A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent natural causes, according to the state’s Department of Corrections.

Texas has, by far, led the nation in executions since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. These are the Dallas County inmates awaiting news on

The New Jersey Supreme Court found that expert testimony on the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome isn’t scientifically reliable.

The U.S. has seen 35 executions this year, already surpassing the number of executions carried out last year and could be the highest since 2012.

Florida has executed more people in 2025 than in any single year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. The state carried out its 17th execution Nov. 20, with two more scheduled by the end of the year.

The Justice Department has so far transferred 10 of 37 former death row inmates to the nation's "supermax" prison, and it says more are on the way.

Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols has declined to chose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will default to lethal injection.

The McKean County District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against a man accused of raping and killing his 2-year-old son.