Amnesty International says executions in Saudi Arabia hit a record high last year, with 345 people put to death.

The death penalty, or capital punishment, is the state-enacted execution of a person as punishment for a capital crime.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for a Tennessee death row inmate have launched a last-ditch effort to prevent his Aug. 5 ...

Religious leaders across Florida have penned a letter asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions after more prisoners were ...

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty in court, avoiding capital punishment for the 2022 stabbing of four University of Idaho ...

The Nebraska Court of Appeals is experiencing changes in its team as Judge Patricia Freeman was sworn in on Tuesday, ...

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to all counts in the 2022 Idaho murders, avoiding the death penalty and accepting life ...

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump ...

The Morrow County Prosecutor’s Office is seeking the death penalty for the man accused of shooting and killing an Ohio deputy on Memorial Day.Daniel Sherrer, 31, was killed in the line of duty ...

Death penalty cases are increasingly rare in the Bay Area, especially after Gov. Gavin Newsom implemented a moratorium on executions in 2019 and moved to dismantle San Quentin prison’s death row.