A Texas man became the first person executed in the U.S. this year. The man killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend.

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026. Gov.

Capital punishment remains legal throughout much of the United States. However, the form of execution does vary. These are several methods of execution that remain legal in the United States.

The United States recorded its highest number of executions since 2009 in 2025, with 47 people executed across 11 states, as ...

The United States will resume federal executions on July 13, after a 17-year stay, the Justice Department said Monday. Attorney General Bill Barr announced a year ago he intended to resume the use of ...

Texas carried out the first US execution of 2026 on January 28. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, died by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, marking another round in the state ...

In 2025, the United States saw a surge in executions after a period of decline. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 47 people were put to death in 11 […] The post There was a surge in ...

Murderer who killed two men in drive-by shooting set to be second US execution this year - Simpson apologised to his victims’ families during a clemency hearing ...

A Texas man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend died by lethal injection Wednesday evening, marking the first US execution of the year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was ...

A file photo shows the death chamber table at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. A sharp uptick in executions carried out in the U.S. in 2025 was largely due to a surge in Florida, says the ...