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Execution

Florida Department of Corrections via AP

Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian

  • Jul 28
AP Photo/Francisco Seco

Iran publicly executes 2 accused of killing police during protests

  • Jul 28
Florida Department of Corrections via AP

Too old to execute? Aging death row inmates are set to die in Florida

  • Jul 13

Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution

  • Jun 10

Army lays groundwork for death row executions

  • Jun 6

Divided Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate

  • May 21

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions

  • Apr 24

Texas man executed for 1998 murder of ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend

  • Jan 29

Latest Videos

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Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

  • Oct 24, 2025
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How does the firing squad work in South Carolina?

  • Mar 7, 2025
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Appeals court reverses Texas judge's pause on Robert Roberson's execution in shaken baby case

  • Oct 22, 2024
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Robert Roberson shaken baby syndrome execution on hold after Texas Supreme Court decision

  • Oct 18, 2024
1:47

Texas set to execute man on discredited shaken baby syndrome hypothesis

  • Oct 16, 2024
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Missouri executes man for 1998 killing of woman despite her family's calls to spare his life

  • Sep 25, 2024
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Serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech spared from death after failed execution attempt

  • Feb 29, 2024
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What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama executes Kenneth Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the new

  • Jan 26, 2024

Latest Stories

UGC via AP, File

Iran protests: Trump says he's been told 'killing' stopped, executions won't occur

More than 2,500 people have died during nationwide protests in Iran over the past 17 days, activists said Wednesday.

  • Jan 15
(AP Photo/Curt Anderson, file)

Florida set to execute man convicted in 1989 home invasion killing

A man convicted of killing a woman during a home invasion decades ago is facing a scheduled evening execution in Florida.

  • Dec 9, 2025
(Florida Department of Correction via AP)

Former Marine who raped, killed 6-year-old girl set for execution in Florida

The former Marine was convicted for the abduction, rape and murder of Rebecca Kunash. The 6-year-old was found dead in a canal.

  • Nov 13, 2025

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday.

  • Oct 24, 2025

Death-eligible charge for Luigi Mangione must be dismissed, defense says

The federal charge that makes Luigi Mangione eligible for the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold, the defense says.

  • Oct 11, 2025