Texas puts man to death for a retired professor’s killing in its 600th execution since 1982

Edward Busby Jr. was pronounced dead hours after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay over his disabilities claims.

The Death Penalty Is Legal in Nearly 30 States. How Many Executions Have Occurred?

South Carolina's execution of a convicted murderer by firing squad marked the sixth use of capital punishment in the United ...

The DOJ moves to bring back firing squads. Are they a more humane form of execution?

Complications with lethal injections in recent years have led to the revival of execution methods that had been previously abandoned.

Who has Florida executed so far in 2026? Here's the list

Florida plans its sixth execution of 2026, continuing an accelerated schedule under Gov. Ron DeSantis. A record number of executions happened in 2025.
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Executions nearly doubled in the U.S. last year, and soared abroad

The number of people killed in state-sanctioned executions worldwide rose to a 44-year high in 2025, according to a new ...
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Florida’s execution machine under fire: Lawyers claim “reckless” errors ahead of next lethal injection

The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to step in and stop the clock on Ronald Heath’s upcoming execution, as his legal team levels explosive accusations of "reckless maladministration" against the ...