The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday by lethal injection.

The execution comes as Iran remains locked in a widening conflict with the United States and Israel ...

Tennessee has executed a serial rapist, dubbed the "red-headed stranger," for the brutal murder of a promising young college student attacked in her bed. Jeff Monroe, Pulley's brother-in-law, said ...

An Idaho representative seeks to shield execution team members, and grant greater power to the state prison director over ...

A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman he and his brother had met at a bar has become the first person executed in Florida this year. Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m.

Kay Ivey this week was one execution away from setting a record among Alabama governors in the modern era of the death penalty. But instead she chose to spare a man’s life, setting an entirely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According ...