World Jan 23 Iran's top prosecutor denies Trump's claim 800 prisoners were spared execution By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Nation Dec 18 Florida man executed for 1987 killings of a man and his girlfriend during home invasion 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. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Politics Dec 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Alabama's appeal to execute man with an intellectual disability The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that could make it harder for convicted murderers to show their lives should be spared because they are intellectually disabled. By Mark Sherman, Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Nov 13 Florida carries out its 16th execution of the year by lethal injection A man convicted of the 1979 killing a 6-year-old girl who was abducted from her bedroom was put to death Thursday evening in a record 16th execution in Florida this year. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor is set to be executed It would be Florida's 15th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Oct 04 Iran executes 6 prisoners it alleges carried out attacks on behalf of Israel By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The executions follow the 12-day Iran-Israel war in June, which ended with Tehran vowing it would target its enemies at home and abroad. However, activists warn Iran often relies on coerced confessions and closed-door trials in its death penalty cases, particularly those involving Israel. 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 20 Man executed for 1982 murder in record 10th execution this year in Florida By David Fischer, Associated Press Bates was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and attempted sexual battery in the June 14, 1982, killing of Janet Renee White in Bay County in the Florida Panhandle. Continue reading
Jul 31 Florida carries out record 9th execution of year on man convicted of killing his family By Curt Anderson, Associated Press A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children became the ninth person put to death in Florida this year. His death Thursday marks a state record for a single-year execution total since the… Continue reading