10 h. ago Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

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20 h. ago 5 executions in 8 days: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

The U.S. has seen 34 executions so far in 2025, with eight more scheduled for later this year, including seven this month

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25 h. ago Texas court again pauses execution of man in ‘shaken baby’ case

Robert Roberson, who has maintained innocence in death of two-year-old daughter, gets third execution date stayedTexas’s top criminal court again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was scheduled to become the first person in the US put to death for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including an attempt nearly a year ago that was stopped by an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case

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36 h. ago Indiana man convicted in 2001 rape and murder of teenager to be executed by lethal injection

An Indiana man convicted in the 2001 rape and murder of a teenage girl is set to die by lethal injection early Friday in the state’s third execution since resuming capital punishment last year

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3 d. ago Family's agony as they wait for answers over death of 'very fit' marathon runner, 24, who died days after coming back from holiday

A young City executive, Georgia Taylor, 24, who died just days after returning from a Greek island holiday was 'here one minute and gone the next', her heartbroken mother has said.

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4 d. ago Death row inmates' horror botched executions from blood spurting to catching fire

The US made history in August as it executed its first-ever prisoner in 15 years by firing squad in what was only the fourth time the method has been used since the death penalty was resumed in the country

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4 d. ago Horror botched executions from taking 43 minutes to die to catching fire

The US made history in August as it executed its first-ever prisoner in 15 years by firing squad in what was only the fourth time the method has been used since the death penalty was resumed in the country

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4 d. ago Charlie Kirk suspect seen filling up car just a day after fatal shooting

Tyler Robinson stands accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk in the horrific attack last month, as prosecutors confirm they will be pushing for the death penalty

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8 d. ago British tourist faces death penalty after being arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand

Thai police allege George Wilson, 23, received suitcase containing narcotics from another Briton to deliver it abroad

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9 d. ago South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life

A local prosecutor in South Carolina plans to seek the death penalty against a man whose federal death sentence for killing two bank employees was commuted to life in prison by President Joe Biden

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1 week ago Moment Brit, 23, 'is found with 9kg of crystal meth in his suitcase by Thai police': UK tourist is latest to be accused of smuggling drugs out of the country

A British tourist is facing the death penalty for allegedly attempting to smuggle a suitcase full of crystal meth out of Thailand.

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1 week ago Man to be executed over fatal stabbing of married couple in 1990 robbery

The execution will be Florida's 13th death sentence carried out in 2025

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1 week ago Sentencing hearing begins Monday for man convicted of killing 8 people in metro Phoenix in 2017

A man convicted of killing eight people in metro Phoenix in 2017 is scheduled on Monday to start the sentencing portion of his trial, where prosecutors are seeking the death penalty

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2 w. ago Donald Trump signs order to bring death penalty back to Washington D.C.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to bring the death penalty to Washington, D.C.

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2 w. ago Alabama killer to die by nitrogen gas as victim’s son begs for clemency

Will Berry says he’s forgiven Geoffrey West for the 1997 murder of his mother

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2 w. ago Killer to be executed following toddler’s death during ‘exorcism’

He has claimed he is innocent and blamed his then-girlfriend Jesseca Carson for the killing

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2 w. ago Trump DOJ risks losing death penalty for Luigi Mangione if officials don’t stop talking about his ‘guilt’: judge

Federal judge said they would consider recent comments from DOJ employees while weighing whether to remove the death penalty

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2 w. ago Murdered woman’s son FORGIVES killer and begs his execution is stopped

Murderer Geoffrey West, now 50, faces the death penalty over the brutal killing of mum-of-two Margaret Parrish Berry, 33, at a petrol station back in March 1997

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika says she does not ‘want that man’s blood on my ledger’ when asked about fate of his killer

Tyler Robinson has been formally charged with aggravated murder

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