Florida’s record execution spree in 2025 drove a sharp national uptick: Executions nearly doubled nationwide from 2024.

Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, prosecutors say. Under California law, that makes him eligible for the death penalty.

The United States is seeing the highest number of executions in more than a decade, with 30 executions so far in 2025. CNA has released three new interactive maps to show where each state in the U.S.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost voiced support for executions by nitrogen hypoxia and criticized Gov. Mike DeWine’s capital punishment delays. Yost testified in the Ohio House ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.– Condemned man Roy Lee Ward has withdrawn the final two federal lawsuits that sought to delay his execution, effectively guaranteeing that his death sentence will be carried out ...

TALLAHASSEE — Attorneys are asking a federal judge to block next month’s scheduled execution of convicted child killer Bryan Frederick Jennings, arguing Florida’s death-warrant process is “wholly ...