NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black on Tuesday for the 1988 murders of a woman and her two young daughters, despite concerns from his attorneys that a device implanted to ...

A 53-year-old man convicted of murder was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the third person executed in the United States this month, officials said. Death row inmate Aaron Gunches ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court has rejected a request for a stay of execution of Frank Walls, who is scheduled Thursday to become the 19th Florida inmate put to death by lethal injection this ...

A Tennessee prisoner, who complained of pain as witnesses said he showed signs of distress during his execution this week, was not shocked by his implanted heart device as he died, his lawyer said ...

A group of news outlets has sued Tennessee prison officials, claiming the state’s execution rules block journalists from fully witnessing lethal injections and conceal key moments from public scrutiny ...

The sharp rise in executions is linked to Riyadh’s intensified “war on drugs” launched in recent years, with many of those ...