Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Edward A. Leon Sr., who is accused of setting a 2013 fire in ...

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Ricky Wassenaar, who confessed to 3 killings at a Tucson prison ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. As the justices make their final preparations this week for the start of the 2025-26 term, they’ll also address the latest ...

The fatal stabbing on a Charlotte light-rail train last month has prompted calls for the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger said Thursday he wants ...

On the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty, the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) marked October 10 by expressing hope for a reform of the Penal Code that could lead to a legal ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said during an Aug. 26 Cabinet meeting that his administration would pursue the death penalty for anyone convicted of murder in the nation's capital, a vow that ...

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