The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband could bring about a form of punishment outlawed in the state for more than 100 years.

Lemaricus Davidson has been convicted in the 2007 killings of Channon Christian and Chris Newsom. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The ...

The ACLU has released a report finding that the death penalty process systematically excludes Black Americans, women, and religious individuals from the jury box, raising constitutional concerns and ...

Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for fraud totalling $27 billion will no longer face execution, her lawyer ...

Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the ...

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of ...

Under House Bill 1871, punishments for attempted capital murder of a peace officer aligns more closely with the consequences of capital murder cases.

The Delaware House of Representatives passed the first leg of a constitutional amendment to abolish the death penalty in the ...

The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long banned in the state.

Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...