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 ...

As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest request for a stay of execution. Victor Tony Jones was sentenced to death in ...

On Thursday night, Florida executed its 19th person on death row this year, more than doubling the state's previous annual record.

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

Thirty-five men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, including one early Friday, with seven others scheduled to be put to death later this month. The total for 2025 ...

Thirty-five men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, including one early Friday, with at least six others scheduled to be put to death later this month. The total for ...

Twenty-nine men have died this year by court-ordered execution in the United States, and that number is set to rise on Thursday as Florida prepares to execute 59-year-old Curtis Windom via lethal ...

At a Cabinet meeting on Aug. 26, President Donald Trump proposed seeking the death penalty for anyone convicted of murder in Washington, D.C., claiming the death penalty is “a very strong preventative ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. Donald Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a death-penalty renaissance, and now his ...