The proposed law heads to Gov. Brad Little’s desk for his consideration, likely ending an Idaho Supreme Court appeal if he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A metro Atlanta man’s scheduled execution on Wednesday has been suspended by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Stacey Ian ...

A Utah man who had his execution blocked after developing dementia during his nearly 40 years on death row died of apparent natural causes, according to the state's Department of Corrections. Ralph ...

A death row inmate suffered a gruesome botched execution when a strap on the electric chair broke, engulfing him in flames and filling the room with the smell of "burning flesh". John Louis Evans III, ...

A death row prisoner in Utah who was spared execution after developing dementia has died of apparent natural causes. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was to face a firing squad in September. However, the Utah ...

Georgia's long-running fight over how and when it can carry out death sentences landed back before the state Supreme Court on ...