Nation Jun 12 Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Jun 10 What to know about execution methods in the U.S. after judge blocks Alabama from using nitrogen gas Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press
World Apr 23 Pope urges U.S. and Iran to resume peace talks, condemns capital punishment Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa. By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
Nation Mar 10 Alabama governor commutes death sentence of 75-year-old inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot Ivey said she thought it would be "unjust" to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was not executed. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Feb 24 Man put to death for 1986 killing of grocery store owner in Florida's 2nd execution this year A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions in 2025. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Dec 18 Florida man executed for 1987 killings of a man and his girlfriend during home invasion By David Fischer, Associated Press A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion robbery was put to death Thursday evening in a record 19th execution in Florida this year. Continue reading
Aug 29 Utah Supreme Court blocks firing squad execution of prisoner with dementia By Matthew Brown, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state’s Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia. Continue reading
Aug 28 Florida carries out 11th execution of the year amid flurry of death warrants signed by DeSantis By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 was put to death Thursday in a record 11th execution this year by the state of Florida. Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump's death penalty push faces setbacks as judges block efforts to reverse prior decisions By Holly Ramer, Associated Press Since taking office in February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has authorized prosecutors to seek the death penalty against 19 people, including nine defendants in cases in which the Biden administration had sought lesser sentences. But judges have blocked those reversal attempts for… Continue reading
Aug 22 Christian leaders speak out as DeSantis repeatedly breaks Florida's execution record By Joshua Barajas Florida’s ramp-up in executions is happening at the same time public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in decades. Continue reading