In a highly controversial move, some Israeli MPs are trying to introduce the death penalty for Palestinian attackers.

Judge Margaret Garnett of Federal District Court dismissed two charges against Luigi Mangione, including one that carried the death penalty.

A judge has ruled that federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of ...

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two decades.

New Hampshire lawmakers are taking up a range of bills this month that would reinstate the use of the death penalty in the state, almost seven years after it was repealed. The proposals this year, all ...

In 2023, Florida enacted two laws that broadened capital punishment sentencing. One lowered the threshold from requiring a unanimous jury vote of 12 to 0 to a vote of 8 to 4 — the lowest in the ...

The oubliette wasn’t designed to torture the body—it was designed to erase the person. Prisoners were lowered into deep stone pits and then forgotten, sometimes for years. This video explains how and ...

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach stated the governor cannot refuse to extradite fugitives to states with the death penalty. Gov. Laura Kelly's office said it did not request a formal opinion.

First came the Manhattan shooting death of a health insurance CEO. In the months that followed, a young couple working for the Israeli embassy, a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, a ...

Detroit came off a great weekend against the strong Capitals. Washington broke the hearts of Red Wings fans two seasons ago. They jumped into the final playoff spot instead of Detroit. At least for ...

The state is set to end the year with 19 executions, the most in a single year in the modern era of capital punishment. The entryway to Florida State Prison is seen in August. The prison houses the ...