South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

It’s an uncommon form of capital punishment across the country. Sigmon was executed ... his final statement called for an end to the death penalty. It was read aloud by Shain, the spokesperson ...

A South Carolina man was executed by firing squad Friday — the first execution of its kind in the U.S. since 2010 and just the fourth firing squad execution since the death penalty resumed in ...

Six death row inmates have been executed in the U.S. so far this year, compared to two by this time last year.

Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen ...

As someone who has studied execution methods in the U.S., I see the resumption of death by firing squad as part of a morbid ...

“Mahatma Gandhi used to say that the country’s soul lies in its villages. I would add that women are the soul of rural India, and its empowerment depends on them,” he said. Citing success ...

A British man is facing the death penalty for allegedly dealing a kilo ... disguised as a Christmas and New Year event. However, the country has taken a more lenient approach in recent months ...

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Just three inmates — in Utah in 1977, 1996 and 2010 — have faced a firing squad in the U.S. since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Reporters, family members of Sigmon’s victims and ...