The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all ...

Supreme Court Justices Powell, Blackmun, and Stevens allowed the death penalty to return. Then they disavowed it.

Nitrogen hypoxia, a method of execution Arkansas lawmakers are considering adopting, makes for a torturous death, witnesses ...

Aaron Brian Gunches, 53, is not expected to participate in a hearing Monday before the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency ...

Facing an execution date of March 13, time is short. USA TODAY Death Row Reporter Amanda Lee Myers had an exclusive sit-down ...

A Spartanburg County man has been charged with ill treatment of animals after his wife showed deputies video of him abusing ...

A woman has been arrested after the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) said she prepared 43 fraudulent tax returns for taxpayers.

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, ...

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

A prisoner scheduled to be executed in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years has passed up ...