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Execution

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Army lays groundwork for death row executions

  • Jun 6
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Man who killed girlfriend's baby, threw body in pond executed in FL

  • Jun 3

Execution halted after failing to find vein for injection: attorney

  • May 21

Divided Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate

  • May 21

AZ executes inmate convicted of killing man set on fire

  • May 20

OK executes a man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend, her baby girl

  • May 18

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions

  • Apr 24

Burglar who set neighbor on fire executed in Florida

  • Apr 22

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

  • Oct 24, 2025
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Man convicted of rape, murder of teen in 2001 is executed in Indiana

  • Oct 10, 2025
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Tennessee plans to execute inmate despite concerns about heart implant

  • Aug 5, 2025
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Taking a look at Japan's execution system

  • Jun 27, 2025
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Indiana executes death row inmate

  • May 20, 2025
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Man set for execution in shooting death of IN police officer

  • May 19, 2025
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TX Supreme Court rules against lawmakers who paused Roberson execution

  • Nov 15, 2024
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Texas man whose execution was halted doesn't appear at state Capitol after subpoena

  • Oct 22, 2024

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Texas man convicted of 2 fatal shootings becomes the 1st person executed in the US this year

Charles Victor Thompson received a lethal injection Wednesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

  • Jan 29
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

Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by governor later found unresponsive in cell

An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by Gov. Kevin Stitt just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive inside his cell and rushed to receive medical attention, prison officials said.

  • Nov 14, 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