Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee executed inmates on Thursday—the first time three states have done so in one day since 2010.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Next year marks 200 years since the first known execution in Florida. Capital punishment in Florida has changed dramatically over ...

Three states are set to execute prisoners Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. Two of them didn't fight their death ...

Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day,​ putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, planning lethal injections Tuesday for an ex-police officer ...

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WASHINGTON (RNS) — On the anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling reinstating the US death penalty, faith leaders, those affected by murder and activists organize to call for an end to the death penalty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attorneys for Darryl Hines, a man facing execution in two weeks, have raised concerns about Tennessee Department of Correction ...

Next year marks 200 years since the first known execution in Florida. Capital punishment in Florida has changed dramatically over time. Early executions were carried out by county sheriffs, long ...

Florida's first known execution occurred in 1827, and the state later adopted the electric chair in 1923. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida set a new record in 2025 with 19 executions in a single year.