John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most consequential actions the state takes. For John Koch, the rapid pace has meant ...

The billionaire co-founder of the data analytics and software giant Palantir has called for the U.S. to bring back public hangings for repeat violent offenders. Joe Lonsdale defended open-air ...

A 58-year-old Florida death row inmate claimed that prison officials used expired drugs and skimped on the doses for the last four executions in the state, according to a bombshell lawsuit filed a ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --The United States had the highest number of executions in about 15 years this year due to an increase in Florida despite historically low support for the form of punishment, the Death ...

A federal judge declined to halt the Dec. 17 execution of Stacey Humphreys, convicted of killing two real estate agents in 2003. Humphreys argued a COVID-era agreement delaying some executions should ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee will step up its number of executions next year. Four people are scheduled to be executed in 2026, which follows three executions this year. It comes after Governor ...

Florida pushed the nationwide tally for executions to its highest level in 15 years despite an ongoing decline in the use of capital punishment in the United States, according to a new report on 2025 ...

US executions have nearly doubled in 2025 compared to 2024, with Florida executing more prisoners in 12 months than ever before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI). This increase ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

As the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning Iran for its execution spree "in the strongest terms," a leading dissident group released a report accusing Tehran of putting 2,013 Iranians to ...