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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A woman on Tennessee's death row is fighting for her life in court, claiming the state's execution method could cause her to drown in her own blood. Christa Pike is suing the ...

The family of detained Iranian protester Erfan Soltani have said his execution was postponed, as US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that the “killing has stopped.” “We were told ...

Iran had planned to put a 26-year-old protester to death amid the wave of unrest in the country, but apparently stood down for now. By Abdi Latif Dahir Sanam Mahoozi and Ephrat Livni Iran on Wednesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s first execution of 2026 is set to take place in February, following a record year for executions in the state. Gov. Ron ...

A Georgia judge on Monday ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that was already put on hold, saying questions about the state's clemency process must be addressed before Stacey Humphreys' ...

STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and his girlfriend during a home invasion robbery was put to death Thursday evening in a record 19th execution in Florida this year. All ...

Dec. 18 (UPI) --Florida upped its execution record to 19 after enforcing the death penalty via lethal injection on Frank Athen Walls, who was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. EST on Thursday. Walls, 58, ...

FILE - The state of Texas execution chamber in Huntsville, Texas, is pictured on May 27, 2008. A group of Texas death row inmates filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, against the state’s ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta man’s scheduled execution on Wednesday has been suspended by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Stacey Ian Humphreys was scheduled to be put to death by lethal ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Corrections has released the details of the last meal for the man who is set to be executed next week after he killed two real estate agents in Cobb County in 2003.