capital punishment

Pope urges U.S. and Iran to resume peace talks, condemns capital punishment

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

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.

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of 75-year-old inmate whose accomplice fired fatal shot

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Ivey said she thought it would be "unjust" to execute Burton, considering that the shooter was not executed.

Man put to death for 1986 killing of grocery store owner in Florida's 2nd execution this year

By David Fischer, Associated Press

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

The U.S. is executing more people this year, and Florida is leading the way

By Joshua Barajas

Florida leads the nation in executions this year, setting new modern-day records.

Indiana completes first execution in 15 years as man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death

By Sophia Tareen, Rick Callahan, Associated Press

Indiana has carried out its first execution in 15 years by putting to death a man convicted of killing four people decades ago, including his brother and his sister's fiancé.