Death row executions nearly doubled this year compared to last in a rise driven largely by one state — FloridaOn Thursday night, Florida executed its 19th person on death row this year, more than ...

The near-100% increase in executions was driven in large part by Florida, which at 19 executions counted for about 40% of the ...

John Koch, a radio reporter, witnesses every execution in Florida to keep close tabs on what he considers one of the most ...

First came the Manhattan shooting death of a health insurance CEO. In the months that followed, a young couple working for ...

Florida has executed death row inmate Michael Bernard Bell, marking a 10-year high for executions in the U.S. Bell was executed on Tuesday, July 15, for the revenge killings of 23-year-old Jimmy West ...

Executions are on the rise in the United States. After creeping upward since the coronavirus pandemic, when the country's use of the death penalty reached a historic low, the numbers have skyrocketed ...

TALLAHASSEE — As Florida continues to add to a modern-era record for executions in a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he is bringing justice to victims’ families. Florida has executed 15 inmates ...

Executions in the U.S. nearly doubled in 2025 over the previous year as Florida executed more prisoners in a 12-month span than ever before, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The ...

The Iran Human Rights (IHR) group says it has verified at least 1,500 executions up until the start of December.

Two people were put to death last week. The first happened when Florida carried out the execution of Bryan Jennings. Jennings had been convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, sexual battery, ...

Saudi authorities put two people to death on Monday to reach 17 executions in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated toward a record number of executions this year. Two ...

On Oct. 15, Florida executed William Happ, a man who most agreed deserved little sympathy. Happ kidnapped 21-year-old Angela Crowley in 1986 from outside a convenience store in Crystal River and raped ...