A notorious Japanese serial killer known as the “Black Widow” has died on death row while awaiting execution for poisoning multiple elderly men with cyanide to get nearly $9 million in inheritances.

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• On Monday, President Joe Biden announced his decision to commute the death sentences of 37 of ...

More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith, the state has announced a new lethal injection method. Tennessee said on Friday it will use a single injection of ...

A California judge denies a petition for release or retrial but the legal team vows to continue to fight the conviction ...