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 ...

Christa Gail Pike was just 18 years old when she committed a crime that dominated headlines for years: She tortured and murdered her romantic rival in Tennessee and later showed off a piece of the ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A North Texas man faced execution on Wednesday for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago. Cedric Ricks was sentenced to death for the May 2013 ...

This fact is not in dispute: Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, has never killed anyone. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. But on Thursday, ...

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Melvin Trotter is scheduled for execution for the 1986 murder of a 70-year-old shop owner in Palmetto. Trotter's attorneys have filed multiple appeals, including one currently before the U.S. Supreme ...

The images of political prisoners, taken just before they were killed by Nazis in 1944, were put up for auction on eBay. The sale was pulled shortly thereafter. By Koba Ryckewaert and Niki Kitsantonis ...

ST. LOUIS — Commanders and force detectives are investigating after a deadly shooting involving an officer with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department while executing a search warrant Tuesday ...

Florida's first execution of 2026 was carried out on Ronald Palmer Heath, who was convicted of a 1989 murder. Heath was pronounced dead by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his ...

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Iranian thugs are executing of anti-regime protesters with wanton and brutal abandon — even murdering wounded demonstrators lying in hospital beds, sources told The Post. Horrifying footage is being ...