A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the ...

Tennessee set out to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, 2026, but he lived to tell about it. Carruthers, who was sentenced to ...

Lawyers for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection ...

Tony Carruthers was granted a one-year reprieve from death after his executioners failed to find a vein for lethal injection.

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A federal judge doesn’t plan to stop the execution of a South Carolina inmate in two days because the convicted man’s lawyers ...

LIBERTY, Mo. (WDAF) — Joshua Rocha was sentenced to death by lethal injection on Monday after he was found guilty of murdering North Kansas City Police Officer Daniel Vasquez. North Kansas City ...

Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in 1997.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko on Friday chose to die by lethal injection after his lawyers said he was troubled by what appeared to be a lingering death of the last ...

In a lawsuit, convicted killer Christa Pike is arguing Tennessee's lethal injection procedure would be cruel and unusual punishment.

Defense attorneys are urging Gov. Bill Lee to pause all executions in Tennessee after what they call a botched lethal injection attempt last week.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys are calling on Governor Bill Lee to pause all state executions, following the failed execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers. This comes after Tony Carruthers, the ...