Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger returns to court Thursday, where his defense hopes to have the death penalty taken off the table before trial.

Whether the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students can be punished with the death penalty if convicted will be the focus of a planned hearing Thursday.

South Carolina law allows up to three media members to witness an execution who then share what they saw and heard inside the ...

News coverage of Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's stalled lethal injection raises questions about Texas executing the ...

In the U.S., individuals can face the death penalty even when their guilt is not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. A ...

Over a dozen states wrote in support of Alabama’s appeal, claiming that protections against cruel and unusual punishment have ...

The American Civil Liberties Union joins law firms to argue that capital trial juries in Kansas are racially discriminatory.

South Carolina’s death penalty law is unevenly applied. Some horrific killers get life sentences, while those who commit ...

At a North Carolina rally, Trump vowed to "protect women" by shutting down the border. “The suburban women are under attack,” ...

A local court here on Monday awarded capital punishment to a convict in a case of rape and gruesome killing of a minor girl ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran on Monday executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man in 2022 following a person dispute, reports said. It was a rare case of an execution of member of a ...

In the wake of a tragic rape and murder case at RG Kar Medical College, junior doctors are calling for CBI action and the ...