The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton — who, according to his attorneys, now ...

A full panel of judges on a federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday in the appeal of Brittany Holberg’s capital murder conviction, which was previously overturned in March.

Indiana is No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 after finishing a 16-0 season with a victory over Miami in the College ...

A conservative anti-death penalty group is calling on Arkansas to forgo executions, citing concerns about a new form of ...

Gov. Kay Ivey Tuesday called for expansions to a voucher-like school program and broader use of the death penalty in her ...

Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a ...

Criminal justice reform advocacy groups plan to support bills targeting parole, prison conditions and the death penalty in ...

Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 ...

A state lawmaker wants to give voters the option of whether to abolish or keep the death penalty in Alabama.

The state of Florida executed 19 people on death row this year, a record high that nearly doubled the national average. That’s according to the Death Penalty Information Center, which said Florida’s ...

Florida set a state record with 19 executions in 2025 under Gov. Ron DeSantis. Eight men from Southwest Florida are currently on death row, with some waiting for decades. One Collier County death row ...

Florida has executed 19 people in 2025, a new state record set under Gov. Ron DeSantis. The number of executions in Florida this year is nearly four times higher than any other state. DeSantis has ...