The execution of a former police officer convicted of murdering and raping a young girl nearly 40 years ago will remain on hold after the Florida Supreme Court on Monday denied the state’s request to ...

The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl was temporarily halted Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court.The court issued a stay in execution ...

SALT LAKE CITY — An attorney for two Utah death row inmates, Michael Anthony Archuleta and Troy Michael Kell, argued in front of the Utah Supreme Court Wednesday that they should always be able to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Florida Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of James Duckett, a former Florida police officer who was charged in ...

Kim Jong Un is said to have executed a general by tossing him into a tank filled with piranhas. The unidentified general, who was accused of plotting a coup, is believed to be among the victims of ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The execution of a former Florida police officer ...

Whatever you think of the death penalty, it’s difficult to read about the cases of James Broadnax and Rodney Reed in Texas and conclude that justice will be served by executing them. Broadnax is ...

Kim Jong-un reportedly executed a general by plunging him into 'a piranha-filled fish tank.' The unnamed general, accused of plotting a coup, is said to be the one of the casualties of this novel ...

Experts say the law was written in such a way as to ensure that it was unlikely to ever apply to Jewish extremists who commit similar crimes. By Aaron Boxerman and Johnatan Reiss Israel’s Parliament ...

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a ...