At his state of the state address Sunday in Austin, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities. They range ...

The president is directing the Justice Department to overrule the Supreme Court in cases where the justices have found ...

There is once again a renewed push to abolish the death penalty in Ohio but this time, with a bit of a twist.  The ...

The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, ...

In a move that has sparked debate, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk ...

A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup ...

Long Island MS-13 leader Jairo Saenz has admitted to his role in seven brutal murders but will avoid both the death penalty and life in prison, authorities said.

Idaho has decided not to seek the death penalty in the case against Kevin Kuintzle, as first reported by KMVT.Kuintzle is ...

Marion Bowman Jr. was convicted of shooting and killing a young mother, 21 year-old Kandee Martin, in Dorchester County, South Carolina ...

A man convicted of murdering and raping a 14-year-old Mesa girl in 2013 received a death penalty sentence on Thursday, authorities announced.

The state executed Bowman for the 2001 murder of 21-year-old Kandee Martin, a young mother who was killed five days before ...