Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed papers for the state's first 2026 execution. See when it will take place, who it is.

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 […] ...

Indiana lawmakers attempted to pass legislation that would allow the state execute people via gas chambers and firing squads. Indiana lawmakers tried to pass legislation that would allow the state to ...

North Korea is carrying out arbitrary punishments, including executions, against citizens caught watching South Korean television, an Amnesty International report released Wednesday says.

Iranian authorities carried out executions on a scale unseen since the late 1980s, conducted mass and arbitrary arrests, and ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Billy Leon Kearse, who was convicted in the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has postponed the executions of three more inmates on death row, including the man convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy in Northeast Ohio more than four decades ago.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026.

Wilson was convicted in 2024 and sentenced to death for the 2019 murders of Kristine Melton and Diane Ruiz in Cape Coral. The series "Handsome Devil: Charming Killer" also explores how Wilson, then 25 ...

A man convicted of killing a grocery store owner will be Florida's second execution of 2026 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed ...

For death penalty opponents, the dramatic spike in executions last year was truly horrifying. After several years of no more than 25 executions, there were 47 executions in 2025, nearly double the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has scheduled four executions in 2026. Citing authorities, News 2’s Memphis sister station WREG reported that Carruthers and an accomplice were ...