Tennessee death row inmate Tony Carruthers is facing execution by lethal injection Thursday morning after Governor Bill Lee ...

Convicted killer Leroy Dean McGill was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday in Arizona’s first execution of 2026.

Execution method has long raised questions about cruel and unusual punishment and botched executions.

If three executions move forward in Arizona, Tennessee and Florida, the U.S. will see the deadliest week for the death ...

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others ...

Richard Knight's attorneys challenge constitutionality of his sentence and state's lethal injection protocol.

Raymond Johnson’s execution in Oklahoma is the first of five executions scheduled across the country over eight days.

Tens of thousands of people are trying to stop the execution of a Tennessee death row inmate that's scheduled for Thursday.

The ruling cited concerns over Edward Busby’s eligibility for capital punishment because of intellectual disability.

Richard Glossip, who is expected to be able to post bond, has received public support, including from celebrities like Kim ...

James Hitchcock has lived under a death sentence for nearly half a century. As of Wednesday, his only reprieve lies with the U.S. Supreme Court.