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

A Florida man convicted of beating and choking his 13-year-old step-niece to death nearly 50 years ago is set to be executed Thursday evening. James Ernest Hitchcock, 70, is scheduled to receive a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - More than 50,000 people have signed a petition to halt the execution of Tennessee inmate Tony Carruthers, who is on death row for allegedly murdering three people. Carruthers ...

A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday, marking the 13th execution in Florida this year, a state record. Victor Tony Jones, 64, ...

A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents before setting their house on fire was put to death, extending the record number of executions carried out in the Sunshine ...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife’s sister and parents and setting their house on fire is scheduled to put to death Wednesday, which would be a record 12th ...

A South Carolina judge allowed an execution to move forward after ruling that the man's beliefs, including that most laws are unconstitutional and citizens have an absolute right to defend their ...