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AL man put to death for murder of 5-year-old girl in last of 3 US executions in a day

  • Aug 13
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Iran publicly executes 2 accused of killing police during protests

  • Jul 28
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Army lays groundwork for death row executions

  • Jun 6

Divided Supreme Court dismisses Alabama's bid to execute inmate

  • May 21

Texas executes 600th inmate since death penalty was reinstated in 1976

  • May 17

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions

  • Apr 24

North Texas man executed for 2013 fatal stabbing

  • Mar 12

Texas man executed for 1998 murder of ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend

  • Jan 29

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Houston jeweler's killer set to get execution date 30 years after $3.5M diamond heist

  • Aug 14
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Texas man facing execution for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in Tomball

  • Jan 28
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Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

  • Oct 9, 2025
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New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

  • Jul 16, 2025
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TX man executed for clerk's burning death during 2012 robbery

  • May 21, 2025
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Texas to execute man for 2004 murders of strip club manager and friend

  • Feb 13, 2025
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Texas man set to be executed for killing a pastor in his own church

  • Feb 5, 2025
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New jabs traded about judge's involvement in death penalty case

  • Jan 9, 2025

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Texas man facing execution for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in Tomball

Charles Victor Thompson is set to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday in Huntsville for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend nearly 27 years ago.

  • Jan 28
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Iran protests: Trump says he's been told 'killing' stopped, executions won't occur

More than 2,500 people have died during nationwide protests in Iran over the past 17 days, activists said Wednesday.

  • Jan 15

Death-eligible charge for Luigi Mangione must be dismissed, defense says

The federal charge that makes Luigi Mangione eligible for the death penalty must be dismissed because it does not meet the legal threshold, the defense says.

  • Oct 11, 2025

Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

Texas' top criminal court once again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, who prosecutors say hit and violently shook his 2-year-old daughter.

  • Oct 9, 2025

Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator

Tennessee executed Byron Black on Tuesday for the 1988 murders of a woman and her two young daughters.

  • Aug 5, 2025