The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses -- two fatally -- is now in federal custody on murder ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...

The suspected killer of a Minnesota lawmaker could face the death penalty, US prosecutors said Monday as they revealed ...

The search for Vance Luther Boelter, the FBI-wanted man who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their ...

Oklahoma will seek a new murder trial for longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip but next round without the death penalty.

Rep. Matt Simpson's HB20 would add a 22nd factor to Alabama's capital murder law, targeting those who "knowingly create great ...

Gregory Hunt was convicted of killing Karen Lane, a woman he had been dating for about a month, according to court records.

If two more executions proceed as planned before the end of June—one each in Florida and Mississippi—the same number of ...

A man with two death sentences chose lethal injection after attorneys referenced a problematic firing squad case. Lawyers ...

Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Second-degree murder convictions in Minnesota carry a penalty of three to 40 years in prison, while first-degree murder charges carry a sentence of up to life in prison.