Nation Oct 08 Christa Pike's attorneys say she is walking with help and eating after failed execution attempt By Kristin M. Hall, Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Nation Oct 08 Watch 5:33 Botched execution reignites debate surrounding death penalty Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived a botched execution, has reportedly taken a few steps in her hospital room six days after she received two lethal injections. Justice correspondent Ali Rogin discussed questions surrounding the state of capital punishment… By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura
Nation Oct 01 The latest on Christa Pike's case and Tennessee's previously botched executions A failed execution in Tennessee is raising more questions about the state’s capital punishment protocols after Christa Gail Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection Wednesday evening. By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Nation Jul 28 Florida executes ex-police officer convicted of murder, first of 2 lethal injections set for single day Since the beginning of 2025, Florida has carried out nearly half the state executions nationwide. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Nation Dec 19 Oklahoma puts man to death by lethal injection in nation's final execution of 2024 An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. By Sean Murphy, Associated Press
Dec 18 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. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:22 News Wrap: Trump and Harris try to energize voters in final days of campaigning In our news wrap Saturday, Trump and Harris spent the day in battleground states, Israel’s military says it captured a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, Spain is sending 10,000 more responders to Valencia in the aftermath of deadly floods, a… Continue watching
Sep 26 Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite parole board recommending his life be spared By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner after the governor rejected a recommendation from the state’s parole board to spare his life. Continue reading
Jun 27 Oklahoma executes man on death row convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 7-year-old girl in 1984. Continue reading
Apr 04 Oklahoma executes man convicted of two homicides in 2002 via lethal injection By Sean Murphy, Associated Press During a clemency hearing last month, Michael Dewayne Smith expressed his “deepest sorrows” to the victims’ families, but denied he was responsible. Continue reading