Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indiana lawmakers approved several changes Tuesday to a bill expanding execution methods, which is now pending a full House vote. ...

The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.” “We were told ...

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Detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani, whose execution did not take place on Wednesday as some had feared, is in good physical health and has been able to meet with his family, according to a ...

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now. By Abdi Latif Dahir Sanam Mahoozi and Ephrat Livni Iran on Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles Thompson was the first Texas execution of the year on Wednesday. Thompson was sentenced to death for the 1998 killings of ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman on Tennessee's death row is fighting for her life in court, claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood. Christa Pike is suing the ...

Leroy McGill is scheduled for execution on May 20 for a 2002 attack during which he set a couple on fire. McGill was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after the attack ...

The suit, filed on Jan. 8, argues that the new protocol — it relies on a single drug, pentobarbital, to induce respiratory and cardiac arrest, instead of the three-drug cocktail Tennessee used for ...

A South Carolina fugitive accused of killing his ex-girlfriend “execution-style” at her Queens home was ordered held without bail during a Thursday court appearance, where the mother of the slain ...

Erfan Soltani, an Iranian shopkeeper, is facing execution for allegedly participating in ongoing demonstrations against the government. The 26-year-old is set to be executed Wednesday after speedy ...