight years in office, it ...
The Texas Tribune

Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976

Edward Busby was executed by lethal injection Thursday, reinforcing Texas’ position as the nation's leader in capital ...
FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

Tanner Horner's attorney files death penalty appeal in Athena Strand murder case

Defense attorneys for Tanner Horner have already filed an appeal with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals following his death ...
WOODTV.com

Justice served? Exploring the 2 cases that pushed Michigan to ban the death penalty

Michigan made history 180 years ago becoming the first English-speaking government to abolish the death penalty. Two notable ...

A timeline of former death row inmate Richard Glossip’s legal battles spanning nearly 30 years

Richard Glossip, 63, was released on bond Thursday –– the latest dramatic turn in a nearly three-decade legal saga that had ...

Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

The charges against Elias Rodriguez include a hate crime resulting in death. The indictment also includes notice of special ...

Hillsborough County Jury Rejects Death Penalty, Demands Life Behind Bars For Julio Foolio Killers

A Hillsborough County jury has decided that four men convicted in the high-profile ambush of Florida rapper Julio Foolio should spend the rest of their days in prison rather than face execution.