The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face something that is a rarity for Minnesota but could become more common under the Trump administration: the ...

Brian Michael Wilson pleaded not guilty to the fatal shooting of Deputy Daniel Sherrer, facing 14 counts including aggravated ...

A Decatur man charged with capital murder seeks protection from the death penalty even as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to reexamine, in an appeal by the state of Alabama, ...

The NY HEAT Act, a controversial bill aimed at shrinking future investments in natural gas infrastructure statewide and ...

State and federal prosecutors sometimes both pursue criminal cases for the same offense, even if they differ on the death penalty.

Mississippi prisoner Richard Gerald Jordan is hoping for relief from federal courts or clemency from Gov. Tate Reeves to stop execution on June 25.

The man accused of using his vehicle as a weapon to kill a Hamilton County deputy was back in court Wednesday.

A new witness in Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial, who said she was making a DoorDash delivery on the morning of the ...

The Indiana Department of Corrections says it does not have records showing the single-day cost of executing two death row inmates.

With jury selection expected to begin in less than six weeks, the judge has warned attorneys on both sides to be ready to go as planned ...

The group focused on the upcoming execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate, Richard Gerald Jordan, who is set to be executed on June 25.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With jury selection less than six weeks away, the trial in the stabbing deaths of four university ...