Edward Zakrzewski and his wife Sylvia had been going through marital problems; he had told a neighbor that he would rather ...

Under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida has executed nine people in 2025, more than than any other state, and set a new ...

Tennessee Supreme Court allows execution of inmate with heart device, as legal and ethical issues are considered.

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Florida is leading the way at a time when U.S. executions are also higher than they were last year. Including Bell, 26 people ...

More than 70% of counties around the world have banned the death penalty, including the European Union. And yet in the U.S., capital punishment has hit a 10-year high. Distinguished Princeton ...

Two men accused of homicide in Pennsylvania are asking the state Supreme Court to limit a prosecutor's use of the death ...

When capital punishment was more common, it was easy to claim that people are executed because they are criminals. But now that fewer criminals receive the death penalty, that's no longer the case ...

In the final moments of a life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrzewski thanked the people of Florida for killing ...