Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the decline in new death sentences and executions reached a ...

The Polk County District Attorney’s Office said Don Steven McDougal pled guilty and will avoid receiving the death penalty.

In a move that has sparked debate, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk ...

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...

Steven Nelson is on death row for murdering a pastor, but Christians are split on who gets the final say—God or the court?

A Texas judge has granted the state's motion to dismiss District Court Judge Natalia Cornelio after she was accused of bias ...

John Henry Ramirez took the life of Pablo Castro. A new documentary tells the story of how his victim’s son, and his own, ...

In February 2024, 11-year-old Audrii was found dead in a after a dayslong search. Her killer was a friend of her father and ...

Don Steven McDougal was sentenced to life for killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham last year. He accepted a plea deal that ...

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this ...

Two federal death row inmates are asking to be exempted from outgoing President Joe Biden’s order commuting their sentences ...