The decision affirms a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction that would have allowed journalists to observe ...

A failed execution in Tennessee left death row inmate Tony Carruthers bleeding and moaning, a witness says. Attorneys for ...

In the documentary The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War, the men — now outside Russia — gave detailed testimony about killings, torture and repeated high-casualty assaults. The BBC said it believes this ...

The appellate panel found that freedom of press does not guarantee rights to the press over those allowed to the general ...

Last month, I walked into Riverbend Maximum Security Institution to watch the State of Tennessee kill my client, Tony ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The State Newspaper reporter Ted Clifford was a media witness to the execution by firing squad of Stephen Bryant. Bryant pleaded ...

MIAMI — John S. Koch, a radio reporter in North Florida, has been witnessing state executions since the serial killer Ted Bundy’s in 1989, not missing one in nearly 37 years. He has never been busier.

John Koch’s colleagues know him by a different name: Dr. Death. The radio news journalist has witnessed over 100 executions since the start of his career 50 years ago, according to his own count. He ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about how the system works here and how it is waiting for execution on Texas' death row. HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A ...

Tennessee death row prisoner Tony Carruthers was issued a one-year stay of execution last Thursday after prison officials were unable to find a backup injection vein in a botched execution attempt ...