Senior South Korean intelligence officials say North Korean Defense Minister Hyon Yong Chol was executed by anti-aircraft ...

In the U.S., capital punishment is resurgent. What lessons can we glean from France’s successful campaign to abolish it?

James Duckett was granted a rare stay of execution Thursday ahead of his scheduled lethal injection on Tuesday. The state is asking for the stay to be lifted. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tennessee’s sole female death row inmate, Christa Pike, is set to be the first woman executed in the state in more than 200 years.

James Duckett hopes a long-sought forensic exam might halt his scheduled lethal injection next week. James Duckett appears in a photo taken on death row at Union Correctional Institution. Gov. Ron ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has addressed the recent execution of 19-year-old wrestling star Saleh Mohammadi by the Iranian regime. After multiple Olympians, including three gold ...

This story was originally published by the Nashville Banner. Sign up for their newsletter. Senior Judge Mark Ward ruled earlier this week that Tony Carruthers is competent to be executed despite ...

Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as war rages with Israel and ...

When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents abroad ...

The Iranian authorities accused the men of killing two police officers during anti-government protests in January. Human rights groups had raised concerns about the cases against them. By Yeganeh ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, March 16, denied a last-minute petition from Michael King, 54, who is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, March 17, by lethal injection. King faces execution for the ...