Death Penalty

Number of federal death sentences carried out under Trump since 2020 is more than the previous 56 years combined.

Ralph Northam backs legislation to abolish the death penalty in US state of Virgnia as federal executions continue.

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31am after receiving a lethal injection at a federal...

Judges delay three remaining federal executions for Lisa Montgomery, Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs.

The eight victims of stabbing in the ancient Roman city of Jerash all survived.

Former US corrections officers say federal executions scheduled in January could be superspreader events.

Trump administration says grant is meant to help rebuild infrastructure on US territory hard hit by natural disasters.

Kazakh president signs parliamentary ratification of document that commits countries to abolish capital punishment.

Decision allows for future hearings to decide the fate of the only woman on US federal death row, Lisa Montgomery.

Michelle Bachelet calls on Tehran to ‘immediately free’ those detained for exercising human rights.

Execution of Iranian journalist condemned as a ‘shocking escalation in the use of death penalty against dissidents’.

Zam, convicted of fomenting violence during the 2017 anti-government protests, hanged early on Saturday morning.

Bernard was 18 when he was involved in the killings of Todd and Stacie Bagley, who were on their way home from church.

Advocates across the political spectrum call on Trump to commute Bernard’s sentence, citing issues with trial, his age.