Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
Former Pakistan President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in absentia for high treason following a six-year legal case.
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Use of death penalty in US this year 'near historic lows'
The use of the death penalty across the United States remained near
Mississippi judge grants Curtis Flowers bail after six trials
Onetime Mississippi death row inmate Curtis Flowers made bail Monday after spending 23 years in prison, despite six murder trials that either resulted in hung juries or saw their convictions later vacated by higher courts.
Officials release video that shows killing of Arkansas police officer
Authorities have released surveillance footage showing what police called the ambush and execution of an Arkansas police officer.
Boston Marathon bomber begins appeal to overturn his death sentence
The surviving Boston Marathon bomber who was sentenced to death for his role in the terror plot that killed four and left the city under siege in April 2013, is hoping his legal team's appeal will give him his life back.
First federal prisoner to be executed in 17 years awaits ruling
The family of Daniel Lewis Lee's victims were packing bags and planning an hours-long drive to Indiana last week as prison officials there prepared for the first federal execution in nearly 17 years.
Judge denies serial killer Joseph Duncan's request to set aside death sentence
A federal judge in Idaho has denied a motion brought forth by convicted child serial killer Joseph Duncan to set aside the death sentence he received for crimes committed in Idaho.
Arkansas officer was 'ambushed and executed' in a station parking lot
A Fayetteville, Arkansas, police officer was shot and killed in the police station's parking lot Saturday night, the department said in a statement.
Tennessee murderer chooses electric chair over lethal injection
Lee Hall, convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend nearly three decades ago, was executed by the state of Tennessee on Thursday night, the Department of Correction said.
Bid to restart federal death penalty could head to Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to reverse a lower court ruling and allow a series of federal executions to begin, starting on December 9.
Judge blocks scheduled federal execution of 4 death row inmates
A judge blocked the federal government from carrying out four federal executions scheduled to begin in December, halting the Justice Department's plans to reinstate the death penalty.
Pennsylvania outlaws solitary confinement for death row inmates
Pennsylvania inmates on death row will no longer face solitary confinement.
GOP congressman asks Texas gov to stop execution
In Republican-led Texas, the state that executes the most death row inmates, a GOP lawmaker is urging the governor to delay the execution of Rodney Reed.
Georgia man executed after courts deny appeals
A Georgia man was executed Wednesday for a 1994 murder after courts denied appeals involving pleas for new DNA testing and a witness's claim that a different man confessed.
Texas death row inmate says 7 new witnesses can exonerate him
Lawyers for Rodney Reed, the Texas inmate set to be executed next week, said in a legal filing that testimony from seven new witnesses help to prove his innocence.
Court puts Texas execution on hold over religious dispute
An appeals court has upheld an order to delay the execution of Texas death row inmate Patrick Henry Murphy, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday.
Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed's family says he'll be exonerated if he gets a new trial
The mother of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who is scheduled to be executed next week, says she knows he'll be a free man if he gets a new trial.
Outcry to stop execution of Rodney Reed grows
The outcry is growing from an army of supporters, including celebrities, clergy and state lawmakers, trying to stop the execution of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who is set to die in less than two weeks.
Rodney Reed set to be executed in Texas this month
Less than a month before Rodney Reed is set to be executed in Texas, a former prison inmate claims someone else confessed to the murder that sent Reed to prison.
Kim Kardashian West joins fight to save Texas death row inmate
Kim Kardashian West is joining the fight to save a Texas death row inmate set to be executed next month.
Los Angeles jury recommends death penalty for the 'Hollywood Ripper'
A jury has recommended the death penalty for Michael Gargiulo, known as the "Hollywood Ripper," the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Friday.
Parkland shooter's death penalty trial set to begin in January
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial is set to begin in January 2020, according to a court order issued Thursday by Florida Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.
Activists defiant as Uganda proposes death penalty for gay sex
The Ugandan government's plan to reintroduce a bill that could impose the death penalty for homosexuality is being met with defiance from the LGBTQ community in the East African nation, activists told CNN.
Man guilty of killing ex-wife's family will die by lethal injection
A man found guilty of killing six members of his former wife's family in Texas will die by lethal injection, a jury decided.
