A Tennessee lawmaker is calling for harsher penalties for aggravated rape. He says this bill will close loopholes on one passed last year.

Brian Walshe was found guilty of murder Monday in connection with the death and dismemberment of his wife, Ana Walshe, around ...

Jack White shared a social media post slamming Donald Trump for his 'corrupt and narcissistic' reaction to the death of actor and director Rob Reiner.

Ahead of his execution, Humphreys, 52, requested a gluttonous spread chock full of southern classics with a dash of fast-food for his final meal — which went viral online.

Frank Walls, convicted of the 1987 murders of Edward Alger and Ann Peterson, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday, Dec.

This year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and ...

Attorneys in a Broward County court room are delivering their closing arguments in a case that will decide the fate<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Even as more state leaders try to expand capital punishment, fewer jurors are choosing it.

Judges at the International Criminal Court have sentenced a leader of the feared Sudanese Janjaweed militia to 20 years ...

The surviving family member of a murder victim shares why the death penalty provided little solace, justice or healing to her ...

More than two decades ago, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision prohibiting the execution of people with ...

DeWine promised almost a year ago to make some sort of announcement about Ohio's death penalty, but he's been silent since.